Living labs to monitor and mitigate carcinogenic substances in and originating from soils: Evaluating their effects on human cancer risks
Activities under this topic will directly progress towards the goal of the Mission Soil to set up 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition to healthy soils by 2030. Activities will also contribute to the goal of the Cancer Mission, i.e.: ‘to improve the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030, through prevention, cure and for those affected by cancer including their families, to live longer and…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €12MEU contribution per project
- €6.6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 135projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 12 | 0 | BENCHMARKS, MultiSoil, PREPSOIL |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 6 | 2 | SOB4ES, LivingSoiLL, InBestSoil |
| Universidad Politecnica De Cartagena Cartagena | Spain | University | 5 | 1 | InBestSoil, BIOservicES, Hort2thefuture |
| Eit Food Clc South S.L. Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | NATI00NS, SOILBIOMASS+, LILAS4SOILS |
| Zabala Innovation Consulting Sa Mutilva Alta Navarra | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | URSOILL, InBestSoil, BIOservicES |
| Fundacion Fundecyt - Parque Cientifico Y Tecnologico De Extremadura Badajoz | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | NATI00NS, HuMUS, PREPSOIL |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | GOV4ALL, iCOSHELLs, SUS-SOIL |
| Universidad De Cordoba Cordoba | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | TRAILS4SOIL, HuMUS |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 21partners (median)
- 11countries (median)
- 19%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- SOILCRATES – SOil Innovation Labs: Co-Regenerating And Transforming European Soils (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-01-08)
- NATI00NS – National engagement activities to support the launch of the Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe’ 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-MISS-2021-SOIL-02-07)
- SOB4ES – Integrating SOil Biodiversity to Ecosystem Services: testing cost-effectiveness of Soil Biodiversity indicators and the provision of soil biodiversity-based Ecosystem Services to build better land management solutions that effectively implement the EU Soil Strategy (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL-01-03)
- URSOILL – Innovative solutions for sustainable urban soil restoration through living labs (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-02)
- TRAILS4SOIL – Transformative Living Labs for Soil Health: Advancing Regenerative and Conservation Agriculture Across Europe (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-01)
- SOILL-Startup – Startup of the SOILL support structure for SOIL Living Labs (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-MISS-2023-SOIL-SGA-01)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.