Two more reports from Global Watch Missions – on biocatalysts and RFID
Reports alert
A quick note to say that there are two more reports from the DTI's Global Watch Missions.
Biocatalysts, current and future use in mainstream manufacturing in the USA
"The US chemical industry is the world’s largest producer of chemicals. Its processes are increasingly based upon biocatalytic technologies. The USA aims to build up a dominant Industrial Biotechnology Research Base (Technology Vision 2020), a joint effort of industry, academia and government. This vision will lead to the establishment of bioprocesses as the source of sustainable products and a globally competitive manufacturing industry."
and
Radio frequency identification (RFID) - a mission to the USA
"The DTI Global Watch Mission to the USA on radio frequency identification (RFID) in May 2006 not only confirmed salient views on RFID developments but also revealed an intensity of issues of significance with respect to US-European collaboration."
More on these if we get time.
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