Get ready for the 2026 Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) funding call

Written by Spinverse | Jan 29, 2026 11:21:13 AM

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has announced its 2026 call for project proposals, offering a significant opportunity for innovative organisations in the bioeconomy sector. The call opens for submissions on 23 April 2026 and will close on 22 September 2026. With a substantial budget of €170.7 million, the call aims to support ambitious projects that foster sustainability and competitiveness in bio-based industries. Spinverse experts in bioeconomy are here to help if you need support with your project proposal.

The 2026 call features a broad range of opportunities across the bioeconomy; examples include boosting the competitiveness of biorefineries through biotechnology, developing safe‑and‑sustainable‑by‑design bio‑based solutions for agriculture, home and personal care, and strengthening Europe’s resilience with new bio‑based nutritional ingredients. Additional topics address circular packaging materials, valorisation of residual biomass and breakthrough sustainable textile fibres.

Opportunities for innovative bioeconomy projects

The CBE JU funds four types of actions:

Flagship Innovation Actions (IA-Flag) deploy a first-of-its-kind innovation on the European market. Flagships include a flagship plant investment typically by the coordinator. Rest of the consortium covers relevant partners along the value chain.
Innovation Actions (IAs) scale up activities from prototype to product validation / demonstration and market replication.
Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) establish new knowledge or explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. These may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing, demonstration and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.
Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs): among others, structure stakeholder communities, support technological visions and outreach, as well as disseminate and exploit research results.

Turn to Spinverse experts to ensure the success of your project proposal

Spinverse has a proven track record in securing funding under the CBE instrument. If your organisation is interested in applying for the 2026 CBE funding call, our bioeconomy team is happy to support you throughout the process, leveraging the experience and expertise gained over the years to maximise your chances of success. Feel free to reach out for tailored advice and guidance as you start to prepare your proposal.

Our reference projects

Over the years, we have supported our customers with many successful CBE proposals:

SUSPENSE - developing sustainable bio-based adhesives
"Our collaboration with Spinverse has led to the achievement of our goal, which is to implement an ambitious project on bio-based and de-bondable adhesives, dedicated to low carbon footprint wood composites."
Eleftheria Athanasiadou, R&D Support and IP Protection Manage, CHIMAR HELLAS

PROSPER project on bio-based plastics
"Spinverse played a key role in ensuring a high overall quality and perfect fit of the project proposal to exactly meet the criteria of this CBE funding call. In addition, our fruitful and successful collaboration resulted in maximum scores of 15/15 in the evaluation process."
Nathan de Geyter, Business Developer End-of-Waste, Ghent University

HICCUPS project offers an innovative approach to mitigating biogenic CO2 emissions
“With Spinverse, we were able to focus on what we do best: the content and the technology. They took care of the rest, and they did it remarkably well.”
Annelie Jongerius, Technology Manager, Avantium

In addition to our long history in successful proposal preparation support, Spinverse has acted as a trusted project management and coordination partner in several CBE projects such as SWEETWOODS, VIOBOND and PEFerence. Through the project management support, we have accumulated strong practical experience in managing large consortia and supporting smooth project delivery from start to finish.

"Spinverse has been a highly professional and reliable partner throughout several of our large EU coordination projects. Their proactive support in project management greatly strengthened Avantium’s role as Coordinator, keeping complex consortia aligned and contributing directly to the successful completion of the CBE JU–funded PEFerence flagship project.”
Siu-Ha Soo-Tang, Grant Coordinator, Avantium

Get ready for the 2026 Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) funding call

Opportunities for innovative bioeconomy projects

Turn to Spinverse experts to ensure the success of your project proposal

Our reference projects

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