title: Food, agricultural and marine biotechnology in Chile.
abstract: Economic segments with highest growth rates in Chile are those based on renewable resources like agriculture (fruits and vegetables), marine and forest products. Opportunities for biotechnology are based on a sound scientific base at universities, adequate funding and incipient industry-academia relationships. However, there is an urgent need to develop the engineering capabilities required to scale-up processes and to design, build and operate industrial biotechnology plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agosin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: San Martín
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics; D002677:Chile; D005524:Food Technology; D008386:Marine Biology; D000078329:Workforce