There are a number of national and international activities going on the bio-economy.

Links to relevant webpages:

• The Nordic Council of Ministers informs about programmes, projects and networks for the bioeconomy sector
• European Bioeconomy Council
• Bioeconomy Observatory
• The Eurpean Commission posts different activities related to the bioeconomy
• SCARs mandate is to advise the European Commission and the Member States on the coordination of agricultural research in Europe
• The European BioEconomy Stakeholders Manifesto launched in Utrecht April, 2016

Our researchers have participated in a number of seminars and conferences related to the topic:

• Innspillskonferanse om regjeringens bioøkonomistrategi, 8th of June 2015, Oslo
• The 2016 Annual Conference of the EU-SPRI Forum: Exploring New Avenues for Innovation and Research Policies, 7th-10th of June 2016
  
• The SPRU’s 50^th anniversary conference ‘Transforming Innovation’, 7th-9th of September 2016
• The NoRest Conference in Copenhagen, 25th-26th of October 2016