18 Moonshot projects seek industrial engagement

The Moonshot Call 2026 is entering its next phase. Out of 50 applications, 18 consortia have been selected by the industrial expert committees to further develop their pre‑proposal into a full proposal. In this stage, companies can express their interest in closely following the projects and their results by submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI).

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Interested in participating?

As an industry-driven programme, Moonshot Flanders brings together academic consortia and companies during each yearly call. Companies can express their interest in one or more projects by submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI), preferably by Friday, 5 June 2026. This allows companies to join the project's Industrial Advisory Board, follow project progress closely, provide industrial input to help guide the research, discover innovative technologies, and identify potential future business opportunities.

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The 18 selected projects

Of the 18 selected projects, 13 are Early Stage Innovation (ESI) projects and 5 are Later Stage Innovation (LSI) projects. ESI projects focus on breakthrough innovations at low TRL, while LSI projects aim to scale up research that has already demonstrated its feasibility at low TRL. An overview of the selected projects is provided below. More detailed information about the projects is available in the LOI templates.

Early Stage Innovation

Path 1: Biobased Chemistry

  • RELIGNIFY: A biobased re-assembly platform for cellulose-rich fibres and lignins into circular, high-performance biomaterials

Path 2: Circularity of Carbon in Materials 

  • ALLIANCE: Alliance of Mechanical and Chemical Recycling to Bridge the Gap in Unrecyclable Textile Plastics
  • DIPLO: DIrect Plastic waste conversion to Light Olefins
  • GRANDIOSE: Unlocking High-value Plastic Circularity through scalable adsorption technology
  • ISONEXT: Next-Generation Circular Pathways to Recycled Isocyanates via Reactor Innovation

Path 3: Electrification and Radical Process Transformation

  • EXODIA: Electrochemical Epoxidation of Olefins Integrated with Continuous-Flow Carbonylation for β-Lactone Synthesis
  • e-VORTEX: Fluidized Joule heating in e-Vortex reactor for intensified point-source CO2 capture
  • FLASH: Plug Flow High Mach Reactor for Millisecond Thermal Cracking
  • MEMLESS: Robust MEMbraneLESS electrolyzer platform for cost-effective electrosynthesis
  • VIGOR: Vapor-fed Ionogel-enabled Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Path 4: Energy Innovation

  • ORBIT: Orchestrated Resilient Blueprints for Industrial Transformation
  • SPM²: Safe Power for Molecules and Metal
  • STORAGE: Cost-effective Flow Batteries Through Integrated Materials Engineering

Later Stage Innovation

Path 1: Biobased Chemistry

  • ALICE: Advancing LIgnin Co-processing using Extrusion

Path 2: Circularity of Carbon in Materials 

  • ORION: Olefin Recovery via Innovative Electrified Catalytic Cracking
  • RENOVATE-III: Energy Efficient Dissolution Recycling Platform

Path 3: Electrification and Radical Process Transformation

  • ELECTROFORM: Direct electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid as sustainable C-1 feedstock
  • PLASMUP: Upscaling CO2 splitting in a plasma DC arc reactor with carbon injection

Path 4: Energy Innovation

No LSI projects selected.