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The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute offers AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of ways they are used in design. It also hosts a Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education; a Biomimicry Launchpad startup accelerator program; and the Ray of Hope Prize® for early-stage biomimetic companies to bring solutions to market. In 2021, the Institute launched a new collaborative initiative called Design for Decomposition which will pilot technologies that convert discarded clothes and textiles into biocompatible raw materials.

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  • The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute offers AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of ways they are used in design. It also hosts a Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education; a Biomimicry Launchpad startup accelerator program; and the Ray of Hope Prize® for early-stage biomimetic companies to bring solutions to market. In 2021, the Institute launched a new collaborative initiative called Design for Decomposition which will pilot technologies that convert discarded clothes and textiles into biocompatible raw materials. The organization is based in Missoula, Montana in the United States. Its goal is to help innovators learn from nature in order to design sustainable products, processes, and policies in response to real-world problems. The Biomimicry Institute has become a key communicator in the field of biomimetics, connecting thousands of practitioners and organizations across the world. Its Global Network currently supports 38 regional networks across 26 countries as of 2022.The Biomimicry Institute was founded in 2006 by Bryony Schwan, Dayna Baumeister and Janine Benyusand originated following the publishing of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus; a natural sciences writer, innovation consultant and author. (en)
  • Le Biomimicry Institute (Institut de la biomimétique) est un institut américain privé ayant statut d'organisation à but non lucratif, basée à Missoula, dans le Montana,aux États-Unis. Il est consacré au biomimétisme et au développement des méthodes visant à s'inspirer du vivant (bioinspiration) Il a été fondé en 2006 par Bryony Schwan et Janine Benyus (biologiste, consultante en innovation, vulgarisatrice scientifique et auteur de six livres, dont Biomimicry: Innovation inspired by Nature) (fr)
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  • Le Biomimicry Institute (Institut de la biomimétique) est un institut américain privé ayant statut d'organisation à but non lucratif, basée à Missoula, dans le Montana,aux États-Unis. Il est consacré au biomimétisme et au développement des méthodes visant à s'inspirer du vivant (bioinspiration) Il a été fondé en 2006 par Bryony Schwan et Janine Benyus (biologiste, consultante en innovation, vulgarisatrice scientifique et auteur de six livres, dont Biomimicry: Innovation inspired by Nature) (fr)
  • The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute offers AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of ways they are used in design. It also hosts a Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education; a Biomimicry Launchpad startup accelerator program; and the Ray of Hope Prize® for early-stage biomimetic companies to bring solutions to market. In 2021, the Institute launched a new collaborative initiative called Design for Decomposition which will pilot technologies that convert discarded clothes and textiles into biocompatible raw materials. (en)
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