Seeking Horizon Europe Partners: Livestock Microbiome, Probiotic Innovation and One Health Validation

Programme: Horizon Europe – Cluster 6

Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03

Organisation: Greenagro, North Macedonia

Opportunity type: Research & innovation collaboration / Consortium building

Role sought: Project partner, with potential leadership of industry-focused validation and exploitation activities

Opportunity description

Greenagro, a biotechnology-oriented SME based in North Macedonia with experience in commercial probiotic products for animal nutrition, is seeking European research institutions, technology providers, livestock industry partners and innovative SMEs interested in developing a competitive Horizon Europe proposal under HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03: Microbiome for terrestrial livestock sustainability and health within a One Health approach.

We aim to contribute to a multidisciplinary consortium investigating how microbiome-targeted interventions, including probiotics and other microbial solutions, can improve livestock health, resilience and productivity while addressing antimicrobial resistance, animal welfare and environmental sustainability.

Our proposed contribution combines an industrial perspective on probiotic applications with practical understanding of livestock nutrition, product deployment, market requirements and farmer adoption.

The prospective collaboration would link advanced microbiome research with real-world livestock applications, including microbiome profiling, scientifically controlled intervention studies, assessment of animal health and performance indicators, antimicrobial-use monitoring and environmental impact evaluation.

Greenagro's potential contribution

- Industrial expertise in probiotic products and microbial feed applications.

- Input into the selection and characterisation of microbiome-targeted interventions.

- Support for practical trial design, industrial relevance and stakeholder engagement.

- Coordination of access to livestock-sector stakeholders and potential validation partners, subject to agreement.

- Knowledge transfer, farmer training and dissemination through Greenagro's Educational Centre.

- Commercial feasibility, market uptake and exploitation planning.

Partners sought

We are particularly interested in collaboration with:

- Universities and research institutes specialising in livestock microbiomes, metagenomics, microbial ecology and veterinary science.

- Veterinary and animal nutrition research groups experienced in controlled livestock intervention studies.

- Livestock producers and industry associations capable of supporting field validation in poultry, pigs or other terrestrial livestock.

- Bioinformatics and data science partners developing integrated microbiome monitoring, predictive models and risk-assessment tools.

- Environmental and One Health specialists experienced in antimicrobial resistance, farm ecosystems and livestock-related environmental impacts.

- Experienced Horizon Europe coordinators interested in developing a scientifically ambitious, industry-relevant consortium.

Collaboration objective

Our objective is to participate in a scientifically rigorous, industry-driven Horizon Europe project that bridges microbiome research and applicable solutions for more sustainable livestock production, delivering measurable outcomes for animal health, environmental sustainability and the livestock value chain.

We welcome discussions with prospective coordinators, research organisations and industrial partners interested in shaping a strong consortium for the 2027 call.