BIOECONOMY GIANTS Open Call for Scaling-up & Piloting (OC2)

Identifier: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-01 Status: Forthcoming Submission procedure: single-stage Opening date: 2026-11-01 Deadline: 2026-12-31 Budget: €280,000 BIOECONOMY GIANTS will fund four 7-month pilots to scale up and pilot high-value bio-based products from secondary or underutilised agricultural, agri-food and forestry biomass. Proposed solutions must already be at TRL 6–8, with their current maturity justified and expected progress described. Projects must actively involve primary producers, strengthen cooperative business models and demonstrate circularity and market potential. Standalone bioenergy and biofuel projects are excluded. Useful Links BIOECONOMY GIANTS Open Call II website page. Here it is possible to find all necessary documents and information as well as a FAQ section: https://bioeconomygiants.com/open-call-2/. Contact details Requests for information or clarification may be submitted to the following email address: giantsopencall@apre.it