The security of food, feed and energy supply, resource efficiency and the creation of sustainable economic value and jobs for a growing population represent interlinked global challenges demanding new approaches and paradigms. One of them is bioeconomy, which ranks very high on national and international agendas, strategies and blueprints. This special issue brings together a series of unique contributions by some of the leading experts on bioeconomy with a special focus on biotechnology as the pillar of bioeconomy. The articles cover different aspects and are structured into sections on global perspectives, regional dimensions, examples of national initiatives, examples of regional and local case studies, transnational clusters and technology platforms, intellectual property rights, bio-industry associations and new scientific and technological trends in bioeconomy. A final article discussing perspectives on bioeconomy concludes this series of publications. We hope that readers will enjoy the first comprehensive insight into bioeconomy at the global level.

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特刊生物经济前言

粮食、饲料和能源供应的安全、资源效率以及为不断增长的人口创造可持续的经济价值和就业机会代表了需要新方法和范式的相互关联的全球挑战。其中之一是生物经济，它在国家和国际议程、战略和蓝图中排名非常靠前。本期特刊汇集了一些生物经济领域领先专家的一系列独特贡献，特别关注作为生物经济支柱的生物技术。这些文章涵盖了不同方面，分为全球视角、区域层面、国家举措示例、区域和地方案例研究示例、跨国集群和技术平台、知识产权、生物产业协会和生物经济领域的新科技趋势。本系列出版物的最后一篇讨论生物经济观点的文章结束了。我们希望读者能够在全球范围内第一次全面了解生物经济。