Discover Polymeris' European projects
POLYMERIS has a unit dedicated to European projects, with five full-time staff dedicated to these services. POLYMERIS is capitalizing on three strategic projects for which it is the coordinator, in order to continue its networking and provision of financing and support opportunities for companies, mainly SMEs.
 
 
Circular economy and bio-sourced materials
		
Be-UP
		
Horizon /2025-2029 / économie circulaire
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2025 - 2029
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101178689
Boosting the Industrial Uptake of Biodegradable polymers for packaging applications by implementing digital tools and advanced techniques to achieve a holistic sustainability goal.
 
 
 
		
BIO-UPTAKE
		
Horizon /2023-2025 / circular economy
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2022 - 2026
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101057049
Increasing the use of bioplastic composites by stimulating a dual green and digital transformation in the European manufacturing industry.
 
 
 
		
BIOntier
		
CBE-JU/ 2024 - 2027 /  High-performance bio-based recycled composites
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2024 - 2027
		Funding: The European Union's Horizon Europe programme, as part of the HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023 call, under grant agreement no. 101155925
Development of lightweight, recyclable and sustainable bio-based composites with advanced properties for high-level industrial applications.
 
 
 
		
EoLO-HUBS
		
Horizon / 2023 - 2026 / R&D project
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2023 - 2027
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101096425
Propose and demonstrate new solutions to recycle high value-added materials from wind turbine blades, by developing a series of innovative technologies for recycling composite materials
 
 
 
		
Plastice
		
Horizon / 2022 - 2026 / Recycling
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2022 - 2026
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101058540
New technologies to integrate PLASTIC waste in the circular economy.
 
 
 
		
SOLSTICE
		
CIRC-BIO / 2024 - 2027 / Textiles
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2024 - 2027
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101134989
Strengthen textile circularity (including technical textiles) in 4 European countries: France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
 
 
 
		
THERMOFIRE
		
CBE-JU / 2023-2027 / Lightweight
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2023 - 2027
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101058540
Development of  novel bio-based and recyclable composites with enhanced mechanical properties and fire resistance by using natural fiber reinforcements and bio-based halogen-free flame retardants.
 
 
 
		
VIABLE
		
LIFE / 2021-2025 / Composites
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2021 - 2025
		Funding: European Union LIFE program, under the grant agreement n°LIFE20-ENV-BE-000671
Designing epoxy resins by partially replacing BPA with a lignin-based biomass.
 
 
 
		
ZEVRA
		
HORIZON / 2024 - 2026 / zero emission vehicles
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2024 - 2026
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101138034
Prototype of an electric vehicle built from recycled materials, including plastics, and C02 zero-emission solutions.
 
 
 
 
Internationalization / Market Access
		
POLREC
		
H2020 / 2022-2025 / Polymers Recycling
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2022 - 2026
		Funding: Euroclusters Program of the European Commission, under the grant agreement n°101074434
A set of clusters supporting both the green and digital transition of SMEs in the polymer industry, and their resilience.
 
 
 
		
CIRVET
		
ERASMUS-EDU / 2022-2025 / Training
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2022 - 2025
		Funding: Erasmus+ program of the European Commission
To develop the most complete, free and tailor-made training in Circular Economy for plastics at European level.
 
 
 
		
IDEALIST
		
IDEALIST / Horizon / 2023 - 2026 / Resilience
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2023 - 2026
		Funding: Funded by the European Union under the call HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01, under grant agreement n°101138366
3 Industrial ecosystems to counter supply chain disruption and stimulate the adoption of advanced technologies
 
 
 
		
ASTER
		
Interreg Alpine Space / 2024 - 2027 / Circular economy
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2024 - 2027
		Funding: European Union Interreg Alpine Space Program, under grant agreement no. ASP0500416
Support organizations in the mountain textile industry in the Alpine Space region in improve circularity in their industrial activities, through the development and testing of prototypes.
 
 
 
 
R&D - Digital Transition
		
POLYTRONICS
		
DIH / 2020 / Digital Europe
 		#SAA Advanced materials
						Duration: 2023 - 2026
		Funding: Digital Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101083383
Innovation hib for smart polymers and digital technologies
 
 
 
		
AI REDGIO 5.0
		
H2020 / 2023-2025 / Industry of the future
 		#SAA Digital factory
						Duration: 2023 - 2026
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101092069
Alliance of regions, clusters and EDIH to facilitate the adoption of AI technologies by SMEs
 
 
 
		
INCIRCULAR
		
INCIRCULAR / Horizon / 2023-2026 / circular economy
 								Duration: 2023 - 2026
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, as part of the I3-2021-INV2a call for projects, under the grant agreement n°101114988
Unlocking  the  innovation  potential  of  European  regions  in  circular  plastics –  by reaching second-life raw materials from 100% recycled plastics, and use of new technologies
 
 
 
		
CIRCPLASTX
		
Horizon / 2025-2028 /  Industrie du futur
 		#SAA Digital factory
						Duration: 2025 - 2028
		Funding: Horizon Europe program of the European Union, under the grant agreement n°101195258
Development of a shared, cloud-based database for plastics manufacturers, to facilitate traceability and recycling of plastics.
 
 
 
 
Business support
		
Cradle Alp
		
Interreg / 2022-2025 / Circular economy
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2022 - 2025
		Funding: European Union Interreg Alpine Space Program, under the grant agreement n°ASP0100003
Raising awareness of Cradle2Cradle circular economy methods among industries in the Alpine region
 
 
 
		
ECOLE
		
Interreg / 2022-2025 / Eco-plasturgy
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2022 - 2025
		Funding: European Union Interreg Alpine Space Program, under the grant agreement n°ASP0100091
Solve the problems faced by industrial parks to become integrated circular eco-industrial parks.
 
 
 
		
Value4Pack
		
EU / S3 Food Packaging / 2023 - 2025
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2023 - 2025
		Funding: Funded by the European Union. Grant Agreement No. 101132867
It aims to strengthen interregional collaborations, support innovation, and bridge gaps between different stakeholders by creating an inclusive ecosystem and providing targeted assistance, to boost innovation and investment capacity in the European food packaging value chain.
 
 
 
		
GREENSMARTMED
		
GREENSMARTMED / Interreg Euro-MED0200399 / 2024-2026
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2024 - 2026
		Funding: Funded by the European Union's Interreg EURO-Med program
Develop and test a methodology to support SMEs in the development, implementation and financing of collaborative R&D projects
 
 
 
 
  
Completed European projects
		
A-RING
		
Interreg EA / 2019-2022 / Gouvernance/Innovation
 								Duration: 2019 - 2022
		Funding: Interreg Alpine Space program of the European Union
Regional Innovation Strategy towards Intelligent Specialization of the Alpine Space Regions.
 
 
 
		
AI REGIO
		
H2020 – ICT / 2020-2023 / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
 		#SAA Digital factory
						Duration: 2020- 2023
		Funding: European Union Horizon 2020 Program, under the grant agreement n°952003
Facilitate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence technologies through regional facilitators.
 
 
 
		
AlpLinkBioEco
		
Interreg EA / 2017-2021 / Bio economy
 								Duration: 2018 - 2021
Ensure the transition from a fossil economy to a biobased circular economy and create new interregional value chains
 
 
 
		
AMULET
		
H2020 - INNOSUP / 2020-2023 / ADVANCED MATERIALS
 		#SAA Digital factory
						Duration: 2021 - 2024
		Funding: Horizon 2020 INNOSUP program of the European Union under the grant agreement n°101005435
Project with cascade funding to support innovation in advanced materials related to lightweighting.
 
 
 
		
CIRCPACK
		
H2020 / 2017-2020 / Eco-plasturgy
 								Duration: 2017 - 2020
		Funding: European Union Horizon 2020 Program, under grant agreement n°730423
Develop a more sustainable, efficient, competitive, less fossil fuel dependent, integrated and interconnected plastics value chain.
 
 
 
		
DIGIPRIME
		
H2020 – ICT / 2020-2024 / Eco circular/ Platform
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2020 - 2023
		Funding: European Union Horizon 2020 Program, under grant agreement n°873111
Cross-sector platform for data exchange and creation of circular value chains.
 
 
 
		
ELCA INTERNATIONALIZATION
		
Cosme - international / 2020-2022 / Internationalization Lean
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2020 - 2023
		Funding: COSME Go International Program
Accompaniment of European companies in the lightweighting sector for their mobility towards international markets.
 
 
 
		
MouldTex
		
H2020 – FOF / 2018-2021 / Industry
 								Duration: 2018 - 2022
		Funding: European Union Horizon 2020 Program, under grant agreement n°768705
Develop low-friction seals using a laser-based mold surface texturing process.
 
 
 
		
Percy
		
Cosme - international / 2020-2022 / Internationalization recycling
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2020 - 2023
		Funding: European Agency for SMEs
Accompaniment of European companies of the recycling sector for the mobility towards the international markets
 
 
 
		
RIGHTWEIGHT
		
Interreg NWE / 2020-2023 /Lightweighting
 		#SAA Circular economy
						Duration: 2020 - 2023
		Funding: Interreg North-West Europeprogram of the European Union
Technological support for SMEs in the lightweighting sector for the automotive and aeronautical markets.