Phage EU
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.35 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
We are a coalition of likeminded stakeholders who represent phages in industry, the scientific community and civil society. We want to realize the full potential of phages in Europe. Promoting the widespread use of phages will help us to address critical challenges of our time, including: i.Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a major public health threat which is currently responsible for 33,000 deaths per year in the EU alone and adds an additional €1.5 billion to EU healthcare costs. This figure is forecast to rise to 10 million deaths per year by 2050. ii.With a growing population, we will have 10 billion people on the planet by 2050, and we need a way to feed them. iii.Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production currently account for 11% of GHG emissions and have risen 14% since 2000.
EU Legislative Interests
Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for the use in animal nutrition Farm to Fork agenda EP Resolution on the fight against AMR Sustainable Food Agenda European Biotechnology Act Pharmaceutical package Clinical trials
Communication Activities
7 February 2023: A scientific conference organised hosted by MEPs together with the PhageEU coalition, which brought together stakeholders representing phages in industry. Open letter to the European Commission on sustainable food systems: https://phageurope.eu/2023/11/03/open-phageeu-letter-to-the-commission-on-future-of-agriculture-in-the-eu-and-sustainable-food-systems/ PhageEU Manifesto for European Elections: https://phageurope.eu/2024/03/12/phageeu-manifesto-for-european-parliament-elections-2024/ Policy event in the European Parliament in December 2024 about the potential of bacteriophages in fighting AMR: https://phageurope.eu/2024/12/18/press-release-potential-of-bacteriophages-in-fighting-amr/ Common declaration on bacteriophages and AMR: https://phageurope.eu/common-declaration-amr/ PhagEU position on Pharmaceutical Package: https://phageurope.eu/2025/04/14/phageeu-position-on-the-pharmaceutical-package/ Awareness raising campaigns: - World AMR Awareness Week: https://phageurope.eu/2023/11/28/world-amr-awareness-week-how-phages-help-fighting-amr-real-life-example/ - World Phage Week: https://phageurope.eu/2023/10/30/there-are-reasons-to-celebrate-the-world-phage-week-2023/ - PhageEU World Day 2024: https://phageurope.eu/2024/10/22/upcoming-phageeu-webinar-where-we-are-with-phage-technology-global-context-and-recent-developments/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
List of PhageEU members can be found on Association's website: https://phageurope.eu/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.