First 21 CBE JU projects selected for funding

The CBE JU has concluded the evaluation of its first call for project proposals. 21 proposals have been selected to receive a total of nearly €120 million CBE JU funding.

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© Nina Pulkkis, VVT - CBE JU-funded GRETE project

CBE JU sets funding priorities for 2023

CBE JU has published its Annual Work Programme and Budget for 2023, including information about the next call for project proposals. €215.5 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics.

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CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2023

Making face creams from coffee beans as cosmetics get greener

Cosmetics often use unsustainable ingredients, but new research by the CBE JU-funded Prolific project addresses the growing demand for eco-friendly products.

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CBE JU-funded Prolific project

New book describes bio-based industries’ successes since 2014

'Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking: Driving Europe’s green transition' showcases the achievements of the CBE JU’s predecessor that helped Europe to become the world leader in the bio-based economy.

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Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking: Driving Europe's green transition

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

CBE JU is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries under Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. CBE JU is the legal and universal successor of BBI JU.

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LIGNOFLAG flagship project biorefinery ©Clariant

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Our way of advancing the European circular bioeconomy is by funding excellent projects. Discover how to apply for CBE JU funding under Horizon Europe.

Prepare your proposal

CBE JU launches annual calls for project proposals under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Our open innovation approach welcomes all actors - from farmers to research centres and universities, from small businesses to large industries - to develop a competitive bioeconomy in Europe.

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The networking platform is where you identify the partners of your potential project proposal. We organise it around the call for proposals to help you build your network of people interested in the same topics.

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Facts and figures

CBE JU is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU). Since 2014, this €3.7 billion partnership between the European Union and BIC has supported the European bio-based industries. Each euro of public money generated €2.8 of private investment.

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142

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1055

beneficiaries from 39 countries

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40%

of beneficiaries are small businesses

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  • CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2023
    CBE JU funding opportunities

    CBE JU sets funding priorities for 2023

    19 December 2022

    CBE JU has published its Annual Work Programme for 2023, including information about the next call for project proposals. €215.5 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics.

    Read the news
  • John Bell, Rob Beekers and Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore
    CBE JU European Commission Bio-based Inustries Consortium

    Founding partners celebrate their commitment to CBE JU

    29 November 2022

    The public and private partners of the CBE JU, the European Commission representing the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), marked their commitment to the partnership deploying the circular bio-based economy in Europe.

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