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.
What Fashion’s Circular Economy Is Still Missing
A collaboration between the Biomimicry Institute and The Microfibre Consortium Imagine a garment designed to give everything it has and then quietly return. At the end of its useful life, its fibres break down safely,…
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…
Events
Resilient & Regenerative Cities Leadership Plenary with Amanda Sturgeon at World Cities Summit 2026
Join The Biomimicry Institute’s CEO, Amanda Sturgeon for Resilient & Regenerative Cities Leadership Plenary. The theme for WCS 2026 is Liveable and Sustainable Cities: ACT Now! Accelerate, Collaborate, and Transform – to create more liveable, resilient,…
London Climate Action Week 2026
Join the Biomimicry Institute’s CEO, Amanda Sturgeon, and Director of Nature of Fashion, Asha Singhal, at London Climate Action Week 2026! London Climate Action Week harnesses the unique power of London for global and local…
Future Fabrics Expo 2026
The largest dedicated showcase for sourcing certified, sustainably and responsibly produced materials will take place in Brussels, 24-25 June, across 3300m2 and alongside the Textiles Recycling Expo.
