Explore EU cascade funding opportunities for sustainable industry, manufacturing and digital innovation across Europe
Join us on Thursday, 26 March at 10:00 (Brussels Time) for Cascade Funding InfoDay #30 — a dedicated webinar presenting three European open calls designed to support innovation in advanced industrial processes, sustainable technologies, and digital solutions across strategic sectors.
This Info Day will showcase the Excel4Pro, COP-PILOT and PRIMARY open calls, each offering distinct funding opportunities for startups, SMEs, researchers, and innovators. From innovative solutions for the agri-food sector, to advanced manufacturing and sustainable industrial process optimisation, and next-generation digital technologies within collaborative European ecosystems, these EU-funded cascade funding schemes provide complementary pathways to accelerate impactful innovation across Europe.
Session #30 – Sustainable Innovation
Explore three open calls advancing innovation in advanced manufacturing, sustainable industrial processes, and next-generation digital technologies across Europe.
Excel4Pro Open Call This Open Call supports innovative plant-based protein and sustainable processing projects with funding of up to €40 000 for startups and SMEs
Deadline: 27/04/2026
COP-PILOT First Open Call The COP-PILOT Open Call #1 funds projects up to €200,000 to upscale Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions in specific sectors like energy and agriculture
Deadline: 04/05/2026
PRIMARY – Open Call Funding for small consortia to pilot and validate circular bioeconomy solutions that convert underutilised agricultural residues into bio-based products, energy or materials using PRIMARY processing technologies
Deadline: 08/06/2026
This session is ideal for innovation stakeholders — including researchers, startups, SMEs, and industry organisations — looking to scale advanced manufacturing technologies, sustainable industrial solutions, and next-generation digital innovations through EU cascade funding and European collaboration.
