Context Definition

The Bioeconomy is an economy that is based on ecological sensitive products and services produced by the use of biotechnology and renewable energy sources. An economy where the basic building blocks for industry and the raw materials for energy are derived from plant/crop-based (i.e. renewable) sources. The evolution of the biotechnology industry and its application to agriculture, health, chemical or energy industries is the best example of bioeconomic activity.

More:  European Bioeconomy - OECD Bioeconomy Forum

Insight Articles

• Will a Bioeconomy Be Sustainable? (Science Daily)
  
  
• A Vision for the Future of Genomics (Nature)
  
  
• Human & Social Dimensions of Bioeconomy (CSREES)
  
  
• Bioproducts for Economic Expansion (MSU)

Strategic Visions

• Global Biotechnology Report 2008
  Released by Ernst & Young - 2008
  
  
• The Bioeconomy to 2030
  Released by OECD - 2006 (1.7 MB )
  
  
• The Future of the Biomedical Industry
  Released by Kellogg Biotech - 2006 (0.8 MB )
  
  
• Biodiesel Expansion: Economic and Agricultural Impacts
  Released by Tennessee University - 2006 (3.2 MB )
  
  
• Towards a European knowledge-based Bioeconomy
  Released by EU Commission - 2004 (0.6 MB )

Top Resources

• News:  Yahoo - BBC - GEN - Bionity - Topix Biotech
  
  
• Articles:  NBT - Signals Magazine - Biotech Journals
  
  
• Resources:  BioSpace - Biofpr - BiotechResources
  
  
• Wikipedia:  Bioeconomy - Biotechnology - Biofuel
  
  
• Blogs:  Bioeconomy - Biotech - FBAE - Bioboom

Visionary Speaker

Juan Enriquez: Decoding the Future with Genomics. Juan Enriquez is an authority on the economic and political impact of science. The founding director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project, Enriquez has published widely on topics from the technical to the sociological, and was a member of Celera Genomics founder Craig Venter's marine-based team to collect genetic data from the world's oceans.

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