Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products
Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products is a funding call from European Commission – Horizon Europe that closes 22 September 2027 (forthcoming — not yet open). Funding: Up to EUR 4,000,000 per project. Eligibility: Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B). Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.
- Funder
- European Commission – Horizon Europe
- Deadline
- 22 Sep 2027 (342 days)
- Status
- Forthcoming
- Amount
- Up to EUR 4,000,000 per project
- Region / eligibility
- EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
- Career stage
- established / PI
- Fields
- chemistry
- Reference
- HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
- Official call
- EU Funding & Tenders listing
Eligibility in plain language
Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B). Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.
Who should apply
Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — best fit for PIs and research groups able to join or build a multi-country consortium.
Summary from source
Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute driving the innovation of public authorities and industrial operators confronted with the Biocidal products regulation (EC) No 528/2012, within the 'safe and sustainable by design' framework. The outcomes should support the goals of the Commission communication on: Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU, of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, of the Strategy for European Life Sciences and of the new EU bioeconomy strategy. Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: innovation in bio-based and natural substances brings safer alternatives to hazardous substances contained in biocidal products, with decreased risk on human health and biodiversity, including pollinators; safe, sustainable and effective solutions are developed and tested for …