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Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products

Öffnet am 20. April 2027

Das EU-Programm Horizon Europe plant 3 Förderungen mit 4 Mio. € pro Projekt bei einem Gesamtbudget von 12 Mio. €. Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 22. September 2027 (EU-Ausschreibungen enden meist um 17:00 Uhr Brüsseler Zeit). Organisationen aus EU-Mitgliedstaaten und assoziierten Ländern wie der Türkei können in der Regel teilnehmen; maßgeblich sind die Bedingungen des Topics.

Frist: 22. September 2027 (in 311 Tagen)
Öffnet: 20. April 2027
Fördersumme: 4 Mio. € pro Projekt
Gesamtbudget: 12 Mio. €
Förderquote: 100 % der förderfähigen Kosten Standardregel des Programms; die Ausschreibung kann abweichen.
Gesamtbudget: 12 Mio. €
Erwartete Förderungen: 3
Maßnahmentyp: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions · HORIZON Lump Sum Grant
Wahrscheinliche Antragstellende: Unternehmen, KMU / Start-ups, Gemeinnützige, Hochschulen & Forschung, Öffentliche Stellen Aus Quellkategorien oder Programmregeln; maßgeblich ist die Ausschreibung.
Fördergeber: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Referenz: HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
Ausschreibung: HORIZON-CL6-2027-01
Zuletzt geprüft: 14. November 2026

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Erwartete Ergebnisse

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 the control of harmful organisms affecting human or animal health or the environment.

Umfang

Despite being needed for the control of pests or harmful organisms, some of the biocidal active substances currently approved are problematic for human or animal health or the environment. More innovation to bring safer alternatives into the market is therefore essential, allowing for further restriction or ban to the use of the most hazardous biocidal active substances.

Proposals should:

• develop innovative and Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD [1] ) bio-based substances to effectively replace hazardous active substances used in biocidal products covered by Biocidal products regulation [2] and, specifically, at least in one of the following applications as listed below:

• hazardous active substances used in wood preservatives biocidal products. Developed solutions/substances should aim to limit the development of resistance or cross-resistance to harmful organisms, such as Aspergillus species , and in particular Aspergillus fumigatus ;

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• hazardous active substances used in insecticides biocidal products to control mosquitos. Developed solutions/substances should be sufficiently effective to control larvae or adults of mosquitoes responsible for diseases transmitted to humans or animals;

• the developed substances can include active substances derived from plants, microbes and other natural sources, and bio-based substances;

• include a review at international level of the hazardous active substances in the scope (wood preservatives and insecticides to control mosquitos);

• test the solutions/substances developed and assess their safety for human health, terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, including pollinators;

• validate their contribution to biodiversity enhancement, when applicable;

• demonstrate their effectiveness in replacing the hazardous substances through scientific validated indicators, including their integration into final products, also in terms of cost-effectiveness.

Projects should include social sciences and humanities (SSH) in testing the safety of the developed substances on humans, especially including the analysis of groups in vulnerable situations, and the diversity in terms of sex, disability, age, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, etc.

International cooperation is encouraged, for the review of substances in scope.

Participation of SMEs in the consortium is encouraged.

Technology Readiness Level - Technology readiness level expected from completed projects

Activities are expected to achieve TRL 4-5 by the end of the project – see General Annex B. Activities may start at any TRL.

[1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022H2510 . The SSbD framework is to be used to guide the innovation process towards safer and more sustainable chemicals and advanced materials. The application of the SSbD framework should be evidenced/visible through the decisions and changes made throughout the innovation process, demonstrating how safety and sustainability considerations influenced choices from…

Wer kann sich bewerben?

Consortium of at least 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU Member States or associated countries, at least one in a Member State (Horizon Europe standard rule).

Antragstellerkategorien sind nur ein Ausgangspunkt. Über die Antragsberechtigung entscheidet die offizielle Ausschreibung.

Themen

Bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock) biomaterials, bioplastics, biofuels, bioderived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived novel materials Chemical engineering, technical chemistry Chemical process engineering Environmental biotechnology Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus species Bio-based Biocidal product Biocidal products regulation Biocide Biotecnology Life Sciences Strategy Start-ups and Scale-ups active substance harmful organism hazardous substances insecticides mosquitos pests wood preservative

Zeitplan

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-09-22. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

So bewerben Sie sich

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