Horizon Europe: Digital, Industry and Space

Advanced manufacturing for key products (IA) (Made in Europe partnership)

Funds development of advanced manufacturing technologies and machinery for key and high-performance products in Europe, increasing circularity through reuse of secondary raw materials and innovative advanced materials while boosting resource efficiency, productivity and industrial competitiveness.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-02

Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)

Funds research into factory-level de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing technologies, including sensor-based analysis, AI and robotic-assisted disassembly, and digital twins, to build a viable industrial ecosystem for circularity and enhance manufacturing resilience in Europe.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-03

Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)

Funds research on innovative advanced materials designed for circularity, including recyclable polymers, composites, magnets and metal alloys for additive manufacturing, accelerating their pathway from design to market through new circular business models and quality standards.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-06

Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)

Funds innovation actions to scale up renewable textile fibres and sustainable chemical solutions as competitive alternatives to virgin fossil-based materials, advancing processing technologies and business models to reduce the textile industry's environmental and health impacts.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-08

Technologies for innovative processing of raw materials (IA)

Funds development and demonstration of pilot scale processing and refining facilities in the EU for improved recovery of raw materials, especially critical raw materials, from low grade or complex ores and mining waste, while reducing environmental impact, waste, and pollution.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-16

Expert network on Critical raw materials (CSA)

Funds strengthening an EU expert network covering all raw materials screened in the critical raw materials assessment, building expertise across the full value chain to improve policy decision-making, supply and demand analysis, and the EU knowledge base on primary and secondary raw materials.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-17

Innovative advanced materials and new production processes: reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Processes4Planet partnerships)

Funds development of innovative advanced materials and production processes that substitute or reduce the use of critical and strategic raw materials, aiming to lower EU dependencies, enhance industrial competitiveness, and support safer and more sustainable supply chains.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-22

Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)

Funds actions to enhance valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations, facilitating uptake of green and digital technologies by startups, spinoffs, and SMEs while developing entrepreneurial skills among students and researchers.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42

Pilot access schemes to Technology Infrastructures for European startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs (CSA)

Funds pilot access schemes enabling startups, scaleups, and innovative SMEs to use Technology Infrastructures for developing, testing, upscaling, and deploying new technologies in priority areas such as advanced materials, clean energy, or health and biotechnology.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-47

‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)

Funds small consortia including spinoffs, startups, and SMEs to explore the commercial potential of results from Cluster 4 or Horizon 2020 LEIT projects through valorisation activities such as technology demonstration, market analysis, and commercialisation planning.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-49

European network for upscaling venture builders’ roles in research performing organisations (CSA)

Funds a European network to raise awareness of and upscale venture builders' roles within research performing organisations, enhancing capacity for sharing resources, exchanging best practices, and developing skills to increase commercialisation of research results from lab to market.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-50

Fast Track to Research and Innovation for breakthroughs in industrial technologies (Research and Innovation Action)

Funds open-ended breakthrough research up to TRL 4 in industrial technologies within the scope of the Made in Europe, Process4Planet, Clean Steel, IAM4EU, and Textiles for the Future partnership strategic research and innovation agendas.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-61

Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)

Funds research and innovation to accelerate market uptake of groundbreaking innovations for decarbonising chemical industries and developing alternatives to substances of concern, covering circular economy, breakthrough production technologies, and the Safe and Sustainable by Design framework.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-62

New approaches for Human/AI collaboration for the workforce of the future (RIA) (Made in Europe and AI, Data and Robotics partnerships)

Funds research into new AI approaches for human-machine collaboration in manufacturing, aiming to enhance workforce flexibility, inclusion, well-being, and upskilling while improving competitiveness through knowledge formalization and adaptive machine interfaces.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-52-two-stage

Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships)

Funds innovation actions to decarbonise process industries by integrating renewable energy sources, electrification, heat upgrading, high-temperature energy storage, and advanced materials for energy management, aiming to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic viability.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-MAT-PROD-32-two-stage

New approaches for decentralized, federated and sustainable AI data processing (RIA)

Funds research into decentralised, federated and sustainable AI data processing approaches across the cloud and edge computing continuum. Aims to overcome bottlenecks in centralised AI compute capacity by enabling exploitation of diverse hardware architectures throughout the full AI model lifecycle.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-03

Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure (IA)

Funds demand-side pilot demonstrators validating open orchestration platforms across converged telco, edge and cloud infrastructure. Aims to unlock the transformative value of AI for European businesses in strategic vertical sectors, including smart mobility and automotive, while fostering SME and start-up ecosystems.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08

Energy efficiency and sustainability of AI data processing in Data Centres (IA)

Funds pilots demonstrating technologies for energy-efficient and sustainable AI data processing in data centres. Aims to advance innovations in chip cooling, novel backup power systems, intelligent workload scheduling and AI model optimisation to reduce energy consumption while reinforcing EU strategic autonomy and climate goals.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-09

Apply AI: Challenge-Driven AI Innovation Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors (RIA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)

Funds challenge-driven AI innovation activities in prioritised sectors under the Apply AI Strategy, specifically healthcare, advanced manufacturing including AI-powered robotics, and in-vehicle autonomous driving. Aims to boost AI adoption, increase competitiveness and foster collaborative AI development ecosystems in these sectors.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04

Apply AI: AI-Driven Robotics for Industry: Enabling System Integration and Adoption (IA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)

Funds the development of modular, interoperable integration frameworks and reusable building blocks for AI-driven robotics in industrial settings. Aims to accelerate deployment of robotic solutions, bridge the gap between technology providers and end users, and improve competitiveness of European industries including SMEs.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-05

International cooperation in AI (IA)

Funds innovation actions to adapt and deploy AI solutions in low and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa, by training models with local data, demonstrating systems in operational environments, and strengthening local innovation ecosystems in areas like healthcare, agriculture, and education.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-06

Horizon scanning and foresight in future enabling digital technologies (CSA)

Funds coordination and support actions to establish foresight forums on future enabling digital technologies, bringing together academia, industry, and other stakeholders to co-create innovative ideas, align with national and regional initiatives, and accelerate technology uptake across Europe.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-10

EU Frontier AI Initiative: Developing frontier AI solutions that are safe and computationally efficient within Apply AI (RIA)

Funds research to develop European frontier AI models that achieve top-level performance while ensuring computational efficiency, reduced energy consumption, and safety by design, including AI agents acting as safety evaluators, as part of the EU Frontier AI Initiative.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-11

Advanced and Innovative hardware components for Virtual Worlds (RIA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)

Funds research into advanced and innovative hardware for virtual worlds, including next-generation XR headsets, wearables, haptic components, sensors, actuators, and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces that stimulate all human senses for fully immersive, close-to-reality experiences.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-HUMAN-01

Create a thriving and competitive Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 ecosystem (CSA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)

Funds coordination and support actions to strengthen the European Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 ecosystem, including updating the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, reinforcing the European Virtual Worlds Partnership, and promoting adoption of open, interoperable, and trustworthy virtual worlds technologies.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-HUMAN-02

Facilitate the engagement of European stakeholders in international digital standardisation (CSA)

Funds actions to increase European participation and influence in international digital standardisation, improve skills of experts from SMEs and academia, develop standardisation gap analyses for key digital technologies, and provide foresight on emerging standardisation needs.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-HUMAN-07

Advanced integrated photonic devices for extended features and ultra-low power consumption (RIA) (Photonics Partnership)

Funds research to advance integrated photonic devices and circuits with enhanced functionality, ultra-low power consumption, and improved performance in areas such as communication, computing, sensing, and medical diagnostics, reinforcing EU photonics competitiveness.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03

Digital solutions for autonomy for space transportation systems, design and simulation tools - Digital enablers and building blocks (Space Partnership)

Supports the maturation of digital technologies, design and simulation tools for space transportation systems under the Space Partnership, aiming to improve launcher sustainability, reduce costs, enhance system autonomy and foster EU space sector competitiveness.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-12

ISOS4I Pilot Mission Integrated Ground Test and consolidation of space-compatible USI solutions

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-21

Digital enablers and building blocks for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunications for Space solutions (Space Partnership)

Funds low to mid TRL development of digital technologies for Earth Observation and satellite communication systems under the Space Partnership. Aims to strengthen European competitiveness by advancing next-generation payloads, processing means, and security of EO and SatCom services.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-33

Preparing demonstration missions for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions (Space Partnership)

Funds mid to high TRL development of key technologies preparing demonstration missions for Earth Observation and satellite communication under the Space Partnership. Aims to advance EO and SatCom payloads and processing, sustain European competitiveness, and maintain a significant share of the global connectivity market.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-34

Quantum Space Gravimetry topic

Funds the maturation and development of quantum gravimetry technology for space applications. Aims to enhance monitoring of Earth gravity fields for climate science, geophysics, and natural hazard observation while fostering EU technological leadership and non-dependence in quantum technologies.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-71

Space critical EEE components for EU non-dependence

Funds research to develop or regain European capacity to produce critical space EEE (electrical, electronic and electromechanical) components, reducing dependency on non-EU supply chains and ensuring unrestricted access for EU space missions while enhancing global competitiveness.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-07-83

Space critical equipment for EU non-dependence

Funds research to develop or regain European capacity to produce critical space equipment and related technologies, reducing dependency on non-EU supply chains and export restrictions while ensuring unrestricted access for EU space missions and strengthening competitiveness.

Official topic page: HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-07-84