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EU funding for healthtech and biotech

Open-call snapshot checked 2026-04-18

Healthtech and biotech companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe's health cluster, EU4Health for health-system deployment, Digital Europe for health data infrastructure, and the EIC for breakthrough products.

Best-fit programmes

These programmes are the strongest starting points for healthtech and biotech. Exact eligibility still depends on the call topic, partnership model, deadline, and expected outcomes.

Horizon Europe Horizon Europe is the European Union's main research and innovation funding programme for 2021-2027, with a budget of around €93.5 billion. EU4Health EU4Health is the European Union's funding programme for health, with a budget of around €5.3 billion for 2021-2027. Digital Europe Programme The Digital Europe Programme is the EU's funding programme for deploying digital technology, with a budget of around €7.5 billion for 2021-2027. EIC Accelerator The EIC Accelerator is the European Innovation Council's flagship scheme for single startups and small companies.

Where health funding fits

Health proposals need scientific credibility, a clear regulatory position, and evidence that the result matters for patients, clinicians, or health systems.

Digital-health teams should also show interoperability, privacy, and integration into real clinical workflows.

What to check before applying

Check whether the call funds research, deployment, clinical validation, public-health adoption, or a single-company breakthrough. That distinction decides the strongest programme route.

Open calls relevant to healthtech and biotech

These open EU calls in the current index snapshot mention themes relevant to healthtech and biotech. Keyword filtering is a starting point, not an eligibility check.

Example call themes

  • Horizon Europe health research and innovation calls
  • EU4Health deployment and prevention calls
  • Digital Europe health data and interoperability calls

Frequently asked questions

Which EU programme funds digital health?

Digital-health work can fit Horizon Europe, EU4Health, Digital Europe, or the EIC depending on whether the project is research, health-system deployment, data infrastructure, or a breakthrough product.

Can clinical trials be funded by EU grants?

Clinical research can be funded where the call explicitly includes that work. The scope, trial stage, and consortium requirements must be checked against the specific topic.

Other grant topics

EU funding for AI and foundation models AI companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe for research, Digital Europe for deployment and testing infrastructure, and the EIC Accelerator for breakthrough single-company innovation. EU funding for climate tech and clean energy Climate-tech companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe for research, the Innovation Fund for first-of-a-kind clean-tech demonstration, LIFE for climate action, and the EIC for breakthrough startups. EU funding for cybersecurity Cybersecurity companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe civil-security research, Digital Europe deployment calls, CEF Digital infrastructure routes, and defence/security programmes where eligible. EU funding for education and skills Education and skills organisations can access EU funding through Erasmus+ cooperation and mobility actions, Digital Europe skills calls, and Horizon Europe research where the project has an innovation or evidence component. EU funding for space and satellite technology Space and satellite companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe space calls, Digital Europe and EUSPA-linked downstream routes, and the EIC Accelerator for breakthrough single-company space technology.