Lighthouse in the Baltic and the North Sea basins – bringing sustainable algae-based products and solutions to the market
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Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Summary
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- Increased market presence and further development of sustainable algae-based solutions and products for various uses and needs (e.g. human consumption, animal feed, pharmaceutical applications, waste-water treatment, innovative, circular and sustainable textiles applications or applications for agriculture);
- Enhanced knowledge base on algae-based solutions and products expected to reach European markets in the short to medium term;
- Enhanced public awareness and understanding of consumer acceptance issues of new algae based products:
- Identified and reduced market-entry barriers and barriers to uptake and scale up innovative and sustainable algae-based solutions and products
- Expansion and integration of innovative and circular industrial ecosystems and industrial clusters by bringing innovative and sustainable algae-based solutions and products to the market, integrating and linking up actors throughout the value chain to explore synergies.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals are expected to show the way for innovative and sustainable algae-based solutions and products for uses such as human consumption, animal feed, pharmaceutical
applications, waste water treatment, innovative, circular and sustainable textiles applications or applications for agriculture to the market. Algae-based products and solutions for energy applications are excluded from the scope of the topic.
The projects will address all following issues:
- Develop and demonstrate innovative and sustainable algae-based applications and assess their sustainability and circularity along the whole value chain;
- Identify technological, regulatory, economic and other barriers to bring algae-based products or solutions into the market and propose measures to overcome them, including where suitable through the use of regulatory sandboxes;
- Develop and test commercialisation strategy for algae-based innovative products or solutions for applications for human consumption, animal feed, pharmaceutical
applications, water treatment, innovative, circular and sustainable textiles applications and for agriculture; - Address cost-efficiency and cost reduction for algae transformation and processing;
- Bring together relevant actors and fora 346 to establish an integrated, dynamic and circular industrial ecosystem around innovative algae-based products or solutions, involving when relevant, cluster organisations of industrial clusters/ecosystems and/or smart specialisation regions. .
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Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The Commission estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 8.50 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal requesting different amounts.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Person:
Myrto Anastassiadou
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 069
Contact Email: manastassiadou@research.org.cy