Report on Reports: Cash Flow, Carbon, and the Bioeconomy

In this episode, Erum and Karl unpack six major reports that define the current state of synthetic biology and the bioeconomy. From investment trends to national security concerns, from manufacturing failures to trillion-dollar opportunities, these reports paint a complex picture of an industry at a critical turning point.

Episode Links:

• Ig Nobel Prize

• SynBioBeta 2025 Investment Report

• World Economic Forum’s Report with Capgemini

• Advanced Biotech for Sustainability Coalition Report 

• BIO and Kearney’s Bioeconomy Impact Modelling Report

•  National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnologies Report 

•  First Bight Ventures to Buy a Manufacturing Graveyard Report 

• Link 150th episode 

• Alexander Titus ep

• Angela Belcher ep

• Genspace

• Break into Biotech

• NSF and NVIDIA Partnership

Topics Covered: 

natural resources, feedstocks, bioprocessings, biomanufacturing, consumer products and goods, biotech, industry reports