BERST How to build Regional Bioeconomies and

create new cross-sectoral business?

Myrna van Leeuwen (coordinator), LEI Wageningen UR Brussels, 12 November 2014

Content

• Motivation for BERST project: - EU Bioeconomy Strategy - RIS3 /regional policy

• BERST toolkit: - to explore bioregional potential - to develop regional profiles

• Participation interest

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Ensuring food security

Managing natural resources sustainably/biodiversity

Reducing dependence on non-renewable resources

Mitigating and adapting to climate change/GHG emissions

Creating jobs and maintaining European competitiveness

Context: the Bioeconomy and the Societal Challenges (EC bioeconomy Strategy, 2012)

objectives are interconnected

Aim strategy: long term

sustainability

Context: RIS3/regional policy

• Regional development

• Smart specialization

• Use regional characteristics

• Clusters and cluster initiatives

• Triple helix

• Entrepreneurial discovery process

• Process of regional profiling

Context: bioeconomy as engine of economic growth in EU regions

Transition from fossil based to biobased economy is complex

Has a long run time horizon

How to achieve the implementation of the bioeconomy?

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BERST contributes to the bioeconomy development

BERST: BioEconomy

Regional Strategy Toolkit

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BERST consortium

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Objectives of BERST project

Exploring the bioeoconomy potential of EU regions by focusing on the following questions:

- What is the current bioeconomy

potential of EU regions?

- What is the future bioeconomy

potential of EU regions?

- How to close the gap between

current and future bioeconomy

potential of EU regions?

- How to develop smart

strategies for regional

bioeconomies in EU?

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Building blocks of BERST toolkit

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Block 1: describers of regional bioeconomy potential

Cluster size

Household income

Public support &

acceptance

Land use

Size of population

Regulations

Energy

Transport

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Block 1: Chemical jobs across NL nuts3

Zeeuw-Vlaanderen, South Limburg,

Delfzijl: NUTS3 regions with strong agri-

chemical potential

On-line tool

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Block 1: Biotechnological potential in Cambridge

Index>100: strong in ‘R&D employment’

and ‘Quality of education’

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Building blocks of BERST toolkit

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Block 2: supporters of regional bioeconomy – measures and instruments

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Block 2: I&M applied in Germany

On-line tool

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Building blocks of BERST toolkit

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Block 3: Case Studies and Good Practices as inspiration for other regions

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Block 3: framework for analysing CS and GP

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Block 3: three phases in the development path of a

biocluster

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Building blocks of BERST toolkit

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Block 4: Regional Profiles for biosectors

Biomass production

Chemicals, biorefinery, polymers

Food and Feed processing

Energy

Paper and pulp

Construction Textile and

clothing

Biotechnology

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Block 4: factsheet with spiders, scores and guidelines to develop profiles

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Block 5: Network and Alignment

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Block 5: Network and Alignment

Internal focus: • community of Practice - interactive process approaches • dynamic learning agenda • exchange between science and regional practise • exchange among BERST partner regions External focus: • exchange to and engage other regions • connection to platforms and other networks (CoR, Errin,

Climate KIC) • being helpful to non-BERST regions

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Interested in participation?

www.BERST.eu Myrna.vanLeeuwen@wur.nl