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The bio-economy is an innovative economy model based on the sustainable use of renewable resources in agriculture and industry, and that takes in account biodiversity and environmental protection. To this aim, some key factors are need: the development of new technologies and processes, the identification of renewable feedstock not in competition with other production chains, the creation of new markets and competitiveness, the pushing of policymakers and stakeholders to work more closely together. The transition to a bioeconomy calls for the increased production and extraction of biomass. The biomass should be utilized to provide food and feed, as well as broadly replace non-renewable resources across sectors, including the transportation sector, the energy sector, chemical industries, construction, life sciences, etc. Moreover, enabling the widespread replacement of non-renewable resources by renewables requires research and the commercialization of “green and blue technologies”, such as biomass processing, biotechnology, and biorefinery concepts. With innovative technologies, biomass has the potential to be a substitute to oil, gas, and coal in most of their current applications, and thereby reduce our reliance on fossil resources. In the end, resource efficiency should be achieved through a cascading use of resources, the valorization of residuals, and the adoption of circular economy principles: the transformation towards a circular bioeconomy, and the application of green and blue technologies, is part of the solution to several of the sustainability challenges facing society today, including climate change, ecosystem degradation, resource depletion, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, etc. So, by expanding the market for bio-based products, transforming the industrial sector, fostering biotechnological innovation and supporting rural development, the bioeconomy enhances economic growth and creates new jobs across all sectors of society. The main scope of this special issue, therefore, is to contribute with innovative studies and researches, also from a technological and economic point of view, to the above topics.

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