Web Portal - Europe Bio-Based Economy - Information

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Website: www.bio-economy.net




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Bio-Based Economy

This web site, a joint industry and science initiative, is hosted by EuropaBio in collaboration with ESAB.

Launched in September 2005 this portal provides information on the emerging bio-based economy. It explains the basis of the concept, that the bio-based economy uses renewable resources such as yeast, enzymes and biomass, to meet environmental, consumer and industry needs.

It provides background information, updates news information and promotes applications of biotechnology, which is now a major sector of European Industry. In support of this view it quuotes the following information:

In 2003, the European biotechnology industry had:

• Nearly 2000 companies (more than the USA)
• Employed 94,000 people (just over half that of the US sector)
• Spent €6 billion on R&D (only about one-third of the American figure)
• Had revenues of €19 billion (less than half the US)
• Formed 132 new companies (60% more than America) (Critical I)

Contacts

Contact

• Wim SOETAERT / ESAB - the European Federation of Biotechnology Section on Applied Biocatalysis / BELGIUM
• Hugo SCHEPENS / EUROPABIO BELGIUM