The third year of the EIC Pathfinder Engineered Living Materials Portfolio, as reported on the EU Publications office, saw a range of new activities across multiple working groups.

For example, the portfolio published the EMA Horizon Scanning Report on ELMs for therapeutic production following collaborative workshops, completion of stakeholder interviews analyzing market barriers for biotechnology products, and expansion of the technology exchange platform to 78 researchers.

Looking ahead to 2026, the portfolio will host an international summer school on ethical and societal aspects of ELMs, conduct a regulatory workshop on GMO frameworks, and convene the fourth Annual Meeting in Copenhagen while continuing engagement with the EU Technology Council for Advanced Materials.