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Proof of Concept & Technology Validation Call
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Location:
EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity:
Grantmaking entity type:
NGO
Status:
Open
Budget:
EUR 930,000
Award ceiling:
EUR 750,000
Award floor:
N/A
Sector:
Food Systems & Livelihoods, Research & Innovation
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
Private Sector
Eligible applicant countries:
EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted:
Nov 9, 2026
Summary
Objectives
- Purpose: Support biotech start-ups through a proof-of-concept and technology validation instrument that helps advance technologies toward validation, demonstration and ...
- Eligible applicants: Biotech start-ups applying under the EIT Food Biotech Alliance Proof of Concept & Technology Validation Call. The documents also require a corporate partner collaboration commitment for the project.
- Project ro...
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Description
Proof of Concept & Technology Validation Call Type of grant: Cascade funding Opening date: 06 November 2026 Deadline model: single-stage Deadline date: 18 January 2027 12:00 (Brussels time) Status: Open for submission Expected duration of participatio
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About the Funding Agency
Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets.
The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.
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- Cancer
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- Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
- Soil health and food
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Food Systems & Livelihoods
Features all the components, activities, and processes related to food production, processing, safety, and access, as well as initiatives that support livelihoods and income generation for individuals and communities.
Key areas:
- Food systems and processing
- Food security, nutrition, and resilience
- Livelihood support and income-generating activities
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Focuses on collecting data, generating new knowledge, and applying it to develop improved methods, technologies, products, and solutions across sectors.
Key areas:
- Scientific research, studies, and investigations
- Innovation programs and applied R&D initiatives
- Technology development
- Space-related research and exploration themes
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