CBE JU Info Day 2025

The event brought together close to 450 potential applicants eager to learn more about the CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals. Speakers gave details on:

• The submission & evaluation of proposals
• Call management rules & conditions
• How to write a good CBE JU proposal

Close to 1000 in-person networking meetings took place throughout the day, and many more online. Connect to the CBE JU networking platform to engage with your peers and start building your project proposal for the 2025 call!

Watch the event's recordings and check the presentations in the Agenda section below.

09:00-09:30 Session 1 Ɩ Setting the scene

Chair: Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director, CBE JU

• 09:00-09:10 Welcome & introduction
  Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director, CBE JU
   
• 09:10-09:20 R&I at the heart of the Europe´s green competitiveness
  Astrid Ladefoged, Head of Green Transitions Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
   
• 09:20-09:30 Boosting Europe's future. The case for more biomanufacturing (slides)
  Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Consortium

09:30-10:15 Session 2 Ɩ The CBE JU 2025 work programme topics

Chair: Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme Unit, CBE JU

• 09:30-09:40 Priorities of the CBE JU 2025 call (slides)
  Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme Unit, CBE JU
   
• 09:40-10:15 Scope of the CBE JU 2025 call topics (slides)
  Vivi Filippousi, Policy Officer, Green Transitions Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
  Samuele Ambrosetti, Innovation and Programming, Bio-based Industries Consortium

10:45-12:45 Session 3 Ɩ Information on the CBE JU 2025 call 

• Chair: Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
• 10:45-11:00 Call submission & evaluation of proposals (slides)
  Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
   
• 11:00-11:20 Call management rules & conditions (slides)
  Marta Campos Iturralde, Legal Manager, CBE JU
   
• 11:20-11:40 CBE JU-specific call requirements (slides)
  Pilar Llorente Ruiz de Azua, Programme Officer, CBE JU
   
• 11:40-12:00 How to write a C-riously good proposal (slides)
  Oliver Zobell, Project Officer, CBE JU
   
• 12:00-12:15 Lessons learnt from the 2022-24 calls (slides 1) (slides 2)
  Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
   
• 12:15-12:45 Q&A session