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Towards commercialization of food systems microbiome solutions

Commercialization of microbiome-based solutions for resilient, competitive, and sustainable food systems,targeting businesses, SMEs, startups, researchers, and public authorities to overcome market barriers and scale deployment in organic, circular, and conventional food systems.

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Details

Agency

EU Commission

Status

Open

Language

English

Funding Type

Grant

Funding Amount

Up to 11.0M €

Deadline

2027-09-23

Open Date

2027-04-20

Overview

Commercialization of microbiome-based solutions for resilient, competitive, and sustainable food systems,targeting businesses, SMEs, startups, researchers, and public authorities to overcome market barriers and scale deployment in organic, circular, and conventional food systems.

Who Can Apply

Consortia applying the multi-actor approach, involving researchers, advisors, food and bioeconomy businesses, startups, SMEs, public authorities, policymakers, and consumer associations.

Funding Details

Maximum grant amount: 11,000,000 EUR.

What Is Funded

Innovative microbiome solutions (technologies or products leveraging microbial communities) that address challenges in resilient, competitive, and sustainable food systems, including:
  • Market access for microbiome solutions in organic, circular, and conventional food systems.
  • Technologies, standards, or methodologies for cost-effective, reliable production and deployment at scale.
  • Business models for companies, SMEs, and startups to facilitate commercialization.

Technology / Maturity Requirements

Projects must start at TRL 5 and achieve TRL 7-8 by the end of the project.

Key Dates

Deadline: 2027-09-22T22:00:00Z.

Application Process (High-Level)

Single-stage process. Application forms are available in the Submission System on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Geographic Scope & Language

Eligible countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, United Kingdom, Switzerland. Application language: English.

Notes

Proposals must follow the multi-actor approach, ensuring early engagement of researchers, businesses, public authorities, policymakers, and consumer associations to co-develop, test, validate, and adopt solutions. The granting authority may object to a transfer of ownership or exclusive licensing of results for up to four years after the end of the action.