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Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Call: INDUSTRY. Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Expected Outcome: Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 2 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1). UTC: 2 Feb 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published 13 Oct 2026.
Value: EUR 12,500,000
Buyer: European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E2]: 2 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1)
Value[E9]: EUR 12,500,000
Published[E6]: 13 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 7 hours ago

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From the notice

Call: INDUSTRY. Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Expected Outcome: Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs. Development of entrepreneurial skills and increased involvement of students, researchers, and innovators in the valorisation of research results. Uptake of effective models and tools to facilitate valorisation of unused IP and intellectual assets and access by startups, SMEs, and innovative companies to this untapped knowledge in public research organisations. Scope: Aligned with the European Union's policy priorities, this action will contribute to overcoming the innovation paradox by maximising the impact of public spending in R&I through improved knowledge valorisation practices, and facilitating the uptake of green and digital technologies by start-ups, spinoffs, and innovative SMEs. By unlocking the untapped potential of intellectual assets within universities and public research organisations, and leveraging the creativity of students, researchers, and innovators, the action seeks to improve value creation opportunities deriving from these assets and bolster the competitiveness of European industry. The action should explore strategies and implement pilots for actively involving students and researchers (including those in social sciences and humanities) in valorising academic IP and intellectual assets. These should include hackathons, workshops and larger…[E3]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200

Evidence

9 facts

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 2 Feb 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).
“2027-02-02T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Expected Outcome: Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs. Development of entrepreneurial skill…”
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This call is open for proposals.
“31094502”
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 13 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-13T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as open for submission.
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)".
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 12,500,000 (from EUR 200,000).
Document HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42:31094502:2026-10-14T17:49:14.246+0200, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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