This roadmap by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for implementing the bioeconomy in Germany provides recommendations to help accelerate the market ramp-up of bio-based products and technologies, and to address social and ecological challenges. It shows that removing regulatory hurdles, getting technology transfer investments off the ground, and engaging stakeholders and consumers at an early stage can speed…...

Who we are The International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) is an independent think tank composed about forty high-level bioeconomy leaders and experts from all hemispheres, representing different backgrounds and expertise. While the members of the IACGB serve in their personal capacity, many of them also advise the bioeconomy landscapes and governments of the…...

Statement from the Hannover Symposium organized by Volkswagen Foundation and the International Advisory Council for Global Bioeconomy (IACGB) August 2023 One Planet - Bioeconomy Solutions for Global Challenges Summary To deal successfully with the global crisis affecting the planet the current economic models based on the fossil economy need to be substantially transformed as soon…...

The Spanish presidency today unveiled its proposal to strengthen open strategic autonomy and reinforce the global leadership of the European Union. In March 2022, the leaders of the 27 Member States endorsed the need to address vulnerabilities in European supply chains highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions.…...