Call reference: HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-05-two-stage

Horizon Europe has announced a forthcoming funding opportunity under the Soil Deal for Europe Mission to develop and validate innovative biotechnologies that restore soil health, remediate contaminated soils and improve agricultural productivity and resilience.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC), hosted by The University of Manchester, provides funding to help translate industrial biotechnology research into practical applications, strengthen collaboration between academia and industry, and advance innovation towards commercialisation.

The funding schemes support partnership development, proof-of-concept projects, student and staff exchanges, networking, and the commercial development of research outputs.

Funding and Support

Relationship Development Scheme — up to £10,000

RFQ Reference: SUC-KES-DD-2026-01

Start-Up Culture invites experienced technical experts, independent consultants, multidisciplinary teams and Entrepreneurs-in-Residence to submit proposals for a short-term due diligence assignment for Kulu Eco Services (KES), a cleantech enterprise based in Cape Town.

The assignment will assess the enterprise's commercial viability, technology, techno-economics, legal position and intellectual property to inform and support its proposed Industry Matching Fund application.

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) invites proposals from early-career African and Africa-focused economists for commissioned research studies under its Industrial Policy and Growth in Africa Project.

The National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), and Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) invite joint research proposals under the Italy–South Africa Joint Research Programme (ISARP) for the 2027–2029 period.

The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) invites applications from innovative investigators and organisations worldwide developing climate intervention technologies that are approaching small-scale field testing.

Call reference: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-49

Overview

Horizon Europe invites applications from small consortia, including spin-offs, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to explore the commercial potential of research and innovation results generated through ongoing or completed Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects.

Call reference: HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-06-02

Horizon Europe invites proposals from organisations and consortia operating within innovation ecosystems to accelerate the commercialisation and market uptake of promising research results from Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects.

The call aims to bridge the gap between research and market deployment by strengthening connections between research projects, technology transfer offices, innovation platforms, incubators, clusters, investors and other innovation support organisations.