This article presents the current status of the development of bioeconomy in the Czech Republic. Although the country has no unified strategy on bioeconomy, there are ambitious governmental innovation strategies and focused strategies for each region. Traditionally, the country has had a strong research performance in chemistry and biology, which together with developed agriculture, forestry and food industries, provides a good foundation for the development of locally based circular systems. Moreover, the government supports research on tools and applications of new plant breeding technologies, including genome editing, and there is a strong initiative from the research community calling to update EU regulatory policy in this area.

Bioeconomy Platform of the Czech Republic Kamýcká 129 165 00 Prague 6 Suchdol Czech Republic

Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research Palacký University Olomouc Šlechtitelů 27 Olomouc 783 71 Czech Republic

Department of Forestry Technologies and Constructions Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamýcká 129 165 00 Prague 6 Suchdol Czech Republic

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