EFIB Den Haag Statement – A modernised European Union for Industrial Biotechnology

Name: EFIB Den Haag Statement – A modernised European Union for Industrial Biotechnology
Start: 2026-07-13T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-13T11:00:00+02:00

13 July @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Online

EuropaBio’s EFIB Statement presents three clear asks for the European Union:

Ask 1 – Modernising regulation and policy: A dedicated, horizontal EU Regulation for Microorganisms

Ask 2 – Education and awareness: Future-looking stakeholder engagement and Representation

Ask 3 – Financing innovation: Delivering a mature funding and collaborative framework

These asks sit within a progressive legislative mandate for industrial biotechnology and microorganisms. It supports the translation of a competitiveness agenda into legislation that delivers the bioeconomy.

Join EuropaBio for a deep dive into the EFIB Statement and what it means for innovation and manufacturing in the European Union?

AGENDA

Presentation of the EFIB statement: Claire Skentelbery, Director General, EuropaBio

Fireside chat: Giovanni Colombo, Group Senior Director Public Affairs, dsm-firmenich and Board Member EuropaBio

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Vitamin B2

The biomanufacturing of Vitamin B2 led to the reduction of 75% of fossil raw materials and 50% operating costs, compared to the chemical process. Vitamin B2 is used in the food, feed or healthcare sectors.

Insulin

Insulin is one of the most widely known biopharmaceutical. Biotechnology revolutionised its manufacturing process and led to the development of new types of insulin through r-DNA technology.

Detergents

Enzymes and biosurfactancts are alternative ingredients that improve the performance of detergents, while leading to water and energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions and water toxicity.

Clothes

Clothes made from alternative fibres produced by microorganisms can be 8x stronger than steel, 100% recyclable, biodegradable and replace fossil-fuel based or resource-intensive textiles.

Algal Omega 3

Algal Omega-3 is an innovative feed product for aquaculture. It reduces the impact on climate change by 30-40% compared to fish oil and saves 60 tons of wild fish for every ton of Algal Omega-3 used.

Cheese

Cheese is a vegetarian product thanks to biotechnology. Biotechnology is also essential to produce lactose- or cholesterol-free cheese, as well as alternative proteins.