EU Life Sciences Strategy, comments to the call for evidence

The call for evidence closed on 17 April, and the proposal of the draft EU Life Sciences Strategy is expected by Q2 2025. It should encompass all the different industrial sectors in which life sciences play a central role for R&D and competitiveness, including pharmaceuticals, biotech and medtech

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.