@article{1e6fd41796294ca9aa348d6c0b441f5a,
title = "Ovation of biopolymers in conterminous EU members via clustering of biotechnological advances: A mini-compendium",
keywords = "bioeconomy, biomaterials, bioplastics, biopolymers, synthetic biology",
author = "Spyridon Achinas and Efthymios Poulios and Simon Bergsma and Euverink, {Gerrit Jan Willem}",
note = "Funding Information: The biopolymer industry{\textquoteright}s attempts to keep pace have been ineffective due to limited financial support from the government, dubious applicability, and investor apathy (). Researchers have focused on identification and testing of efficient synthetic methods to produce biopolymers. Therefore, niche technology is often held up at the lower levels of development due to a lack of supportive policy. A reliable, well-implemented policy would bolster the infrastructure of the biochemical industry and prevent further investments in fossil-based polymers over the next decade (). Continuing government subsidies buoy the biochemical industry, allowing it to manage the ebbs and flows of bioplastic production capacity. An erratic legal framework is holding the industry back from potential aid, thereby preventing the elimination of carbon emissions and amortisation for past climate change pitfalls. Despite the deluge of press and research releases insisting that bioplastics are imminent, the fact remains that no institutional investor has yet figured out how to ramp up allocations to biochemical infrastructure. Instead, biochemical producers have received significant funding to pursue the elusive goal of producing biopolymers from biowaste. ",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3389/fbioe.2022.1061652",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
journal = "Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology",
issn = "2296-4185",
publisher = "Frontiers Media SA",
}