Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the  Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially viable solutions from the design lab to the market. The prize is focused on nature-inspired solutions that address one or more of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Videos from this campaign

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Content from this campaign

Environment

Ray of Hope Prize Winner Showcased in Animated Video
ECOncrete wins $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize. Animated video overview released.

Environment

Introducing the 2020 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Finalists
The Biomimicry Institute announces the 10 finalist teams that have created solutions inspired by nature that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Good for Business, Good for the Planet: The Judges Behind the World's Foremost Biomimicry Prize
Learn more about the experts that deliberated on the only international prize that examines how startups see nature as our mentor and not as a warehouse of goods.

Environment

ECOncrete® Wins $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®
The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation are proud to announce that this year’s Ray of Hope Prize® has been awarded to ECOncrete Tech LTD., a science-based company that develops high performance, environmentally-sensitive concrete products for coastal and marine infrastructure projects.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Biomimicry: Using Nature's Perfect Innovation Systems to Design the Future
Biomimicry has the potential to save the human race and the planet. That’s an attractive offer at a time when COVID has turned everything we know and thought we could count on, on its head.  

Events, Media & Communications

Join the Live Watch Party for “The Promise of Biomimicry” Premiering January 23
Tune in on January 23 to get a firsthand perspective of how the Biomimicry Institute is pioneering an open-access platform for nature-inspired design.

Environment

Seeking the Next $100,000 Winner for the Ray of Hope Prize
The Ray of Hope Prize competition, offering the world’s premiere biomimicry prize, is awarded annually to a nature-inspired startup solution that is leveraging business as a force for good. The application for the 2019-2020 season is now open.

Environment

Beth Rattner at Climate One: Climate Change May Take Out Some of Our Best Teachers
Beth Rattner of the Biomimicry Institute recently spoke at a Climate One panel and podcast about "nature's best teachers."

Environment

Beth Rattner at Climate One: What Is Biomimicry?
Beth Rattner recently spoke at a Climate One panel and podcast, explaining what biomimicry is, and the role it can play in product design.

Environment

These Students Came up With an Ingenious Way to Keep Buildings Cool
Taking a page from the termite construction manual,Team Phalanx from the Industrial Design program at California State University, Long Beach has developed an insulation that could revolutionize how homes and offices are cooled.

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