Promoting an innovative and dynamic European biotechnology industry.
EuropaBio and its members are committed to the socially responsible use of biotechnology to improve quality of life; to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure diseases; to improve the quality and quantity of food and feedstuffs and to move towards a bio-based and zero-waste economy.
EuropaBio represents corporate and associate members, plus national biotechnology associations and bioregions.
Initiated in 1996 to represent the interests of the biotechnology industry at European level, and constantly engaged in a dialogue with the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers.
EuropaBio aims to influence legislation on biotechnology, representing Healthcare and Industrial biotechnology sectors.
EuropaBio´s Goals
- Promoting an innovative, coherent, and dynamic biotechnology-based industry in Europe;
- Advocating free and open markets and the removal of barriers to competitiveness with other areas of the world;
- Committing to an open, transparent, and informed dialogue with all stakeholders about the ethical, social, and economic aspects of biotechnology and its benefits;
- Championing the socially responsible use of biotechnology to ensure that its potential is fully used to the benefit of humans and their environment.