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Five recommendations to kick‐start bioeconomy innovation in the UK
Author(s) -
Burns Caitlin,
Higson Adrian,
Hodgson Edward
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.1633
Subject(s) - competitor analysis , investment (military) , politics , business , management , political science , economics , law
The UK ’s bioeconomy has the potential to be world leading. However, political, economic, and social barriers are holding back innovation in this sector. Key interventions are needed to allow bioeconomic innovation to flourish. Caitlin Burns and Adrian Higson of the NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants, and Edward Hodgson of Aberystwyth University, make five recommendations to help the UK catch up with global competitors and stimulate investment in innovative bioeconomy. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd