Biotechnology: what it is and how it's about to change our lives
Biotechnology - technology that uses living organisms to make products - could soon allow us to conjure up products as diverse as household cleaning products, organs for transplant and cleaner renewable fuels.

Biotechnology: From transforming healthcare to transforming our planet ...
Biotechnology’s reach extends beyond the generation of life saving treatments to provide innovations that address critical planetary challenges. Alternative forms of biotechnology are responsible for often subtle yet transformative contributions to our daily lives. Biotechnology beyond medicine is actively helping us to achieve the SDGs in an inconspicuous yet powerful fashion at a time when ...

Four intractable problems that biotechnology can help solve
Modern molecular biotechnology, or the application of our knowledge of the genome to engineer organisms with beneficial traits, enables new solutions to today’s challenges. Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which adds the tools of molecular biotechnology to humanity’s toolbox, promises similar improvements in wellbeing as those that were delivered by previous technological ...

How could biotechnology improve your life? - World Economic Forum
Biotechnology can actually improve your life. Read on to know the benefits of Biotechnology and how it can help in various aspects of life.

6 expert essays on the future of biotech | World Economic Forum
How will biotechnology transform our approach to human health? Scientists from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council share key insights.

How biotech can revolutionize healthcare for the future | World ...
Biotech and its applications are rapidly evolving. Businesses, governments, and experts need to work together to realize its full potential in healthcare.

These 3 industries are primed for a bioindustrial revolution
The industrial application of biotechnology to produce a huge variety of products – ranging from food ingredients to speciality chemicals and advanced biomaterials – could accelerate the transition to a more resource-efficient, resilient global economy. It’s estimated that up to 60% of the physical inputs to the global economy could, in principle, be produced biologically, offering a ...

How biotechnology is evolving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Biotechnology could mitigate humans' impact on the planet through large-scale bio-based interventions aimed at restoring former environmental balances and creating new ones.

Establishing a biotechnology ecosystem – lessons from Serbia
Serbia has made gains in biotechnology – which is transforming the health sector – and can show other states how to accelerate their biotech journeys.

The biorevolution is kicking off. Here's how to harness its ...
Advances in biotechnology have the potential to improve our health and longevity, stave off threats to the environment and provide a buffer to the agricultural sector.