CBE JU 2023 Annual Work Programme

In 2023, the Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) will open a call covering 18 topics for submission of project proposals, with a total indicative budget of €215.5 million. The overview below lists the 18 call topics, more details about the calls can be found in the working program attached. 

The Annual Work Programme 2023 is based on the strategic priorities from the CBE JU’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). This guiding document was developed jointly by both founding partners of CBE JU, the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium, with the support of the Programme Office, and adopted by the CBE JU Governing Board. The annual programme also results from the collaboration between the founding partners and the CBE JU team.

Infoday 20 April 2023

An information day is scheduled to take place on 20 April 2023 in Brussels, as an in-person event with ample face-to-face networking opportunities. The sessions will also be streamed online. The call for proposals will open after the event, and the call deadline is planned for 20 September 2023. 

Overview of the 2023 call topics

Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship)

• Optimised and integrated woody-based value chains - €17 million
• Expansion and/or retro-fitting of biorefineries towards higher-value bio-based chemicals and intermediates - €17 million
• Bio-based packaging materials with improved properties: barrier, food contact, forming, printability, safety, recyclability/circularity-by-design - €17 million
• Valorisation of aquatic biomass waste and residues - €10 million
   

Innovation actions (IA)

• Small-scale biorefining in rural areas - €15 million
• Production of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers to improve soil health and quality - €15 million
• Improve fermentation processes (including downstream purification) to final bio-based products - €15 million
• Recycling bio-based plastics, increasing sorting and recycled content (upcycling) - €15 million
• Development of scalable, safe bio-based surfactants with an improved sustainability profile - €15 million
• Selective, sustainable production routes towards bio-based alternatives to fossil-based chemical building blocks - €15 million
• High performance, circular-by design, bio-based composites - €15 million

Research and innovation actions (RIA)

• Phyto-management; curing soil with industrial crops, utilising contaminated and saline land for industrial crop production - €10 million
• Optimised forest-based value chains for high-value applications and improved forest management - €10 million
• Robust and optimised industrial biotech and chemical/industrial biotech processes - €10 million
• Development of novel, high-performance bio-based polymers and co-polymers - €10 million
• Pre-normative research to develop standards for biodegradability of bio-based products in controlled and open environments - €5 million

Coordination and support actions (CSA)

• EU-wide network of pilot plants and testing facilities, improving SMEs and start-ups' access to scale-up - €1.5 million
• Supporting the capacity of regions in environmental sustainability assessment for the bio-based sectors - €3 million

You can find more information on the CBE JU website.