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“Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up” (SMP-COSME-2026-BIOAGRIFOOD)

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27 March 2026

“Agri-food Biotech Scaling-up” (SMP-COSME-2026-BIOAGRIFOOD)

1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers

2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste

3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

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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

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Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

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France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

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Liechtenstein

Lithuania

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Moldova

Montenegro

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Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

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Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

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Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Business Support Organisation

Company with 250 or more employees

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Cultural and Heritage Organisations

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Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

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NGOs / Non-profits

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SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

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  • CoC aspirational objectives

    • 1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers

    • 2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste

    • 3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

    • 4. An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe

    • 5. Sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

    • 6. Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership

    • 7. Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

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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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