elcome to this New Year edition of Innovators
Magazine, which is being distributed at the
annual conference of the Industrial Biotechnology
Innovation Centre (IBioIC) in Glasgow.
Finding solutions to the long list of global grand challenges is
the only pathway that leads to a sustainable future for humanity.
The fate of tomorrow’s generations, like never before, now de-
pends on the actions industry and government leaders
choose to take today.
Step forward biotechnology, which has a major role to play
in developing innovations that can deliver a majority of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals, or what has been labelled the
‘blueprint for a better future’. Exploring this argument further
inside this edition, we look at what fast-tracking the transition to
a sustainable bioeconomy would mean for eforts to tackle the
climate crisis, defne the future of food, and create a more
circular economy.
Pointing the way, Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Secretary General of the
European Association for Bioindustries, EuropaBio, writes about
how efective cross-sector collaboration can speed up the pro-
cess. While Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director of the Good Food
Institute, looks at the mainstreaming of the plant-based food rev-
olution. Dr Rocio Ortego, our expert analyst on global health and
climate issues, also discusses the work Doctors Without Borders is
doing to raise awareness of the links between
health and climate. And in our special feature
section on IBioIC, we highlight how the market
in Scotland is impacting biotech at a national
and international level.
IN THIS ISSUE
TEAM
Editor’s word
Iain
Robertson
Editor
4 Europe
6 Climate
8 Food
22 Circular Economy
14 IBioIC Feature
Industrial Biotechnology for a
Sustainable Future
In the spotlight:
10 Bouygues
12 INFORS HT
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Design | Creative Blair Carrick
Partnerships | Publishing Susan Robertson
Insight | Analysis Dr Rocio Ortego
Research | Editorial Ebba Engstrom
Strategy | Editorial Iain Robertson
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