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27 March 2026
“Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up” (SMP-COSME-2026-BIOAGRIFOOD)
Funding calls
27 March 2026
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Call: “Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up”
Call identifier: SMP-COSME-2026-BIOAGRIFOOD
Call launch: 25 March 2026
Call deadline: 02 June 2026, 17.00 CET
Call budget: € 3.000.000,00
European Commission - DG GROW
Topics
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
EU-27
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
Other
Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Business Support Organisation
Company with 250 or more employees
Cluster Organisations
Consumer Organisations
Cultural and Heritage Organisations
Destination Management & Marketing Organisations
EU Institutions
Financial Institutions and Investors
Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
International Organisations
Local Authorities
Media / Journalist Organisations
National authorities
Networks and Federations / Confederations
NGOs / Non-profits
Notified Bodies
Regional Authorities
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
Social Economy Entity
Trade Unions
Other
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Agri-food strategic objectives
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Healthy and sustainable diets
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Food loss and waste
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A climate – neutral food chain
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Circular and resource-efficient food chain
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Sustainable economic growth and employment
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Sustainable food supply chain
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Sustainable sourcing
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This is a call for proposals in the field of sustainability of the agri-food industrial ecosystem under the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs strand of the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME). The call will fund projects in the agri-food sector, focusing on advanced fermentation for food and feed applications.
It aims at boosting collaboration between biotech clusters, creating a critical mass able to compete with global hubs. Projects will have to contribute to EU priorities such as strategic autonomy, sustainability, resilience and food security.
The projects will provide scale-up support tailored to SMEs’ needs to strengthen their pathway towards first commercial production. They will also offer regulatory support to help SMEs navigate the relevant regulatory pathways for bringing their products to market.
More information about it can be found on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Moreover, an online informative session will be held on 15 April 2026.
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