FutureFoodS is a partnership, co-financed by the European Union, that brings together 86 partners from 29 countries, including national and regional authorities, funding agencies, universities, research institutes, foundations, and competitiveness clusters.

Its main objective is to collectively achieve the transition towards healthy, safe, environmentally friendly, socially secure, fair, and economically viable food systems for Europe.

FutureFoodS plans to launch up to six calls for transnational research and innovation projects focused on post-harvest food during its ten years of duration. In this context, on November 6, the first call for funding projects of R&D&i of this European partnership was opened.

Key aspects of the call:

  • Total budget for Spain: 2,035,000 €
    • AEI: 1,000,000 €
    • CDTI: 1,000,000 €
    • ELIKA: 100,000 €
    • SEKUENS: 250,000 €
  • Launch of the call: November 6, 2024
  • Deadline for proposal submission:
    • Pre-proposals: January 15, 2025
    • Full proposals: July 9, 2025

Given the interest that this call has for the agbiotech sector, we at BIOVEGEN have prepared the following report, which summarizes the main characteristics of this call.