At the final BioSTEP Conference on 22 February 2018 (http://www.bio-step.eu/results/workshops-and-conferences/), participants agreed the following goals for future research:
1. Integrate the priorities of civil society into bioeconomy research agendas
2. Develop and test models for co-creating knowledge in the bioeconomy
3. Communicate the complexity of the bio-economy to the general public
4. Analyse the regional transition to the bioeconomy
5. Ensure responsible research and inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy
Further information on these recommendations and on the lessons learned from BioSTEP is available here: