If you had the chance to speak to representatives from all EU countries: what would you say?
That’s the question our founder and CEO, Thomas Schmidt, was asked as he took the stage last week at the High-Level EU dinner on biosolutions.
Hosted by Danish Industry as part of Denmark’s EU presidency, the event gathered ministers from all 27 EU countries, EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné, EIB Director Nadia Calviño, and Danish Minister of Business Affairs Morten Bødskov, all focused on shaping a strong, sustainable biotech future for Europe.
We were proud to showcase how our technology enables the future of food by serving our beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) drinks for tasting for the very first time. A product already approved for sale in the US, but still years away from reaching European consumers. The drinks were a hit – a small but meaningful taste of what the future could hold.
We don’t produce ingredients ourselves: we license precision fermentation technology that enables others to create sustainable ingredients like BLG. Our customers are already scaling up production of BLG to serve the US market – and, once regulations allow, we look forward to seeing these ingredients benefit European consumers as well.
This was our message to the EU: precision fermentation can build a more resilient, effective, competitive, and sustainable Europe, if supported by the right ambition and regulatory framework.
On stage, Thomas emphasized three key actions:
1️⃣ Set a vision and an ambition for industrial biotech leadership, globally.
2️⃣ Make the regulatory approval processes for novel foods and solutions competitive. They are considerable slower than other key regions of the world today.
3️⃣ Make it attractive to build the biotech factories and jobs in Europe.
As he said: “This is not only about science – it’s about scaling solutions that can deliver real impact for climate, industry, and the health of our citizens.“
A huge thank you to Danish Industry and DI Biosolutions for organising this fantastic event. We were honoured to stand as a pioneering company alongside Ester Baiget from Novonesis and Line Kloster Pedersen from Visibuilt.
