The European Innovation and SME Council Executive Agency (EISMEA) has published a new call under the Single Market Programme (SMP): Agrifood Biotech Scaling-up (SMP-COSME-2026-BIOAGRIFOOD).

The Single Market Programme is the EU funding programme that supports the single market in reaching its full potential. It has EUR 4.2 billion in the period 2021-2027.

The new call, “Agrifood Biotech Scaling-up”, aims to support projects that bring together biotechnology clusters from different countries. Each selected project will create a partnership with the aim of bringing together clusters, SMEs and other relevant entities in order to develop a structured collaboration to compete with major global hubs. Proposals must focus on advanced fermentation for food and feed applications in the agro-food sector.

Projects should contribute to EU priorities, including strategic autonomy, sustainability, resilience and food security. They will also provide a targeted support for SME growth in various areas - from research and development (R&D) and co-innovation through to testing and implementation - in order to strengthen their pathway to first commercial production. The projects will also provide regulatory support to help SMEs navigate the regulatory pathways required to bring their products to market.

The budget total for this call is EUR 3 000 000.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 2 June 2026, 17:00 (CET).

To view in-depth documents, log in to the restricted area.