The C4B Open Call funds pilot projects aimed at testing, validating, adapting or replicating circular bio-based business models in concrete regional and business contexts. The target groups include, among others, farmers, foresters, groups of primary producers, SMEs, start-ups, agricultural and forestry industry actors, bio-based industr... read more 

The results of the 2025 European Research Council (ERC) Advancd Grant call (call deadline 28 August 2025) were published. Advanced Grants are open to active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements. The Principal Investigators (PIs) should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance... read more 

The SHIELD pre-commercial procurement has been opened by the ministries of interior of France, Spain and Slovakia together with the French national railway company. It aims to procure the development, testing and field validation of innovative solutions for protecting public spaces against security threats related to crowd management. Interested b... read more 

The European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) will launch a Clinical Trial Call 2026 (ECTC) on 1 July 2026, supporting multinational, Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-compliant Phase I, Phase I/II and Phase II interventional clinical trials in rare diseases. Priority areas: paediatric rare diseases; rapidly progressive r... read more