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Biomimicry Institute Unveils AskNature Chat Feature and Advances 10-Year Vision at Climate Week
NYC 2025MISSOULA, MT — September 2025 The Biomimicry Institute is advancing its bold 10-year strategy to accelerate a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative future by announcing a major new digital initiative at Climate Week NYC…
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.
From Field Research to Regenerative Design: How Urban Bird Research Led Me to Biomimicry
Look out of your window, and you’re likely to see buildings, concrete, and human-made materials. In most places where we live, you’ll see an environment defined by human needs: reflective structures, rigid, manufactured materials, and…
Doing the Hard Things That Matter: Reflections on our 2025 Nature Retreat
We just had our Nature Retreat with the 2025 cohort: 10 nature-inspired startups, 18 participants, and I’m thinking about Paul Graham’s famous advice: do things that don’t scale. At its core, the message is that…
Reflections from BioInnovation Midwest in Omaha with Director of Innovation, Sarah McInerney
This week I had the joy of moderated a panel at BioInnovation Midwest on “Incubating the Future of U.S. Biomanufacturing: Key Building Blocks for Scaling Innovation from Startup through to Commercial Success.” with Dr. Chern-Hooi Lim, CEO of New Iridium, Brian Jacobson, Program Manager…
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Designing with Nature & Building for Life: Insights from Michael Pawlyn
The Biomimicry Institute invites you to a conversation with renowned architect and biomimicry leader Michael Pawlyn, whose work asks one of the most important questions of our time: How can we build a world that…
