Breeders’ rights, patents and genetic modification
European seed companies are worried about the future. The existing sector – particularly in the Netherlands, Germany and France – is founded upon plant breeders’ rights, but the patent system
Systems thinking is not our forte
We all know the stories about DDT, fifty years ago – but did we learn from them? Not quite, says Ton Schoot Uiterkamp, a retired – but still very active
More guts needed for the bioeconomy
North-western Europe has the best feedstock in the world for biobased industries, says Marc Verbruggen, NatureWorks’ CEO and largest PLA producer in the world. He could have added: also the
Welcome to the age of CRISPR
Genetic modification is not a new technology. But a new tool, CRISPR, now elevates it to a much higher level. And op top of that, genetic modification is in the
Bioeconomy: much more employment in biobased chemicals than in biofuels
More than once, we devoted our attention to the negative impact of biofuels policy on the biobased chemical industry. New calculations by Nova Institute now show that in the bioeconomy,
Green Growth, much too optimistic?
Those who do not believe in the future, might be advised not to go there at all. All too often I have heard readers of our book ‘Groene Groei’ (Green
Waiting patiently (until the biobased economy has passed away)!?
Sorry, we publish this review of Dutch innovation policy in Dutch only.
Connecting Industries, a nice book but with limitations
Sorry, we publish the review of this book ‘Connecting Industries’ only in Dutch.
on: 22 January 2015