GFI Europe welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the call for evidence on the EU Biotech Act. Europe has a real opportunity to lead in food biotechnology. With world-class academic institutions, a vibrant startup ecosystem, and several global leaders in fermentation, the region is well-positioned to drive innovation in this space.
GFI
The Good Food Institute Europe
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 542451235684-35
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positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
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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 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #71 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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Declares membership of
- EIT Food - strategic partner - https://www.eitfood.eu
- European Food Forum - civil society member - https://www.europeanfoodforum.eu
- Food Force - member - https://www.foodforcenetwork.eu/
- European Alliance of Plant-based Foods - member - https://plantbasedfoodalliance.eu
- Alliance to Save our Antibiotics - member - https://www.saveourantibiotics.org
- Eating Better Alliance - member - https://www.eating-better.org
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- The Good Food Institute Europe (Belgium) (GFI-E)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
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
The Good Food Institute Europe filed 2 positions between 5 Jun 2025 and 5 Jun 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
GFI Europe welcomes the European Commission's Call for Evidence on Biotech Act II and the recognition that food ingredients may fall within its scope. Advanced fermentation and biomanufacturing are inherently cross-sectoral, and the Act should reflect this logic by treating food biotechnology and food biomanufacturing as part of a wider industrial ecosystem rather than a niche sector.
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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.
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- Cefic · 2 files in common
- Danish Industry · 2 files in common
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) within the German Chemical Industry Association - VCI · 2 files in common
- BASF SE · 2 files in common
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