THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE
Building a new generation of
sustainability innovators
Through biomimicry education and entrepreneurship, we’re helping people create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.
OUR PROGRAMS
Explore nature’s solutions and the ideas they’ve inspired with this powerful, free online tool.
Teach STEM in a whole new way with a biomimicry challenge tailored for
Learn biomimicry while creating real solutions to climate change. Win prizes and the chance to join the Biomimicry Launchpad!
Get support to bring your nature-inspired design to market and a chance to win the $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®.
BGDC ANNOUNCEMENT
And the winners are…
A tidal energy harvester inspired by jellyfish. A soil erosion solution that mimics a kingfisher’s eyelid. A mosquito-control device that functions like carnivorous plants. Meet the 2018 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge winning teams, who see the possibilities for a sustainable world reflected in the living systems that surround us.
OUR IMPACT
Designing a bright future
A design team from Mexico transforms a biomimicry challenge win into a thriving new interdisciplinary consultancy.
“When we look at what is truly sustainable, the only real model that has worked over long periods of time is the natural world.”
Janine Benyus / Co-founder, The Biomimicry Institute
Film by Tree Media
SUPPORT US
Support a new era of design
Imagine a world where everything we make is inspired by, and connected to, the natural world. With your support, this vision is becoming a reality. Learn how to join us in developing the next generation of innovators whose designs will help both people and planet thrive.
