Euractiv.com Est. 1min 17-10-2022 (updated: 28-11-2022 ) Applications of biotech in healthcare range from personalised medicines to biomarker testing which looks for genes, proteins, and other substances that can provide information about cancer. [SHUTTERSTOCK/ROMIXIMAGE] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Thanks to biotechnology applications such as PCR tests and mRNA vaccines, Europe saw a way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. What comes next is exploring the full potential of life science in the healthcare sector. Vaccines based on mRNA technology have been successfully developed up to their commercial approval for the first time during the pandemic, together with the spread of monoclonal antibodies to even treat the effects of the diseases. In this series of articles, EURACTIV reviews the forthcoming policy initiatives that will test the promising potential of biotech in the health sector also looking at some practical examples in the EU countries. High hopes for EU’s health biotech sector after COVID boost News | Health 17-10-2022 Est. 5minThe vibrant biotech sector is ready to showcase what European businesses can do when it comes to human health while waiting for more initiatives at the policy level. Biotech needs reinforcing ‘bridge’ between research and real world News | Health 28-11-2022 Est. 4minBetter ensuring the technology transfer from laboratory activities to patients in hospitals is the next step to take for the flourishing European biotech sector, according to health experts and stakeholders. Italy could become a reference point for biotechnology in health care also for its know-how Opinion | Promoted content | Health 25-10-2022 Est. 9min"We believe that the biotechnology sector, especially in the health sector, can be an element of great value for patients in relation to what is the ability to produce and generate valuable innovation in favour of the well-being and health of people, but it can certainly also be a great driving force for our economic system".
