The Ministry of Future Affairs is organizing a policy roundtable to discuss the creation of a Pan-European Regulatory Sandbox for Food Biomanufacturing. The event will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels and will involve key players in the food innovation industry, discussing topics such as funding for startups, regulatory landscape, and global competitiveness. The goal is to improve the efficiency of the EU's market approval process and prevent European innovators from moving abroad due to regulatory hurdles and funding shortfalls.

The roundtable will feature speakers from leading companies in food biomanufacturing, as well as Members of European Parliament who will moderate the discussions. A strategic brief on the creation of a pan-European regulatory sandbox will be presented, providing a framework for collaboration between countries to support innovation in emerging foods. The Ministry of Future Affairs emphasizes the importance of addressing regulatory challenges to prevent countries like China from benefiting from European inaction in promoting sustainable biotechnologies in the food industry.