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German Life Sciences Association (VBIO e. V.)

NGO · Germany · EU Transparency Register 429157047185-81

3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #239 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

0.1
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2022
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • VBIO/German Life Sciences Association is the umbrella organisation of a number of learned societes
  • See https://www.vbio.de/fachgesellschaften (german only)
  • Our cooperation with other (mostly scientific) institutions is based on certain issues, not structures.
  • See https://www.vbio.de/kooperationen

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).

Register category
Non-governmental organisations
Registered as
Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin in Deutschland (VBIO e. V.) - German Life Sciences Association (VBIO)
Head office
München, Germany
EU office
Berlin

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

German Life Sciences Association (VBIO e. V.) filed 3 positions between 11 Feb 2026 and 9 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.

What they argued

European Biotech Actfiled 23 Mar 2026PDFsource

I. Ground conflict: There is a need to protect scientific freedom and strategic protection of knowledge biotechnological knowledge as strategic knowledge. However, strategic governance, security interests and economic exploitation constraints interfere with the day-to-day life of research and can create contradictions with regard to the freedom of research and teaching. ‘II.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Biotech Act IIfiled 9 Jun 2026source

The Biotech Act II is intended as an extension of the Biotech Act I to the field of application of industrial biotechnology and production. Both Acts focus on increasing the EU’s industrial competitiveness in biotechnology and biomanufacturing. This focus on late stages of the innovation chain is legitimate, but in the view of the German Life Sciences Association (VBIO) is not sufficient.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Evaluation of EU rules for users of genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from their utilizationfiled 11 Feb 2026PDFsource

Submission on behalf of the Alliance of University and Non-University Biodiversity Research in Germany and the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF). >>> Please find additional remarks and recommendations attached (pdf). EFFECTIVENESS Q1 The ABS Reg has supported compliance with the Nagoya Protocol (NP) and to clarify individual and institutional responsibilities.

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Turns up on the same files

Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.

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