Elcock, Leon B. IIIPerez, RolandoChappell, Callie R.Lardner, CaseyCamenares, DevinThaweechuen, JirapatMunoz, Diego2025-06-032025-06-032025Elcock, L., Perez, R., Chappell, C., Lardner, C., Camenares, D., Thaweechuen, J., & Muñoz, D. (2025). 5.2 Solidarity Bioeconomy. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25611/A9YX-5F79https://hdl.handle.net/1911/118561This entreaty presents a novel vision for biotechnological development based upon a democratic and community-centered innovation ecosystem, the solidarity bioeconomy. Rooted in the principles of democratic ownership, community science, and equitable wealth creation and the practice of Indigenous biotechnology, solidarity bioeconomy networks are composed of community biology labs and cooperative enterprises among other alternative ownership enterprises (AOEs). Various ways to structure for-profit enterprises are discussed along with potential challenges and potiential solutions. The entreaty ends with specific calls to actions, ways to immediate support, along with model examples of existing organizations (ICV, Cooperative Wine Institute). Endorsing this entreaty represents an acknowledgment of solidarity bioeconomy as a foundational concept for biotechnology development and a commitment to growing solidarity bioeconomy networks in bioregions around the world.This entreaty was created as part of The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology summit (February 23-26, 2025) in Pacific Grove, CA.engAttribution 4.0 InternationalReportSOA_2025.5.2_Solidarity_Bioeconomyhttps://doi.org/10.25611/A9YX-5F79https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4698-6835https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1790-7422https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0021https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-3153https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-1682https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6829-4582https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-140X