Biotech call – September 2026
EU — Italia · scadenza 16/06/2026
Biotech call – September 2026
Scadenza: 16/06/2026
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Biotech call – September 2026
About this call
Funding information
The Biotech Call for Network Projects is dedicated to foster biotech-related cooperation between the listed countries. Partners from countries that are not listed are welcome to join consortia if they organise their own national funding or self-finance their project work.
The call complements Eureka’s Eurostars and Cluster calls published on Eureka Network’s website. Its unique characteristics are:
- thematic focus on biotech
- small projects with clear implementation plan
- mutual benefit
Each participating country evaluates and finances its own partners. To be successful, consortia applying for funding must be well-balanced, i.e. partners in each country provide relevant and innovative project contributions and added value for the international consortium.
The Swiss Eureka Chair is organising the Global Innovation Summit on May 6, 2026, in Basel, back-to-back with the Swiss Biotech Day. Corporates, SMEs, startups, research institutions and universities from the entire Eureka Network and interested countries are invited to establish collaborations. The events will support participants in finding partners for the Biotech Call for Network Projects.
Project applications with a clear innovation content and implementation plans in biotech areas like medicine, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical products and services, life sciences, digitalisation, or (bio)process technology (non-exhaustive list of cooperation areas) are welcome.
Advanced Biomanufacturing and Ecosystem Enablers:
- Scale-up and manufacturing of complex therapies
- Micro-factories for decentralised biomanufacturing
- Sustainable and green biomanufacturing
- Supply chain resilience and traceability
- Technology transfer optimisation
- Technological integration and cross-sectoral transfer
Next-generation therapeutics and modalities:
- Innovative cancer treatment modalities
- Targeted radiopharmaceuticals
- mRNA-based vaccines
- Microbiome-based therapies and diagnostics
- Exosome-based therapies and delivery systems
- Innovative antibiotics (new mechanisms of action, antimicrobial peptides, phage therapy, and alternatives to traditional antibiotics)
- Neuroscience-focused modalities
Agricultural and veterinary innovations:
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Development of new vet therapies
- Integration of omics data (Metagenomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics) into agronomic decision-making
Advanced diagnostics and data technologies:
- Advanced bioinformatics and artificial intelligence for biotechnology
- On-site molecular diagnostics
- In-situ biosensors for monitoring soil, pathogens, and water stress
Timeline
- 31 March 2026: Call for projects opens
- 25 September 2026: Call for projects deadline
- By Q1 2027: National funding procedures
- Q2 2027: Projects can start
Who can apply for this call
Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network projects consortium:
- Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
- The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process, or service with the goal of commercialisation.
- The project must have a civilian purpose.
- Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka Call participating countries. Please note, that organisations from non-participating countries are welcome to join if (public or self-) funding is secured by the call deadline.
- No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.
Under this call, for projects in areas like pharmaceutical products or services, commercialisation may be achieved in the medium or long term, as long as the project clearly contributes to the development and has a reasonable market potential.
Country information
Countries and regions participating in this call are being confirmed. More countries and regions will be added soon.
Austria 🇦🇹
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Austrian funding agency, FFG, funds R&D costs for startups, small companies, medium-sized companies, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups or small companies | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 40% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Austria
Funding for Austrian project partners is provided through FFG General Programme which offers improved funding conditions for Eureka projects. In Austria, all companies are eligible to apply to FFG General Programme, with cooperation opportunities for universities and research institutions.
Additional evaluation steps for applications from Austria
National applications in Austria are assessed and evaluated by experts from FFG. The final overall assessment in Austria, taking all criteria into account, is carried out by the advisory board of FFG General Programmes.
Additional steps for applications from Austria
Applicants in Austria must submit their application on the FFG eCall portal before 28 September 2026, 17:00 hours CEST. Funding in Austria is provided on an annual basis only, therefore follow-on applications must be submitted for the max. duration of 3 years.
More information is available on the website of FFG.
Belgium (Flanders) 🇧🇪
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Flemish funding agency, VLAIO, funds R&D costs for SMEs and large companies participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
Staff and other costs related to the development project can be funded with a 25% to 60% subsidy of the project budget, with eligible projects receiving a subsidy of between 25,000 euros and 500,000 euros.
Staff and other costs related to the research project can be funded with a 25% to 70% subsidy of the project budget, with eligible projects receiving a subsidy of between 100,000 euros and 500,000 euros.
In Belgium (Flanders), in addition to the centrally submitted Eureka Project Application Form, partners from Flanders need to submit a full application to VLAIO, including a project plan and budget online via either the VLAIO website for development projects or the VLAIO website for research projects.
Flemish partners must contact VLAIO for an eligibility and a pre-check of their project ideas and get support by our team VLAIO advisors. The deadline for submission of the VLAIO application is on Friday, 9 October, 2026, 12:00 CET.
More information is available on the website of VLAIO.
Belgium (Wallonia) 🇧🇪
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Walloon funding agency, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant. There is no fixed amount of funding per project.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Midcaps | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
| SMEs | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
Subcontracting possible up to 20% of the total research budget of participating Walloon companies to any type of entities, including universities and research organisations.
Additional steps for applications from Belgium (Wallonia)
For further information: Prior to submitting a proposal, an information meeting between the Walloon partners of the project and the officers res…