Steps towards the new Pharma package and the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy

In recent weeks, important steps have been taken towards the final adoption of the new European General Pharmaceutical Legislation, with the adoption of the Council’s position preliminar to the Trilogue discussions. The Commission also presented its new strategy to support European startups and scaleups, which are fundamental to improving innovation and European competitiveness

The proposal of a Critical Medicines Act

The Critical Medicines Act proposed by the European Commission aims to overcome supply issues and shortages of medicinal products by mean of the activation of Strategic Projects, new procurement requirements and improved international partnerships

The Clean Industrial Deal and the Omnibus package on simplification

The European Commission published the Clean Industrial Deal on 26 February 2025, detailing the strategy that should support the final transition to the new models based on decarbonisation, electrification, innovation and reindustrialisation of the European Union. The first two Omnibus packages of measures aimed to lower energy prices, simplify procedures for companies and improve the InvestEU regulation were also released and will now undergo examination by the EU Parliament and Council

The EU’s Competitiveness Compass and the new EU Biotech Hub

The Competitiveness Compass describes the new European Commission’s political actions to fill the gap with international competitors, support the transition to clean and digital technologies, and reduce supply chains’ dependencies in strategic sectors. Among these are also biotechnologies and more extensively, life sciences.