Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Giulia Del Brenna Head of Unit | The specifics of life science-related upcoming initiatives, including the new Bioeconomy Strategy, the Biotech Act, and Life Science Strategy. | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Giulia Del Brenna Head of Unit | The specifics of life science-related upcoming initiatives, including the new Bioeconomy Strategy, the Biotech Act, and Life Science Strategy. | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Irene Norstedt Director | Exchange of views on the upcoming European Commission Communication on a ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences’ | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Irene Norstedt Director | Exchange of views on the upcoming European Commission Communication on a ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences’ | — |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | EU production capacity for vaccines and key ingredients | SRC |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | EU production capacity for vaccines and key ingredients | — |
| 09 Apr 2021 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | Global supply chains for disposables | SRC |
| 09 Apr 2021 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | Global supply chains for disposables | — |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Terence Zakka Cabinet member | COVID-19 vaccines production | SRC |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Fabrice Comptour Cabinet member | COVID-19 vaccines production | — |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Terence Zakka Cabinet member | COVID-19 vaccines production | — |
Mission & Goals
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue over $45 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
EU Legislative Interests
Thermo Fisher follows EU initiatives on the following areas: -Circular Economy Act Consultation - Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 (Text with EEA relevance) -Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795 -Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism
Communication Activities
Thermo Fisher Scientific has not been carrying out those activities for the last years and we are not currently planning to carry out those activities.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
-Corporate membership to Business Europe (Advisory and Support Group) following the work of policy committees and working groups on tax policy, industrial policy, research & technological innovation, environment, international relations, trade, US network export controls, legal affairs, patents, industrial relations, sustainability. -MedTech Europe (representation at a number of working groups) -American Chamber of Commerce to Belgium -Be MedTech -Essenscia -Test and Measurement Coalition - Life Science Manufacturers Association
Additional Information
Contacts with Commission, European Parliament, monitoring, position papers Files: REACH, PFAS, CSS