18 November 2025 | 11:55 – 12:35 | Brussels, Belgium

Join us on 18 November during the POLITICO Health Care Summit for the Fireside Chat | Unleashing the Future of Life Sciences, featuring Nathalie Moll, Director General of EFPIA.

The EU Life Sciences Strategy is poised to jumpstart innovation in breakthrough technologies like advanced therapies. How will Europe regain lost ground in these competitive fields?

• Does the strategy go far enough for Europe to reverse the innovation gap?
• What does the Scale-up and Start-up Strategy mean for EU medical innovation and biotech entrepreneurs?
• What barriers stand in the way of turning Europe’s rich innovation pipeline into better patient care?
• What regulatory gaps should the Biotech Act address?

Speakers:

• Joanna Drake, deputy director general, DG RTD, European Commission
• Nicolás González Casares MEP (S&D, Spain), member of SANT Committee
• Nathalie Moll, director general, EFPIA

Moderated by: Rory O’Neill, POLITICO’s health reporter

Learn more here.