23 February 2026 8:00 17.00

You are a researcher and want to transform your innovations into concrete solutions for industrial decarbonation ? The programme CACTUS accompany you from the laboratory to industry.
🌱 What is CACTUS?
CACTUS – Consortium for Carbon Acceleration and Industrial Transfer – supports innovative projects in:
- Energy efficiency Process
- Decarbonation and electrification Industrial Processes
- Capture, storage and recovery CO2
The programme helps innovation to move from research to the Industrial development, thanks to the prematuration and maturation.
💰 Funding available
- Until 80 000 € for prematuration
- Until 400 000 € for maturation
Co-financing by the institution or SATT partner is required.
🧑🔬 Who can apply?
Researchers and teachers-researchers affiliated with the research units of the eligible institutions: CNRS, CY Cergy Paris University, Grenoble Alpes University, PULSALYS, IFPEN... and many others.
📅 For teachers-researchers at CY Cergy Paris University, how to apply?
Before 18 February : contact with the team CY Transfer by email to be accompanied in the filing of your file: cy.transfer@cyu.fr
- Complete pre-submission file : Download here
- Send it to cy.transfer@cyu.fr
The 23 February, team CY Transfer forward the final sheet to the CACTUS consortium.
More info
- Contact: contact.premat-mat@cnrsinnovation.fr – cactus@pulsalys.fr
- CACTUS Presentation
- Consortium form
Funded by France 2030 (ANR-21-MATP-0601 & ANR-21-MATP-0602)
