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The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU)
The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips Joint Undertaking) is a public-private European Partnership aimed at 
leveraging investments in the electronics sector in Europe to research and develop innovative key digital 
technologies. The Chips Joint Undertaking fosters research and innovation collaboration between 
stakeholders such as industry, public authorities, academia, and research and technology organisations, 
pulling together and focusing efforts. The Chips Joint Undertaking’s strategy is aligned with the Horizon 
Europe Framework Programme and the programmes of Participating States to attract private investments 
and contribute to the effectiveness of public support by avoiding unnecessary duplication and fragmentation 
of efforts, thus contributing to the development of a strong and globally competitive industry in the European 
Union.
The Chips Joint Undertaking is based in Brussels, Belgium. 
As part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and in line with the Horizon Europe 
Framework Programme, the Chips Joint Undertaking is established by Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1782 of 
25 July 2023 amending Council Regulation (EU) No 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021 establishing the Joint 
Undertakings under Horizon Europe. The Chips Joint Undertaking is the successor to the former KDT Joint 
Undertaking1 and supports the latter’s ongoing projects.
The Chips Joint Undertaking addresses clearly defined topics that will reinforce the Union’s technological 
autonomy in electronic components and systems, establishes the Union’s scientific excellence and innovation 
leadership in emerging components and systems technologies, and ensures that components and systems 
will address Europe’s societal and environmental challenges. 
Members of the Joint Undertaking are the European Union through the European Commission, Member 
States and Associated Countries to the Framework Programme Horizon Europe on a voluntary basis, and 
three industrial associations forming the private members of the Chips Joint Undertaking: ‘AENEAS’, ‘INSIDE’ 
and ‘EPoSS’. 
For further information, please consult the following website: https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu

The CBE Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) 
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), a €2 billion partnership between the European 
Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), funds projects advancing competitive circular biobased industries in Europe. The partnership is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based 
Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), while addressing the current challenges facing the industry.
Shifting from non-renewable fossil raw materials and minerals to circular bio-based production processes is 
essential to reach the EU’s climate targets as set out in the European Green Deal. Strong, resource-efficient 
and competitive bio-based industries are important drivers of this change. By producing renewable bio-based 
products and materials from waste and biomass in an innovative, sustainable and circular way, they can 
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contribute significantly to the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050 while creating jobs and economic growth 
in regions across Europe.
The role of the CBE JU is to bring together various actors from bio-based industries, ranging from farmers to 
scientists, to solve the technological, regulatory and market challenges of the sector. Its public-private 
funding scheme boosts innovation and market deployment and paves the way for future investments.
The CBE JU Programme Office is implementing the CBE JU’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) 
under the leadership of its Executive Director and following the rules of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research 
and innovation programme. Tasks of the Programme Office range from the management of calls for project 
proposals and programme monitoring, to administration, financial management, legal control, human 
resources, and communication.
CBE JU has been established for the 2021-2031 period. The CBE JU’s working language is English. For further 
information, please consult the CBE JU website: www.cbe.europa.eu

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI JU)
The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) aims to translate health research and innovation into real benefits for 
patients and society, and to ensure that Europe remains at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary, sustainable, 
patient-centric health research. Health research and healthcare increasingly involve diverse sectors. By 
supporting projects that bring these sectors together, IHI will pave the way for a more integrated approach 
to healthcare, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and disease management.
IHI is a partnership between the European Union and European industry associations representing the 
pharmaceutical, medical technology, biotechnology, digital health and vaccine industries, namely COCIR, 
EFPIA, EuropaBio, MedTech Europe, and Vaccines Europe. IHI’s total budget is EUR 2.4 billion. Half of this 
comes from Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme. The IHI industry partners have 
committed EUR 1 billion to IHI, and a further EUR 200 million can be committed by other organisations that 
decide to support the objectives of IHI in specific areas of research by becoming contributing partners. IHI 
builds on the successes of the Innovative Medicines Initiative, and the IHI Programme Office continues to 
manage projects launched under IMI.
For more information, please visit the IHI JU website: www.ihi.europa.eu

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is one of the European partnerships under 
Horizon Europe established by the Council Regulation (EU) N° 2021/2085. It builds on two pillars: research 
and innovation under the Horizon Europe programme on technologies and systems for Smart Networks and 
Services towards 6G, and coordination of 5G deployment actions funded by European or national funding 
programmes.
The partnership is key to ensuring European technological capacities in these areas, in line with the EU’s 
industrial strategy and the 5G cyber-security toolbox. In this context, it aims to enable European players to 
develop technology capacities for 6G systems as a basis for future digital services towards 2030. For further 
information, please consult the https://smart-networks.europa.eu/