Executive Director, Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), Belgium.
Chief Technology Officer, Corbion; Chair BBI JU Governing Board (ret), Belgium.
N Biotechnol. 2018 Jan 25;40(Pt A):31-39. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Jun 27.
This article discusses the preparation, structure and objectives of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU). BBI JU is a public-private partnership (PPP) between the European Commission (EC) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), the industry-led private not-for-profit organisation representing the private sectors across the bio-based industries. The model of the public-private partnership has been successful as a new approach to supporting research and innovation and de-risking investment in Europe. The BBI JU became a reality in 2014 and represents the largest industrial and economic cooperation endeavour financially ever undertaken in Europe in the area of industrial biotechnologies. It is considered to be one of the most forward-looking initiatives under Horizon 2020 and demonstrates the circular economy in action. The BBI JU will be the catalyst for this strategy to mobilise actors across Europe including large industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), all types of research organisations, networks and universities. It will support regions and in doing so, the European Union Member States and associated countries in the implementation of their bioeconomy strategies.
本文讨论了生物基产业联合企业（BBI JU）的筹备、结构和目标。BBI JU 是欧盟委员会（EC）与生物基产业联盟（BIC）之间的公私合作伙伴关系（PPP），BIC 是一个由私营部门主导的非营利性行业组织，代表了生物基产业的各个私营部门。公私合作伙伴关系模式作为一种支持欧洲研究和创新、降低投资风险的新方法已经取得了成功。BBI JU 于 2014 年成立，是欧洲在工业生物技术领域有史以来规模最大的工业和经济合作努力。它被认为是“地平线 2020”计划下最具前瞻性的举措之一，展示了循环经济的实际应用。BBI JU 将成为这一战略的催化剂，动员欧洲各地的参与者，包括大型企业、中小企业（SMEs）、各类研究组织、网络和大学。它将支持各地区，从而支持欧盟成员国和相关国家实施其生物经济战略。
