European Circular Innovation Valley (ECIV)
European collaboration for circular innovation
The European Circular Innovation Valley (ECIV) project is a collaborative, pan-European programme uniting regions across Europe to promote innovation and partnership and accelerate the shift towards a circular economy.
ECIV aims to help achieve the goals of the European Green Deal to reduce the amount of waste, promote efficient use of resources and create a sustainable economic model across Europe. By connecting diverse regions with different strengths, ECIV sparks new partnerships, funds real-world innovation projects, and helps scale up ideas that can make Europe's economy greener, stronger, and more future-ready.
Partners in the programme include:
Regional governments
Innovation agencies
Universities
Business networks
Circular economy experts
Project objectives
The ECIV project objectives are to:
Connect Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Transform Industrial Value Chains
Bridge the Innovation Gap
Mobilise Investments for Circular Innovation
Share Circular Economy Policies and Strategies
Activities
ECIV project activity is focused on connecting ecosystems, allowing stakeholders from different regions to connect and collaborate. The project is structured around the development and implementation of Regional Action Plans, supported by two funding calls during the lifetime of the project.
Funding
Funding calls under ECIV will finance innovative circular economy projects at technology readiness levels (TRL) 6 to 8.
Call 1 - December 2025 - March 2026
Call 2 - November 2026 - February 2027
IBioIC is an ECIV partner alongside Scottish Enterprise representing the Scottish region.
Learn more about the project on the ECIV website.