VLAIO & Biovia - Project call 2026.2

Research

Funding organisation:

Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen

What?

The Biovia Project Call 2026.2 has been opened.

In 2026 Biovia – supported by VLAIO – will provide € 8 million for earmarked, non-dilutive funding for collaborative projects addressing unmet needs. 

Project Call 2026.2 is the first to align with the newly launched Biovia Roadmaps—six topics identified by Biovia members as priorities for health innovation in Flanders, based on their needs and the strengths of our ecosystem.
Guided by these Roadmaps, Biovia will help members build projects, find partners and funding—turning strategy into tangible impact. The six topics are:

• Market Acceleration
• Value-Based Healthcare
• Clinical Trials
• TechBio & Precision Health
• Immunology
• Agtech & Industrial Biotech

Who?

The call is intended for companies developing a promising innovative health solution that needs funding and are looking to collaborate with complementary partners to accelerate development. Consortia must consist of at least three partners, must include Biovia members and may combine expertise from industry, research institutes, hospitals and healthcare organizations.

UHasselt can act as a coordinator or research partner, depending on the grant type chosen.

The following grant types are possible:
- Research project
- Development project
- Feasibility study
- cSBO (only 1 in 2026)
- ICON
- COOCK+
- TETRA

You can always contact Biovia to see within which grant type your proposal fits best.
  

Application?

Deadline intention to submit: 15 September, 2026

Deadline submission abstracts:  12 November, 2026

18 December 2026: written jury feedback

Deadline submission full proposal: to be announced
  

Regulations?

The regulations and more information can be found on the website.

More information?

More information can be found on the VLAIO website and the Bioviawebsite.

An info webinar and Q&A will be organised online on 25 August 2026, 12:00 - 13:30. You can find more information and the possibility to register here.

Please contact research@uhasselt.be if you want to apply.

Deadline

15.09.2026

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sarah.szyr@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211269052