It typically refers to the need for new thinking to solve today's pressing environmental, social and economic challenges. The concept has strong ties to efforts aimed at transforming the traditional fossil fuel driven economy into a resource-efficient economy based on sustainability principles and increased use of renewable resources. Among the objectives of the bioeconomy are the reduction of climate change impact, reduced use of raw materials and energy, increased added value from biomaterials, and increased utilisation of waste (Smaradottiretal., The implementation of the program therefore required close multidisciplinary collaboration.