Venture capital for bio-entrepreneurship and regional integration: an opportunity for a new symbiosis

This article discusses the opportunity of regional integration through the bioeconomy in Latin America to promote the development of bioentrepreneurship by attracting venture capital. In this sense, it highlights the importance of the bioeconomy as an avenue for productive diversification. However, it also highlights the challenges faced by bio-entrepreneurs such as the lack of an enabling environment, the informality of business and the difficulty of accessing finance. The article shows the importance of venture capital as a source of support for the development of bio-entrepreneurship and mentions the need for public institutions to foster its growth. It concludes that regional integration in the bioeconomy can be an opportunity to attract venture capital and strengthen the development of bioentrepreneurship.