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.
Your Connection With Nature Makes a Difference
We are asking people to solve the most complex living systems problems in history. Yet, ironically most of us spend the majority of our professional lives inside urbanized environments, interfacing with nature primarily through screens…
The AskNature Podcast Launches May 27, Exploring Our Reconnection with Nature
MISSOULA, MT – May 4, 2026 – The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission to catalyze a nature positive, regenerative, and inclusive future, today announced the launch…
Designing a Nature-Inspired Future at LA Climate Week
In 2009, a movement began in NYC that has since sparked over 20 annual Climate Weeks worldwide. This year marked my third time attending LA Climate Week (LACW), and witnessing its evolution has been quite…
Events
AskNature Hive Events
Join the AskNature Hive for monthly events that connect, inspire, and explore how nature teaches us to solve human challenges.
The Nature of Fashion: Building Biocompatible Futures – AskNature Hive Live Conversation
Today’s fashion and textile industry epitomizes the take-make-waste approach to our natural resources that is at the core of our climate and ecological crises. The Nature of Fashion project, alongside global partners leading the development and implementation…
Regenerative by Design with Asha Singhal at the Katapult Future Fest 2026
From regenerative ecosystems to biomimicry to bioengineering – where do we draw the line between learning from nature and redesigning it? Together with founders, investors and researchers, we’ll explore real-world examples across food systems, ocean…
