“We want to stay in Europe. We need your help to scale up in Europe!”
“We want to stay in Europe. We need your help to scale up in Europe!”
Founders and investors in biotech and deep tech are calling for swift and coordinated action, as well as joint implementation, following the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy. European Commission, we welcome the new EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy – a long overdue and critical step toward strengthening Europe’s innovation ecosystem. But strategy alone is not enough. Now is the time for joint bold and rapid implementation. Europe has long been a global leader in biotech and industrial hardware, with a deep bench of scientific talent, infrastructure, and pioneering companies.
But leadership is not guaranteed – and the window is closing fast:
- as the U.S. signals a retreat from biotech leadership under the current administration…
- …China is already seizing the moment.
- This is Europe’s Bio Opportunity!
Let’s act before it becomes a missed one! We’re founders and investors calling on policymakers and industry leaders to come together – not tomorrow, now.
- We urgently need regulatory innovation that adapts to the pace at which our science is developing and gives us access to the single market.
- We also need to urgently align the ambition of our biotech and deep tech leadership with our public investment policies, so that we can scale up in Europe.
- We are ready to co-design the regulation and policy we need together, and we look forward to working with you on this.
Participants:
Stéphane Mac Millan, Verley
Ines Larrea Villanueva, Cimico
Niko Elers, Voima Ventures
Joško Bobanović, Sofinnova Partners
Maija Itkonen, Onego Bio
Juha-Pekka Pitkänen, Solar Foods
Xavier Duportet, Eligo Bioscience
Nemailla Bonturi, ÄIO
Nadine Bongaerts-Duportet, Ph.D., Amplicon Advisors
Future Affairs – Biotech and Deeptech founders and investors calling for urgent action! – YouTube https://lnkd.in/dM27-xPg
European Union
European Parliament
European Central Bank
EIC – European Innovation Council
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)