MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

BIO Deutschland

Business / industry · Health & pharma · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, BIO Deutschland appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Ziele von BIO Deutschland sind: * Sprachrohr der deutschen Biotech-Branche innerhalb von Gesellschaft und Politik * Breite Image-Positionierung der deutschen Biotechnologie-Industrie auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene als ein entscheidender Erfolgsfaktor für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands * Unterstützung und Katalysator für die Etablierung eines innovativen und finanziell starken Industriezweiges innerhalb der deutschen Wirtschaft auf der Basis moderner Biowissenschaften * Politische Interessenvertretung der…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1077%
Renew Europe215%
Socialists & Democrats18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2024
3
2025
7
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Stefan Köhler
3 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
2 meetings · EPP
Andrea Wechsler
2 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Norbert LinsEU Biotech Act
13 May 2026Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch zu Biotechnologie
12 May 2026Tiemo WölkenBiotech Act
13 Nov 2025Hildegard BenteleBiotech
21 May 2025Peter LieseAustausch
20 May 2025Oliver SchenkBiotech in Europa
20 May 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
8 Apr 2025Norbert LinsBiotech Act
27 Mar 2025Christine SingerEU Biotech Act
13 Mar 2025Andreas GlückBiotech
6 Nov 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy and Industry Policy
6 Nov 2024Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
8 Oct 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy and Industry Policy

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