News & Updates
Updates from the Institute
Biomimicry Institute Invites Startups to Apply For 2026 Cohort of the Ray of Hope Accelerator
A Leading Global Accelerator for Nature-Inspired Innovation Accepts Applications Until April 24, 2026 MISSOULA, MT — March 3, 2025 — The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission…
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure aimed to catalyze sector-wide shift toward nature-positive solutions.
Good News: You Can’t Ever Be Disconnected From Nature
Surrounded by large buildings, elaborate infrastructure, and intricate technology, it can be easy to feel disconnected from nature.
From Hospital Scrubs to Surgical Sutures: Berlin’s Circular Bioeconomy
In Berlin-Brandenburg, a surgical team prepares for an operation. The biodegradable sutures they’re using were once a nurse’s uniform. In a nearby greenhouse, plants are thriving with biofertilizers made from contaminated cleaning cloths that have…
How Would Nature Communicate About the Climate Crisis?
As a writer, I believe deeply in the power of stories to educate, inspire, and change minds. Whether documentaries, books, podcasts, or articles, the media we consume can be hugely influential. Nowhere is this more important…
Events
AskNature Hive Events
Join the AskNature Hive for monthly events that connect, inspire, and explore how nature teaches us to solve human challenges.
Indigenous Science for Regenerative Futures with Dr. Jessica Hernandez
Join us for a virtual conversation with Dr. Jessica Hernandez, a globally recognized Indigenous scientist, climate justice leader, and best-selling author whose work is transforming environmentalism through an Indigenous lens. As Director of Indigenous Science…
BIOPHILIA: Biodesign, Biomaterials, Bioremediation, Biomimicry with Maëlys Renaud
An evening of nature-inspired innovation, at RIVIAN, Venice. Biophilia is the love of life. Biophilia is a natural affinity for living systems, a principle, a name for an enduring, profound, kinship with living organisms, a book,…
