The Bioeconomy to 2030
Designing a Policy Agenda
The biological sciences are adding value to a host of products and services, producing
what some have labelled the “bioeconomy” and offering the potential to make major
socio-economic contributions in OECD countries. Using quantitative analyses of data
on development pipelines and R&D expenditures from private and public databases, this
book estimates biotechnological developments to 2015. Moving to a broader institutional
view, it also looks at the roles of R&D funding, human resources, intellectual property,
and regulation in the bioeconomy, as well as at possible developments that could influence
emerging business models to create scenarios to 2030. These scenarios are included
to stimulate reflection on the interplay between policy choices and technological
advances in shaping the bioeconomy. Finally, the book explores policy options to support
the social, environmental and economic benefits of a bioeconomy.
Published on April 15, 2009Also available in: French