Mai 2007
Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) can be concisely defined as “transforming life sciences knowledge into new, sustainable, eco-efficient and competitive products”. (1) Renowned experts from academia and industry were invited to contribute to an expert paper which outlines the perspectives of a KBBE with in the next 20 years.
The resulting so-called ‘Cologne Paper’ was published on 30 May 2007 in Cologne at the conference ‘En Route to the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy’ hosted by the German Presidency of the Council of the Euro pean Union. It presents the findings of six workshops which were held between January and March 2007. The participants (see page 19 ff) discussed the follow ing aspects: 1. Framework, 2. Food, 3. Biomaterials and Bioprocesses, 4. Bioenergy, 5. Biomedicine and 6. New Concepts and Emerging Technologies.
The visions, forecasts and recommendations presented are intended to assist policy-makers in identifying priorities and adopting measures. The findings of the paper reflect the view of the independent experts and should not be regarded as the official position of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.