EFIB - European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy

EFIB

EFIB is EuropaBio’s flagship Forum where stakeholders from public institutions to NGOs engage with each other to support the development of Europe industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy.

As the new mandates of the European Parliament and European Commission have just been approved, the 2024-25 editions of EFIB will focus on Brussels. EuropaBio is joining forces with BIOKET for the 2025 edition, taking place on March 11-13, in Brussels. The collaboration with BIOKET, an annual international Conference advancing Key Enabling Technologies and innovations applied to biomass valorisation, brings a significant policy-making component to our Forum.

Past Editions

Launched in 2008, EFIB brought voices together from policy, regulation, research, and industry from start-ups to established global actors. Each edition covered a wide array of topics, such as Food, Feed and Nutrition, Sustainable Biomaterials, Bioprocesses and Technologies, Sustainable Finance, and Biomanufacturing.

The last editions of the Forum have also included:

Executive Round table has brought together senior voices on the issues driving global industry.
SME Breakfast focused on key issues to emerging and fast growing companies.
Start Up Village and Start Up Hour has showcased tomorrow’s companies.

The 2021 edition introduced the Annual EFIB Statement: a two-page focusing on European and policy priorities, while also calling for modernizing regulations and policies, stimulating education and awareness, and financing innovation.