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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
https://www.cbe.europa.eu/Last activity: 27.07.2026
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The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. CBE JU is operating under the rules of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme, for the 2021-2031 period. The partnership is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), while addressing the current challenges facing the industry. The CBE JU is the legal and universal successor of BBI JU in respect of all contracts, grant agreements and liabilities. The CBE JU’s objectives are ensuring a high level of bio-based industrial systems’ environmental performance, accelerating the development and market deployment of bio-based innovative solutions. CBE JU organises yearly calls for proposals supporting research and innovation, de-risking investments, addressing market challenges, placing sustainability at the heart of the projects, strengthening the collaboration of all bioeconomy actors and engaging with stakeholders along bio-based value chains.
Location: Belgium, Brussels-Capital, City of Brussels
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.07.2026 | Catalyxx Unveils €120M Bio-Chemical Plant in Portugal, Eyes Green Future | Catalyxx, a Spanish innovator, builds Europe's first commercial bio-based chemicals plant in Sines, Portugal. The €120 million facility, backed by a €20 million EU grant, will produce sustainable butanol, hexanol, and octanol from bioethano... |
| 23.07.2026 | La española Catalyxx construirá en Portugal su primera planta de química renovable con una inversión de 120 millones de euros | Catalyxx ha anunciado que Sines, Portugal, ha sido seleccionada como ubicación de Catalyxx Ibérica, la primera planta comercial de la compañía. Situada en uno de los hubs industriales y logísticos más importantes de Europa, la planta de Sin... |
| 20.07.2026 | EU Invests €5.7M in Project to Produce Microalgae Proteins from Marine Waste & CO2 | 4 Mins Read The EU has pumped €5.7M into Alganova, a new project that seeks to establish a biorefinery for the production of proteins and functional ingredients from microalgae fed on waste and carbon dioxide. Algae’s potential to safeguard... |
| 09.07.2026 | Catalyxx wins €20M+ EU backing for first commer-cial chemicals plant | Spain-based Catalyxx, a developer of bio-based chemicals, has secured a €20 million grant from the European Union through RenewChem, a flagship project selected by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). The funding will s... |
| 09.07.2026 | Catalyxx Secures Over €20M in EU Funding | Catalyxx, a Madrid, and Seville, Spain-based chemicals technology company, received over €20M in European Union funding through RenewChem, a flagship project selected by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). The funding ... |
| 18.12.2025 | ÄIO wins €1.2M grant to scale fermentation-based flavoured fats for food | Tallinn-based ÄIO, a biotechnology company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and oils through fermentation, has been awarded a €1.2 million grant from Enterprise Estonia to advance its FERM-OIL project. The total project budget is €2.... |
| 10.10.2025 | EU Project FABULOSE Receives €3.5M to Develop Animal-Free Leather From Biotechnologically Produced Cellulose | A new innovation project called FABULOSE is set to receive €3.5 million from the EU to develop animal-free leather alternatives made from biotechnologically produced cellulose. 11 European partners are involved in the project, working to cr... |
| 09.07.2025 | Belgian BioTech developer AmphiStar secures €12.5 million for clean biosurfactants | Gent-based biosurfactants developer AmphiStar has secured €12.5 million in funding following the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) latest evaluation round, in order to speed up the production of sustainable microbial biosurfactants, upcyc... |
| 11.04.2025 | Plenitude Project Announces Final Conference on Circular Bioeconomy for Sustainable Protein Production | The Plenitude Project announces its Final Conference, focused on Circular Bioeconomy for Sustainable Protein Production, taking place on June 3, 2025, at the Fokker Terminal in The Hague, Netherlands. The conference is co-located with Bridg... |
| 02.12.2024 | AI and Fungal Fermentation to Turn Agricultural Waste into Protein-Rich Biomass | A new research initiative led by the Danish Technological Institute (Teknologisk Institut) is exploring the potential of fungal fermentation as an alternative protein source to meet the growing global demand for sustainable food and bio-bas... |
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