The Bioeconomy to 2030 [electronic resource]: Designing a Policy Agenda /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
OECD International Futures Programme.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2009.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Business of the Emerging Bioeconomy -- The Bioeconomy of 2030 -- Defining the Bioeconomy -- What External Factors Will Drive the Bioeconomy to 2030? -- The State of the Bioeconomy Today -- The Bioeconomy to 2015 -- Conclusions -- Institutional and Social Drivers of the Bioeconomy -- Policy Options for the Bioeconomy -- Glossary of Selected Scientific and Technical Terms -- Annex B -- Annex A -- Executive Summary.
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.
Biotechnology
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