Biotechnology Research Roadmap - Science and Innovation

ROADMAPS
forSCIENCE
A GUIDE FOR NEW ZEALAND SCIENCE ACTIVITY
Contents
Preface 2
Summary 3
1. Introduction 6
1.1 Why a Biotechnology Research Roadmap 6
1.2 Scope of this Roadmap 7
1.3 Audience 7
2. The International Context 8
2.1 The global biotechnology sector 8
2.2 Research trends 10
2.3 Future outlook 11
2.4 Market trends 11
2.4.1 Health biotechnology 11
2.4.2 Agricultural biotechnology 12
2.4.3 Industrial biotechnology 12
2.5 Security and defence 12
2.6 Biotechnology and society 13
3. The New Zealand Context 14
3.1 New Zealand’s economic base 14
3.2 The NZ biotechnology industry: growing in scale 15
3.3 Meeting the global challenge 18
3.4 A unique environment 19
3.5 Societal values 19
3.6 Health status 20
4. The Strategic Landscape 21
4.1 Government strategy 21
4.2 The biotechnology regulatory environment 25
4.3 Primary industry strategy and research priorities 25
5. Biotechnology Research in New Zealand 27
5.1 Current investment levels 28
5.2 Who is allocating biotechnology research funding 29
5.3 What outcomes is the government currently
seeking from its biotechnology research investments 30
5.3.1 FRST’s horizons model 30
5.3.2 The HRC’s portfolio-based investment framework 32
5.4 Key research providers 32
5.5 Current research investment areas 33
5.5.1 Biomedical science and drug development research 34
5.5.2. Animal and plant biotechnology 38
5.5.3. Food and nutrition 42
5.5.4. Marine biotechnology 43
5.5.5 Industrial biotechnology 44
5.5.6 Environmental biotechnology 44
5.5.7 Research to support the effective development
and management of biotechnology 48
5.5.8 Research commercialisation – streamlining processes 48
6. Directions for Biotechnology Research 49
6.1 High level objectives 49
6.2 Biotechnology Research Directions 50
6.2.1 Statements of Direction: Economic 52
6.2.2 Statements of Direction: Environmental 57
6.2.3 Statements of Direction: Research to support
the effective development and management
of biotechnologies 59
6.2.4 Directions: Cross-cutting issues 59
7. Putting this Roadmap in place 62
Annex 1: References 63
Annex 2: Continuum of public research investment
schemes in biotechnology research 65
Annex 3: Statistical Framework for Biotechnology
Research and 2004/05 Government Funding
Investment by Area 68
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