Una visión insurgente al Statu Quo de la industria biotecnológica y el establecimiento de biorrefinerías

Abstract

The biorefinery concept was created with the intention to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and their conversion into biotechnological products with commercial value. However, the problem of environmental pollution and the low access to products of biotechnological origin such as vaccines, medicines and even food in vulnerable populations, show that the vision of social benefit, justice and equity has not been enough. For this, it is necessary to challenge the current state by promoting a multidisciplinary insurgency that primarily sees the socio-economic development of the several rural communities and the protection of native ecosystems. For this reason, this paper emphasizes a series of critical points that must be addressed before the installation of any biorefinery, based on an academic, governmental, and business cluster that operates in an integral way.