The bioeconomy or bio-based economy is believed by the EU as the kick-starter of a new era after the industrial revolution. In May, China's top economic regulator, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), unveiled a plan to spur bioeconomy development in the country by 2025. According to the plan, China will take steps to boost biotechnological innovation, accelerate the development of bio-healthcare products, bio-energy and biological environmental protection technologies.
Join this episode of "Taking the Pulse of China's Economy" series, as we invite bioeconomy researchers, entrepreneurs and analysts to discuss and help us understand China's landscape of bioeconomy research and find out its correlation with climate protection, medical and pharmaceutical development, and economic growth.
