Info session Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) 2025

For whom?

This event is open to participants based in the Netherlands, including those from industry, academia, knowledge institutions, and government.

About Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) 

CBE is now in its 4th year. Its mission is to unite actors from across the bio-based value chain - including farmers, scientists, and industry leaders - to address the sector's technological, regulatory, and market challenges. CBE’s annual funding calls drive innovation and market deployment while paving the way for future investments. 

The 2025 call opens on 4 April and closes on 17 September. It offers a total budget of €165 million across 13 topics. These include amongst others: 

• scaling up nutritional proteins from alternative sources; 
• developing cost-effective and robust continuous biotech bio-based processes; 
• valorising untapped forest biomass; 
• sustainable macroalgae systems for innovative, added-value applications.

What's in it for you?

At this info session we will inform you about:

• The results of past CBE JU calls.
• The experiences from Dutch project participants.
• An overview of the 2025 funding call.
• Tips on how to successfully submit a proposal and information about the evaluation process.
• How to find partners and consortia.

This event will also give you an opportunity to pitch your project idea and to network with peers. 

Preliminary programme

Participation and registration

Participation is free of charge. The info session will be held in English. 

Do you wish to attend? Then please sign up bu using our online registration form by Friday, 28 March 2025. Please note seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

More information

Read more about CBE.

Any question about this info session or CBE? Then please contact our Horizon Europe Agri-Food/Bioeconomy advisor Suraj Jamge via suraj.jamge@rvo.nl. Or send an e-mail to horizon.cluster6@rvo.nl.