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A circular economy is indispensable for a future world. By using materials smarter, reducing waste and making the most of raw materials, we are building a society that is not only climate-friendly, but also economically strong and competitive. The urgency to make this transition is widely recognised, but the role of biotech in accelerating it remains underscored.

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Hollandbio welcomes the European Commissions Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDA Act). For the Act to succeed, it must recognise biotechnology as one of the key drivers of the transition to climate neutrality. Biotech delivers practical, scalable solutions across sectors from chemicals and materials to food, waste, and carbon use.

IVDR/MDR revision: cautiously clarify a viable route from lab to practice When you are ill, you just want one thing: improve. Prefer to stay healthy. At a time when bespoke health is emerging thanks to advances in diagnostics, disease models and treatment options, hollandbio sees innovative diagnostics that help make bespoke work possible in practice as stumbling away from a forest of rules and procedures, including…

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Diagnostics as a key to bespoke health When you are ill, you want only one thing: improve. Prefer to stay healthy. The right treatment at the right time for the right patient is getting closer, thanks to advances in diagnostics and treatments. Only these innovations need to achieve this in practice. At a time when the technology is ready to deliver bespoke health, it is stuck in a forest of rules and procedures.

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1 Consultation input — The Hague, 11 August 2025 Transform the EU from company nursery to powerhouse Europe is known as a forward-thinking continent, where knowledge and innovation have been at its core for centuries. What was true then remains relevant today. Yet, we are at risk of being overtaken by countries like the United States and China. That’s unfortunate - and not without consequences.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Hollandbio, the Dutch biotech association, welcomes the ambition to strengthen biotech as one of Europes key technologies for health, sustainability, resilience and economic prosperity. More than ever, global challenges and geopolitics underline biotechs strategic importance.

Europe worked hard to become a leader in biotech. But while the rest of the world is taking the next step, we are blocking ourselves. Innovations get stuck in outdated rules and fragmented regulations, talent moves elsewhere, and other continents capitalize on European breakthroughs.

Biotechnology and biomanufacturing are critical for Europes future competitiveness, sustainability and strategic autonomy. While the EU has a strong scientific base and broad political support for biotechnology, its potential remains underutilised due to persistent structural barriers that limit scale-up, market entry and uptake.

Europe has always been a continent of pioneersturning challenges into opportunities and building a future on knowledge, courage, and collaboration. Our leadership in innovation is no coincidence; its the result of decades of smart investment and bold choices.