Building the UK's industrial base in engineering biology
Author(s)
Kitney, Richard I
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The paper describes the strategy and components that have been put in place to build the UK's research and industrial base in Engineering Biology. The initial section of the paper provides a brief historical overview of the development of the field in the United Kingdom. This comprised, principally, a major report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and a strategic roadmap for synthetic biology, together with the establishment of six new synthetic biology research centres, a national centre for the industrial translation of synthetic biology and five biofoundries. The next section of the paper describes the UK government’s policy for the field. Important elements of the implementation of the policy comprises people, Infrastructure, Business Environment and place. In this context, a number of important areas are addressed—including industrial translation; building an expert workforce and nucleating, incubating and accelerating a new engineering biology industry in the United Kingdom. The final portion of the paper addresses the author's view of the way forward. This comprises placing the development of the field, both nationally and internationally, in the context of the development of the Bioeconomy and Climate Change. The final section of the text addresses a specific strategic approach and the implications for the United Kingdom in relation to the development of its industrial base in Engineering Biology.
Date Issued
2021-12-01
Date Acceptance
2021-10-26
Citation
Engineering Biology, 2021, 5 (4), pp.98-106
ISSN
2398-6182
Publisher
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Start Page
98
End Page
106
Journal / Book Title
Engineering Biology
Volume
5
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Authors. Engineering Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36970556
PII: ENB212016
Subjects
Engineering Biology
bio‐economy
industrial translation
industry
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2021-12-06