This study illustrates how the application of biotechnology to the production of goods and services has been put to use for value creation. The purpose of this work is to show how biotechnology can be applied to a great number of industrial activities and represents a profitable investment for companies at very different stages of technical and business maturity.

Ten worldwide cases of successful biotechnology development and implementation have been explored and analysed for this work. After a brief introduction to the different types of biotechnology advancement and projects, the ten cases are presented and elaborated on. For each case the context and an historical description of the developments is presented. Main lessons to be extracted and success key factors are given on a case by case basis.

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