26 Mar 2025
EC launches call for evidence on new Strategy for European Life Sciences
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to gather input for the upcoming Strategy for European Life Sciences.
The strategy, announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines and included in the Competitiveness Compass, will identify key challenges and opportunities to speed up the safe development, deployment and uptake of innovations based on life sciences.
Life sciences encompass the study of living systems, ranging from cells and microorganisms to plants, animals, humans and entire ecosystems. They play a pivotal role in many sectors, including human and animal health as well as food and agriculture. This is why they are key to supporting Europe’s green and digital transitions and to developing high-value technologies, which help tackle the most pressing challenges and enhance the health and well-being of citizens and of the planet.
The upcoming strategy will set out how to advance life sciences-based innovation across Europe by tackling key barriers and unlocking new opportunities for growth and impact. Moreover, the strategy will aim to strengthen the generation of European knowledge in life sciences, which is essential for breakthroughs to emerge.
According to the European Commission, the strategy overall aims to help increase the EU’s prosperity, improve its preparedness, security and strategic autonomy, accelerate and enable the digital and green transitions, and sustain the quality of life and well-being of Europeans.
The call for evidence gathers the views of stakeholders including experts and of the general public, and provides them with an opportunity to help design the Strategy for European Life Sciences in a collaborative, transparent and inclusive way.
The call for evidence is available on the Commission's ‘Have your Say' portal in all official EU languages and will close on 17 April 2025.
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