Differences in barriers for controlled learning about safety between biotechnology and chemistry

Britte Bouchaut; Frank Hollmann; Lotte Asveld

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31870-8

Differences in barriers for controlled learning about safety between biotechnology and chemistry

Nat Commun. 2022 Jul 14;13(1):4103. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31870-8.

Authors

Britte Bouchaut¹, Frank Hollmann², Lotte Asveld³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Biotechnology and Society, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands. B.F.H.J.Bouchaut@tudelft.nl.
² Section of Biocatalysis, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
³ Section of Biotechnology and Society, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The increasing societal demand for safer, biobased products, and processes creates opportunities for industrial biotechnology and chemistry. To succeed, controlled learning about new emerging risks is crucial but both fields endure difficulty in doing so by their respective regulation and risk management culture.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biotechnology*