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The Eureka Biotech Call for Network Projects is dedicated to fostering biotech-related cooperation between participating countries. The call is open to consortia from the listed countries, and partners from non-listed countries are welcome to join if they organise their own national funding or self-finance their project work.

Participating Countries and Regions

Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Chile, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye. Additional countries and regions are being confirmed.

About the Call

The call complements Eureka’s Eurostars and Cluster calls. Its unique characteristics are a thematic focus on biotech, small projects with clear implementation plans, and mutual benefit between participating countries. Each participating country evaluates and finances its own partners. To be successful, consortia must be well-balanced, with partners in each country providing relevant and innovative project contributions and added value for the international consortium.

Thematic Areas

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; and 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; and neuroscience-focused modalities.

Agricultural and Veterinary Innovations: agricultural biotechnology; development of new veterinary therapies; and 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; and in-situ biosensors for monitoring soil, pathogens, and water stress.

Eligibility

• Project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project
• Project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process, or service with the goal of commercialisation
• Project must have a civilian purpose
• Consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka Call participating countries
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget

Key Dates

Milestone	Date
Call Opens	31 March 2026
Call Deadline	25 September 2026
National Funding Procedures	By Q1 2027
Projects Can Start	Q2 2027

How to Apply

Via the application portal https://eureka.smartsimple.ie/ (one per consortium)

Global Innovation Summit

The Swiss Eureka Chair is organising the Global Innovation Summit on 6 May 2026 in Basel, back-to-back with the Swiss Biotech Day. Corporates, SMEs, startups, research institutions and universities from the entire Eureka Network are invited to establish collaborations and find partners for the Biotech Call.