Project in Public-Private Partnerships

Name: Bioinspiration Colab

Location: San Diego

Partners: San Diego Zoo, NASA

Status: Active

Nature's inspiration... applied

Biomimicry is the discipline of applying nature's principles to solve human problems.  These principles have proven to be highly efficient, reduce waste and in many cases are virtually closed loop systems.  By applying these principles to commercial challenges, industries ranging from transportation to energy, manufacturing to architectural design could become more efficient, profitable and generate more jobs.

The Bioinspiration Colab

As with all challenges, innovative solutions do not focus solely on technology.  Innovation is about industrial ecologies; lining up the right people and opportunities to invest together.

The Bio-inspiration Colab is a Manhattan style project, designed to help crack that challenge, providing access to an innovation network with the right resources and bio-inspired solutions to help solve the most challenging sustainability problems.

The Bioinspiration Colab will:

• Focus on Innovation through Collaboration
• Provide Market Education form Industry Experts
• Convene Killer Market Networks with the Right Resources
• Focus on Commercial Opportunities

Bioinspired solutions represent a tremendous opportunity to challenge the way we approach innovation.  Join us as we explore the possibilities and begin developing the home of bio-inspired research.