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GreenLight Biosciences

GreenLight Biosciences is a public benefit corporation striving to bring effective and safe solutions to make food clean and affordable for everyone.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Andreas Schwarz (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva), Ivan Dimov (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva), Manuel Aleixo (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

12 Dec 2025 · Exchange of views on innovation, technology development, and potential areas for cooperation.

Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2025 · Biocontrol

Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Dec 2025 · Politischer Austausch zu Biocontrols

Response to Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus

13 Oct 2025

GreenLight Biosciences is committed to driving the competitiveness and sustainable transition of EU agriculture, as envisioned by the European Commission's Vision for Agriculture. As a start-up that offers innovative RNA-based biocontrol solutions, we are eager to facilitate the work of farmers, be part of the EU's competitive edge and protect biodiversity. In order to achieve these goals, it is essential that the EU takes action to reduce regulatory barriers, foster innovation, and ensure the EU remains a place in which innovation can grow and thrive. To ensure the success of this transition, we propose the following measures to accelerate the adoption of biocontrol solutions to be included in the omnibus proposal: A unified EU-wide biocontrol definition that is future-proof and inclusive of present and future technologies A provisional fast-track authorization process for biocontrol solutions Establishing expedited 'green priority lanes' to fast-track biocontrol approvals Automatic mutual recognition of biocontrol authorizations across Member States Removing the renewal process for biocontrol products More detailed feedback is contained in the attachment. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
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Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Biocontrol, 1107/2009, innovation

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Sept 2025 · Biocontrol

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament) and FGS Global (Belgium) BV

22 Sept 2025 · Biocontol agents

Meeting with Andreas Schwarz (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva), Manuel Aleixo (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

22 Jul 2025 · R&I policy and funding

Response to Biotech Act

11 Jun 2025

GreenLight Biosciences is pleased to share feedback for the Biotech Act initiative in the attached document.
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Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi)

19 May 2025 · Plant Protection Products and Biocontrol

Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

12 May 2025 · Life sciences strategy

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and FGS Global (Europe) GmbH

6 May 2025 · Biocontrol; Vision for Agriculture; Simplification; GreenLight solutions beyond biocontrol; Sustainable pest-control and crop protection solutions;

Response to EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy

16 Mar 2025

Thank you for the opportunity to share our insights and experience. GreenLight Biosciences discovers, develops, and sells next-generation biocontrols for farmers. In line with the Vision for Agriculture, GreenLight Biosciences technology is a significant step forward in meeting the EU goal to provide European farmers with alternatives to chemical pesticides for crop protection. We are committed to growing in Europe and are grateful to have received financing from the European Investment Bank. However, access to scale-up capital and long regulatory timelines limit potential future growth. Our experience is that the EU faces a significant gap in effective investment in helping bring new technologies and innovations to market, particularly in late-stage financing, which is crucial for scaling up innovative agricultural technologies, particularly those subject to long regulatory wait times. While early-stage funding is accessible, it often falls short of the substantial capital needed for extensive field trials, completing regulatory processes, and scaling manufacturing. To bridge this gap, the EU should reorient its financing approach away from wide consortia-led investments towards more substantial grants or forgivable loans tailored to late-stage innovators that allow them to survive long registration lead times and have a chance to bring their innovations to market. This would be a game changer, allowing the funding that is already available but too early-stage focused and too diffuse to offset the most significant operational and regulatory expenses to ensure promising technologies are successfully brought to market, enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability, and maintaining the EU's technological sovereignty. More detailed context and policy responses to the Commission's questions are found in the attachment.
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Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2024 · Exchange of views on biosciences research applied to agriculture sector

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

23 Feb 2024 · on biotechnology

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Oct 2023 · Innovation in Agriculture

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

24 Oct 2023 · Europe’s strive toward more sustainable agriculture

Meeting with Irène Tolleret (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Sept 2023 · Rencontre avec GreenLight Biosciences

Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and FGS Global (Europe) GmbH

13 Jun 2023 · How existing alternatives to chemical pesticides can support reaching the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

8 Feb 2023 · Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation

Meeting with Jan Huitema (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Oct 2022 · Sustainable use of plant protection products