title: Industrial biosystems engineering and biorefinery systems.
abstract: The concept of Industrial Biosystems Engineering (IBsE) was suggested as a new engineering branch to be developed for meeting the needs for science, technology and professionals by the upcoming bioeconomy. With emphasis on systems, IBsE builds upon the interfaces between systems biology, bioprocessing, and systems engineering. This paper discussed the background, the suggested definition, the theoretical framework and methodologies of this new discipline as well as its challenges and future development.
authors.affiliation: Institute ofMicrobiology, Chinese Academy ofSciences, Beijing 100101, China. chens@wsu.edu
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D004738:Engineering / Q000639:trends*; D007221:Industry / Q000639:trends*; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000639:trends*