Author: Biomimicry Institute
Biophilic Interiors: Bringing Natural Elements Indoors
In our modern, urbanized world, it’s easy to feel disconnected from nature. Concrete jungles, artificial lighting, and synthetic materials dominate our everyday environments, often leaving us feeling distant from the organic, calming presence of the…
Biomimicry Institute Invites Startups to Apply For 2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator
The Ray of Hope Accelerator supports startups drawing inspiration from nature’s 3.8 billion years of R&D to address the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Biomimicry Institute Unveils New Report Highlighting Ray of Hope Accelerator Success
The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius, today announced the launch of its ambitious 10-year strategy at New York Climate…
Exploring Gratitude in Nature
Have you ever received a gift or a kind compliment that inspired you to “pay it forward” with a generous gesture of your own? A 2014 study offers fascinating insights into this behavior, revealing that…
Biomimicry Institute Unveils 10-Year Strategy
The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius, today announced the launch of its ambitious 10-year strategy at New York Climate…
Meet the 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort
The Biomimicry Institute announced the 10 startups selected to participate in the transformational Ray of Hope Accelerator. The six-month accelerator is designed to propel nature-inspired startups towards commercialization through robust training, networking, $15,000 in non-dilutive funding…
An Interview with Sudoc, as They Scale Up Nature-Inspired Chemistry
Our Director of Innovation, Jared Yarnall-Schane, sat down with Roger Berry, CEO of Sudoc, and their investors Job Van Schelven of PureTerra and Martijn van Rheenen of Momentum Capital, to learn more about how this…
Exploring Big Questions at the 2024 Launchpad Retreat
The Biomimicry Institute has completed a weeklong nature immersion as part of our Launchpad Program. We brought together 20 of the most curious and creative minds from around the world in May to share ideas…
Biomimicry Institute Announces Winners of the 2024 Youth Design Challenge
The 2024 Youth Design Challenge saw remarkable participation from across the world, with submissions from 11 countries diving into the biomimicry process under the guidance of dedicated educators and mentors. From tackling issues ranging from…
Why We Evolved Ray of Hope from a Prize to an Accelerator
We know that to have a healthy and resilient ecosystem we need the entire system to work together. There cannot be one winner. The Ray of Hope Accelerator will support the technologies, industries, and people…
