The application of science and technology to living organisms, as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for the production of knowledge, goods and services.

Eurostat b, Glossary, accessed 14 October 2016

Source category: EC Technical Documents

Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.

UNEP, 1992, Convention on Biological Diversity. United Nations Environment Programme.

Source category: International Organisations

Techniques that use living organisms or parts of organisms to produce a variety of products (from medicines to industrial enzymes) to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms to remove toxics from bodies of water, or act as pesticides.

US EPA, 2015, Terminology Services. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://ofmpub.epa.gov/sor_internet/registry/termreg/searchandretrieve/termsandacronyms/search.do, accessed 27 February 2015.

Source category: Agency Documents

Integration of natural sciences and engineering in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof, and their molecular analogues for products and services.

Vert, M., Y. Doi, et al. (IUPAC Polymer Division) 2012, 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)', Pure Applied Chemistry 84 (2), pp. 377-410.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature