Synthetic Biology Vision for Europe Unveiled

May 2, 2014

(Royal Society of Chemistry) – A new ‘strategic vision’ for synthetic biology has laid out the steps Europe needs to take in the next five to 10 year to nurture the field, with chemistry a key part of its strategy. The document, formulated by the European Research Area Network in Synthetic Biology (ERASynBio), describes the field as a ‘new approach to biological engineering’ using biology, engineering, chemistry, physics and computer science. Potential applications are legion, including industrial biotechnology, chemicals, medicine, agriculture, as well as research tools.