Health Holland has allocated a minimum of €5.000.000,- of PPP subsidy for the Science for Industry Call 2026. This call focuses on the application of scientific knowledge, methodologies, and innovations to address concrete, industry-defined challenges within the LSH sector. It aims to bridge the gap between scientific research and the practical needs of companies, thereby stimulating economic growth, technological advancement, and societal impact. In addition, Health Holland aims to contribute to strengthening the R&D capacity of the Dutch LSH-sector. Therefore, this call targets public-private partnership projects (PPP projects) in which the research and development activities take place in the Netherlands, addressing challenges from the Dutch LSH-sector that contribute to the development of marketable products and services.

The application process for the Science for Industry Call 2026 consists of the following steps: ▪ Step 1: Submission of a pre-registration – deadline Tuesday, 14 July 2026 17:00 CET ▪ Step 2: Submission of a full proposal – deadline Tuesday, 22 September 2026 17:00 CET PPP subsidy application can be submitted via the submission portal on the website.

Key requirements:

• The main applicant is a for-profit enterprise (company) based in the Netherlands. Please note: microSME’s are excluded as main applicant – see Appendix E for the SME-criteria.

• The consortium consists of at least one Dutch for-profit enterprise (company) and one Dutch research organisation.

• The project focuses on a concrete R&D-question, originating from the main applicant.

• Every company may be part of a maximum of two (2) applications.

• The duration of the project is between two (2) and four (4) years and starts between February 1st and May 1st, 2027.

• Dutch research organisations, Dutch SME’s, and Dutch large companies are eligible for PPP subsidy.

• The project consists of applied research, including industrial research and/or experimental development.

• The project may apply for a minimum of €500.000 and a maximum of €1.200.000 PPP subsidy.

• Effective collaboration takes place; the project is executed at joint cost and risk and that all consortium partners contribute to the project substantially.

• The activities within the project, carried out by both the Dutch research organisations and the Dutch companies, shall primarily take place in the Netherlands (at least 80% of the personnel costs per respective party).

• The project contributes to the (further) development of one or more of the ten priority key technologies identified in the National Technology Strategy, thereby aligning with the Dutch Growth markets. 1 Published: March 12th, 2026

• The research fits within the social theme 'Health & Care', the central mission and at least one of the five focused missions that contribute to the central mission of this theme, as concretized in the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2024-2027.

  
  

  Leading up to the deadline, consortia may request a personal meeting with a Health Holland representative in order to solve consortium or application specific questions. The requests can be applied for until no later than September 4th, 2026, by sending an e-mail to tki@health-holland.com. Please include ‘’Request Science for Industry Call application advice’’ in the subject.

For more information see https://www.health-holland.com/nl/financiering/science-industry-call-2026