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Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Project promoters, public authorities, and investors have a better understanding of the capital market demand and supply dynamics that underlie investments in projects fostering the transformation of neighbourhoods[1] in line with the New European Bauhaus (NEB).Increased investments towards NEB-aligned projects for the sustainable[1] and inclusive[1] transformation of neighbourhoods. Scope:Increased investment in projects for the transformation of neighbourhoods in line with the New European Bauhaus (NEB) may be hindered due to a discrepancy between the demand and supply of capital in terms of size, diversity, returns, and risk. Small-scale NEB-aligned projects typically encounter large, short-term oriented, and highly risk-averse investment funds, which seek investment opportunities abl...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Housing-led approaches[1] aligned with the NEB are made available to stakeholders involved in tackling homelessness[1].Robust evidence on NEB-aligned housing-led approaches tackling homelessness (including people temporarily hosted by acquaintances and family) to inform the development and/or update of policies and services for prevention and early intervention in the context of the green transition[1] in neighbourhoods[1]. Scope:Social and affordable housing is being advanced in the EU, including through the Affordable Housing Initiative[5]. Despite efforts, current policies for the green transition are failing to adequately address the housing crisis. Homelessness remains a structural challenge across Europe, with negative impacts on both individuals experiencing it (e.g. physical and...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Demonstrated approaches aligned with NEB allow architects, designers, spatial planners and neighbourhood[1] decision makers to ensure an efficient and effective integration of user perspectives in the spatial design and/or transformation of public spaces.The demonstrated approaches deliver positive climate, environmental, social and cultural impact (such as addressing inequalities and enhancing social cohesion, community[1] resilience, civic engagement and a sense of security, ownership and belonging). Scope:The design of neighbourhood public spaces defines their functionality, but also other aspects such as power dynamics and sense of belonging. A fair green transition[1] calls for neighbourhood public spaces to be designed and managed for diverse users. Integrating new methods (such as...

Scope:The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally SMEs, including start-ups) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones. The EIC Accelerator provides a unique combination of grant and investment funding and Business Acceleration Services (see Section VII of EIC Work Programme 2026).The EIC Accelerator focuses in particular on innovations building on scientific discovery or technological breakthroughs (‘deep tech’) and where significant funding is needed over a long timeframe before returns can be generated (‘patient capital’). Such innovations often struggle to attract financing because the risks and time period involved are too high. Funding and support from the EIC Accelerator is designed to enable such innovators to attract the full investment amounts needed for scale up in a shorter timeframe.The EIC Accelerator suppo...

Expected Outcome:Development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate automation with AI-driven, trustworthy decision-making processes in existing laboratory environments;Accelerated scientific discovery with increased efficiency and reproducibility;Improved scientific productivity;Advancement of laboratory automation, including development of best practices, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating R&D; andPrototype functional demonstrators that showcase the integration of automation with AI-driven decision-making, enabling the development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems. Scope:This topic addresses the development of safe and trustworthy closed loop scientific experimentation systems through the integration of laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making processes and robust data infrastructures. Funded projects will help scientifi...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes:Development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate automation with AI-driven, trustworthy decision-making processes in existing laboratory environments; Accelerated scientific discovery with increased efficiency and reproducibility; Improved scientific productivity; Advancement of laboratory automation, including development of best practices, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating R&D; Prototype functional demonstrators that showcase the integration of automation with AI-driven decision-making, enabling the development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems. Scope:This topic addresses the development of safe and trustworthy closed loop scientific experimentation systems through the integration of laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making...

Expected Outcome:Reducing dependencies of critical and strategic raw materials through partial or total substitution by safe and sustainable innovative advanced materials and/or via more efficient use of critical and strategic raw materials in production processes;Speeding up the innovation cycle within value chain(s) important for European industry;Enhancing competitiveness of the industries and operational costs, while making supply chains more secure;New or improved production processes, innovative advanced materials and products that are safer and more sustainable, supporting a clean and autonomous economy; andDemonstrating how the safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) chemicals and materials framework can guide innovation. Scope:The focus of this topic is on alternatives for the substitution or more efficient use of critical and strategic raw materials[1]. The design and development...

Expected Outcome:The commercial potential of Horizon research results is explored;Results of Horizon projects are valorised, by ensuring a pathway to commercialisation; andStartups and SMEs become involved in valorisation. Scope:The EU must do better in translating the knowledge generated by the Framework Programme into innovations with economic and societal value.The objective of this action is to provide financial support (‘Proof of market’) to small consortia (i.e. spin-offs, startups, SMEs) to explore the exploitation potential, in the EU, of achieved results from ongoing or completed projects funded under Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ or its predecessor activities under the Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)[1] part of Horizon 2020.The consortia do not necessarily have to be made of former or current beneficiaries but should own or have access to the...

Expected Outcome:Increased recovery rates of valuable raw materials, particularly critical raw materials from low grade or complex ores and/or from mining waste;Increased economic performance in terms of higher material-, water-, energy- and cost-efficiency and flexibility in minerals processing and metallurgical processes; andImproved health, safety and environmental performance of the operations throughout the whole life cycle that is considered, including a reduction in waste, wastewater and generation of emissions of air pollutants and a better recovery of resources from generated waste, reducing the environmental footprint and contributing to biodiversity and ecosystems preservation. Scope:Actions should develop and validate / demonstrate pilot scale facility located in the EU integrating relevant processing and refining technologies for improved recovery of raw materials from low g...

Expected Outcome:Proposals should demonstrate the following expected outcomes:A sound understanding of the specific needs of industrial users (including but not limited to innovative SMEs, startups and scaleups) for Technology infrastructure services in specific priority areas including but not limited to advanced materials, clean energy, or health and biotechnology;Increased opportunities for industrial users for development, testing, up-scaling and deployment of new technologies via the use of services offered by Technology Infrastructures;Strengthened innovation and technology development capacity of European SMEs, startups and scaleups via improved access to Technology Infrastructures;Attractiveness and effectiveness of the developed access schemes for broadening the range of Technology Infrastructures users, especially for startups and scaleups, including with transnational access....

Expected Outcome:Proposals should describe a credible pathway from their project results and outcomes towards the expected impact of this Destination;Proposals should enable open-ended breakthrough innovations in industrial technologies, feeding the pipeline of knowledge. Scope:This is an open topic, intended to cover breakthrough innovations, up to TRL 4, within the scope of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas (SRIAs) of the partnerships Made in Europe, Process4Planet, Clean Steel, Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU (IAM4EU) and Textiles for the Future.[1] Proposals should carefully describe their expected contribution to one or more of the R&I objectives of the respective SRIA.[1] https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/european-partnerships-horizon-europe/digital-industry-and-space_en

Expected Outcome:A viable industrial ecosystem for circularity in manufacturing industries emerges, enhancing both circularity and resilience;De-manufacturing technologies and practices become available, making decisive contributions to a European remanufacturing industry and market;Functions of products are retained, reused, upgraded or adapted through de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing; andSkills, standards and safety measures relevant to remanufacturing are developed. Scope:Proposals should focus on developing de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing technologies at the factory level, addressing at least three of the following:Technologies to efficiently analyse part condition and support predictive maintenance, including for re-manufactured parts or components of lower value, e.g. by combining multimodal sensor data, AI and human inputs;AI and robotic-assisted technologies, e.g. inno...

Expected Outcome:Increased economically viable and functionally equivalent renewable material and sustainable chemical solutions used in large scale textile applications, including apparel, home and technical textiles;A realistic pathway for an absolute reduction of the use of virgin fossil-based materials and chemicals used to produce textile products for the EU market by 2035, contributing to enhance the preservation of human health, biodiversity and ecosystems, whether aquatic or terrestrial ecosystem preservation and emission reduction;Uptake of business models and system approaches that allow for the scale up of sustainable textile material and chemical alternatives as competitive alternatives to conventional approaches. Scope:Innovative renewable textile fibres and sustainable chemical solutions today face almost insurmountable cost disadvantages compared to extremely cost-competit...

Expected Outcome:Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs.Development of entrepreneurial skills and increased involvement of students, researchers, and innovators in the valorisation of research results.Uptake of effective models and tools to facilitate valorisation of unused IP and intellectual assets and access by startups, SMEs, and innovative companies to this untapped knowledge in public research organisations. Scope:Aligned with the European Union's policy priorities, this action will contribute to overcoming the innovation paradox by maximising the impact of public spending in R&I through improved knowledge valorisation practices, and facilitating the uptake of green and digital technologies by start-...

Expected Outcome:Advanced manufacturing technology and machinery becomes available in Europe for the manufacturing of key and high-performance products;Where relevant, production becomes increasingly circular through the reuse of secondary raw materials; and/or innovative advanced materials are incorporated in manufactured products, leading to better performance and quality; Resource efficiency in terms of materials and energy is increased significantly; andCircularity, productivity and competitiveness are increased, and hence resilience of European industry is enhanced. Scope:This topic addresses technologies and machinery for advanced manufacturing, focusing on manufacturing excellence and on increasing circularity, including through the better use of innovative advanced materials and secondary raw materials. The focus is on key manufactured components and products that are competitive...

Expected Outcome:Innovative advanced materials designed for circularity are adopted in products faster, through accelerated production and technology uptake;Business models become available to enhance the use of circular advanced materials in strategic value chains; andResource efficiency (materials and energy) is increased significantly through a focus on circular advanced materials. Quality standards, harmonisation and regulatory requirements are addressed facilitating simplified market transition. Scope:The focus of this topic is on enabling circularity and resilient supply networks through R&I in advanced materials, in particular recyclable polymers and composites, magnets and metal (alloys) for additive manufacturing, and on accelerating their pathway to market. Proposals should develop new innovative advanced materials (IAMs) with superior or novel functionalities designed for circ...

Expected Outcome:Proposals should describe a credible pathway from their project results and outcomes towards the expected impact of this Destination;Enable the acceleration of the market uptake of groundbreaking innovations in the decarbonisation of the chemical industries as well as alternatives to substances of concern. Scope:This open topic aims to speed up the adoption of new, groundbreaking innovations (starting TRL 4 ) as part of the Chemical Industry Action Plan, in the areas of decarbonisation of energy intensive industries, circular economy or breakthrough production technologies; as well as development of alternatives (new chemical substances, advanced materials or technologies) to substances of concern. Application of the SSbD Framework should be considered as appropriate.

Expected Outcome:Strengthening the expert capacity in the EU in a wide range of raw materials along the whole value chain;Better informed and more effective decision-making by the EU and National policy makers and the producers and users of raw materials regarding the supply and demand of raw materials and the associated environmental and social aspects;Improved EU official statistics and building the EU knowledge base of primary and secondary raw materials. Scope:Actions should strengthen an EU expert network and community covering all raw materials screened in the critical raw materials assessment of 2027. Flexibility in screening additional raw materials will be an added value.The consortium should build the EU expert community covering each screened raw material with expertise on primary and secondary resources; production, including exploration, mining, processing, recycling and ref...

Expected Outcome:The action is expected to mature and demonstrate (TRL 6-8) innovative technologies in one of the key areas set out under the scope of the topic:developing and advancing the technology readiness of innovative individual components and/or integrated systems that perform the key functions of fusion power plants (FPPs), in line with the key area targeted;testing the innovative components and/or systems developed in close-to-real-life conditions, demonstrating the ability to deliver fusion-grade components and/or systems;providing a credible business case, clarifying the potential and perspectives for commercialisation of the components and/or systems developed, and showing the benefits for the competitiveness and growth of EU companies from the fusion field. Scope:to ensure a successful transition to commercially viable fusion power plants, the Commission is establishing a c...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Enhanced knowledge of the effectiveness of policy instruments on EU and Member State level to inform mitigation action and policy improvements, ensuring a fair transition and social acceptability;Methodologies are developed and improved for ex-ante assessment and ex-post evaluation of greenhouse gas emission reductions from climate policies and measures;Strengthened collaboration and established networks between researchers, policy experts and government officials involved in designing and evaluating climate policies on EU and national level. Scope:As the EU and its Member States intensify efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, understanding the effectiveness and acceptability of policy instruments becomes crucial. The implementation...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Improved understanding of past and present extreme events in the context of climate change in Europe and globally, as well as the interaction between different hazards, their cumulative and/or cascading effects.Enhanced seamless prediction and projection modelling and attribution capabilities for extreme events and their likelihood to support preparedness, response and resilience to climate change by EU and national and regional actors. The EU Union Preparedness Strategy, the EU Adaptation Strategy and the European Climate Adaptation Plan can act as a guidance in these efforts.Up-to-date contributions towards latest climate science, risk assessments, adaptation strategies and policies and improved early warning systems for single and multi-hazard events. Scope:Climate change is intensify...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:A long-term collaboration on climate change research between the EU and the African Union is established through development and implementation of the Climate Action pillar of the EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy (CCSE),[1] in co-design between African and European partners;Reduced fragmentation by aligning the EU, national and multilateral R&I efforts with increased leverage and impact of funding;African scientific, policy and practice communities have knowledge and tools to better understand, withstand and adapt to the accelerating effects of climate change, fostering science-based implementation of the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change, the international dimensi...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:Existing evidence on maladaptation is retrieved comprehensively, and new knowledge is generated for incorporation into main EU repositories, such as Climate-ADAPT or the portal of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change;The risk and adaptation assessment frameworks are improved by better integrating the maladaptation dimension;Guidelines and tools for maladaptation prevention and correction strategies are made available to adaptation stakeholders at relevant scales and inform the design and implementation of adaptation strategies and plans of the EU and Member States. Scope:Recent climate records, showing unprecedented temperatures and extreme weather events, underscore the urgent need for rapid, systemic and comprehensive adaptation to address the escalating impacts of climate change on a...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes:Strengthened collaboration and integration across research communities, better capturing interactions and trade-offs between various climate domains as well as between climate and non-climate objectives, such as biodiversity or pollution related. This will support more comprehensive and consistent evaluations, benefiting key global assessments (IPCC, IPBES) and improving their impact on European and global policies (European Green Deal, UNFCCC, CBD);More relevant, robust and actionable scenarios that inform optimal policy interventions, serving the needs and supporting decision-making of diverse end-users at various spatial scales, from policymakers and planning authorities to businesses and civil society;More globally representative, diverse, inclusive, transparent, widely accepted and...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes:Better understanding of oceanic carbon dioxide (CO2) sources and sinks, their drivers and dynamics under different climate scenarios, including their responses to human interventions;Better understanding of land ecosystem CO2 sources and sinks, their drivers (both natural and anthropogenic) and their evolution under future climate and land-based mitigation scenarios;Progress on reconciling estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and removals from land originating from the climate science and national emissions reporting communities;More consistent representation and quantification of lateral transfers of carbon. Scope:Understanding the mechanisms and drivers of land (including inland waters) and ocean carbon sinks and sources is crucial for accurate climate models and scenarios and inf...