EU Programmes &
Funding Opportunities

Biotechnology

EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026

Horizon Europe. EIC Grants. European Innovation Council. EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026. Calls for proposals: Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems. HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-01 Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing. HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02 DeepRAP: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems. HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03.

European Commission and EIB Group announce new initiative to mobilise €10 billion investment for Europe's biotech sector

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group have today announced an initiative to mobilise €10 billion in investment in 2026-27 into the biotech and life sciences sector. The project aims to give a significant boost to the EU's competitiveness in biotechnology, by addressing the EU's current investment gap and mobilising public-private investment […]

A Strategic Framework for EU Bioeconomy

A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy

Choose Europe for life sciences

Choose Europe for life sciences. A strategy to position the EU as the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030

New strategy to make Europe a global leader in life sciences by 2030

Today, the European Commission has launched a new strategy to make Europe the most attractive place in the world for life sciences by 2030. Life sciences – the study of living systems, from cells to ecosystems – are central to our health, environment and economy. They drive innovation in medicine, food and sustainable production, adding […]

COPILOT

Horizon Europe. Cascade funding. Helping leverage networking of European bioeconomy ecosystem. CO-creating the next generation platform of PILOT and demo infrastructures, unlocking faster innovation and EU bioeconomy growth (COPILOT).

Boosting Biotechnology in the EU

Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU