Reference

Reference

A knowledge base covering the science and structure of the whole bioeconomy.

An open knowledge base covering the science, technologies and structure of the whole bioeconomy. Browse the sectors in the sidebar, or search with ⌘K.

  • Foundations Two introductory pages: what the bioeconomy is, and the basics of the carbon cycle.
  • Agri-food systems The food bioeconomy sector: crop biotechnology, livestock and aquaculture, alternative proteins, crop inputs and precision agriculture.
  • Blue bioeconomy The blue bioeconomy sector: aquaculture and seafood, marine biotechnology, blue carbon and coastal ecosystem restoration.
  • Forestry & biomaterials The forestry bioeconomy sector: engineered timber and construction, fibres and textiles, the chemistry of cellulose and lignin.
  • Bioenergy & climate The bioenergy and climate sector: routes from biomass to energy, CO₂ removal methods, adaptation to dry climates.
  • Health & biomedicine The biomedicine sector: therapeutic platforms, diagnostics and monitoring, regenerative and personalised medicine.
  • Biochemistry & industrial biotech The industrial biotech sector: platform and specialty chemicals, polymers and materials, enzymes and biocatalysis.
  • Ecology & restoration The ecology sector of the bioeconomy: pollution cleanup, ecosystem restoration, the science of biodiversity observation.
  • Synbio & enabling tech The bioeconomy's base technologies: genome editing and synthesis, design automation, reading and interpreting biological data.
  • Bioproduction & equipment Bioproduction equipment and infrastructure: upstream, downstream, fill-finish, analytics, automation, cleanrooms, consumables and sensors.
  • Cross-sector intersections Biological authentication, bioluminescent urban lighting and in-space organ bioprinting — what remains of a mechanism at the boundary of fields.
  • Services, governance & capital Standards, logistics, regulation, market access, finance, IT, education, policy and consulting — the measurement base of governance practices.
  • Methods & reference The wiki's reference section: analytical methods, units and data sources; see the methodology introduction.
  • Methodology Scope, sourcing rules, the division of labour between the reference and the technology catalogue, and how uncertainty is handled.