Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 25 June 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 1 July 2025
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 July 2025
5. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Lead committee

Industry, Research and Energy ITRE

Author

Hildegard BENTELE (EPP)

Shadow rapporteurs

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)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 3 to paragraph 1

   Rejected 192–462–3

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

2. 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 4 to paragraph 8

   Rejected 193–443–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 26

   Rejected 200–417–29

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

4. 10 Jul 2025 Paragraph 32 — part 1

   Adopted 588–56–7

   The Left

   Divided ÷

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Against ✗

5. 10 Jul 2025 Paragraph 34 — part 2

   Adopted 566–60–23

   The Left

   Divided ÷

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Against ✗

6. 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 1, adding text after citation 2

   Rejected 226–409–17

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

7. 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after recital S

   Rejected 217–409–23

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

8. 10 Jul 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 494–83–71

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Abst. ○

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament10 Jul 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0165/2025 TA-10-2025-0165

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary1 Jul 2025

   Report A10-0123/2025 A-10-2025-0123

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft21 Mar 2025

   Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-768143

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0123/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0165/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The versions differ only in wording: a single word is removed from paragraph 34.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ITRE) → Report A10-0123/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   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.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2008

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2025). “Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness”. Dossier, 10 July 2025. procId 2025-2008, reference 2025/2008(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2008 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2008(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2008 (CC BY 4.0).

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