Watch the recording of our Info Day #30 and learn how to accelerate your projects focused on Sustainability!
The 30th edition of the Sploro Cascade Funding Webinar Series spotlighted innovation driving sustainable industrial transformation across Europe. This session featured three EU-funded projects — Excel4Pro, COP-PILOT, and PRIMARY — each offering funding opportunities to support impactful solutions in agri-food, advanced manufacturing, and circular bioeconomy.
During the webinar, we explored how cascade funding can help startups, SMEs, and research teams accelerate the development of plant-based proteins, Cloud-Edge-IoT applications, and bio-based solutions from agricultural residues. These complementary open calls provide clear pathways to scale innovation, optimise industrial processes, and contribute to a more sustainable and digital European ecosystem.
Watch the recap to discover how you can access EU funding and take your sustainable innovation to the next level.
Session #30 – Sustainable Innovation
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 was 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.
