MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Testbiotech

NGO or non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Testbiotech appears in 26 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

26
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Von der Biotech-Industrie unabhängige Folgenabschätzung im Bereich Biotechnologie. Impact assessment in the area of biotechnology. We are science based and independent from the biotech industry.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 26 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party831%
Greens/EFA623%
Socialists & Democrats519%
European Conservatives & Reformists312%
Renew Europe312%
Patriots for Europe14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
4
2021
1
2022
2
2023
5
2024
3
2025
7
2026
4

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

Martin Häusling
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Norbert Lins
2 meetings · EPP
Manuela Ripa
2 meetings · EPP
Christophe Clergeau
2 meetings · S&D
Aurelijus Veryga
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaRisks and Regulation of Genetically Modified Microorganisms
16 Jul 2026Adam JarubasGMM in Biotech Directive
16 Jun 2026Ton DiepeveenNew Genomic Techniques
4 Jun 2026Aurelijus VerygaEU Policy on Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Biosafety
19 Nov 2025Martin HäuslingVeranstaltung zu NGT Annex I
20 May 2025Ana VasconcelosNGTs
19 May 2025Miriam LexmannNew genomic techniques and their impact on health and environment
30 Apr 2025Manuela RipaNGTs
26 Mar 2025Bert-Jan RuissenAgriculture
25 Feb 2025Sirpa PietikäinenNGTs
16 Feb 2025Manuela RipaNGT
19 Nov 2024Christophe ClergeauNGTs
19 Nov 2024Biljana BorzanNGTs
24 Sep 2024Martin HäuslingBUND- Onlinever­anstaltung: "Weniger Regeln für Neue Gentechnik in Europa? Kritik aus der Wissenschaft“
4 Dec 2023Martin HäuslingAustausch zu NGT

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