Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2008(INI)
Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 10 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 25 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 1 July 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 July 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
10 July 2025 · decision 6
Economy & single market, Resolution
Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness
Adopted 494 for · 83 against · 71 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The text calls for reducing regulatory and financial obstacles, shortening authorisation procedures, and improving access to capital and feedstock.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in wording: a single word is removed from paragraph 34.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs that broaden the scope to include definitions, sector applications, regulatory reform, investment, biosecurity, and workforce issues. It strengthens calls for streamlined authorisation, simplified approvals, and regulatory coordination, while also addressing feedstock access, energy costs, and strategic autonomy. New provisions on IP protection, clinical trials, and AI governance are introduced, along with requests for studies and strategies on biosecurity and bioeconomy. The remaining changes are mostly wording and renumbering, with some rephrasing of existing paragraphs to align with the expanded content.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Hildegard Bentele (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Eero Heinäluoma (S&D), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Patriots), Carlo Ciccioli (ECR), Morten Løkkegaard (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens), Anthony Smith (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector calls for an EU biotech act, streamlined authorisations, and a common clinical trials framework.
Tabled for plenary· 1 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector calls for a comprehensive EU biotech act, streamlined authorisation, and better coordination to boost competitiveness.
Committee draft· 21 Mar 2025
AI summary:This draft report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector calls for an EU biotech act, streamlined authorisation, harmonised rules, and better funding and coordination to boost competitiveness.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
10 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Jul 2025 Report A10-0123/2025Adopted text TA10-0165/2025
2 July 2025
5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
1 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
25 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
15 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
21 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 January 2025
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2008(INI)