05 Sep 2023 --- The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has published its second call for project proposals. The undertaking is dedicating €215.5 million (US$232 million) to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics. All stakeholders of the circular bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by 20 September 2023. The call’s funding supports three CBE JU objectives defined in the CBE JU’s Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda. These include accelerating the innovation process and development of bio-based innovative solutions and encouraging market deployment of existing mature and innovative bio-based solutions. The third objective is to ensure a high environmental performance of bio-based industrial systems.