Abstract
Biotechnology uses substances, materials or extracts derived from living cells, employing 22 million Europeans in a €1.5Tn endeavour, being the premier global economic growth opportunity this century. Significant advances have been made in red biotechnology using pharmaceutically and medically relevant applications, green biotechnology developing agricultural and environmental tools and white biotechnology serving industrial scale uses, frequently as process feedstocks.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Current Opinion in Biotechnology |
Volume | 24 |
Early online date | 23 Jun 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- biotechnology
- Europe