Global Biomimicry Design Challenge: Food Security

The Biomimicry Institute is partnering with the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and food and conservation experts to solicit nature-inspired solutions toward ending world hunger. From 2015-2017, our Global Biomimicry Design Challenge will mobilize thousands of students and professionals around the world to tackle the problem of food security. Our goal: show how modeling nature can provide viable solutions to reduce hunger, while creating conditions conducive to all life. The food security challenge will officially launch on January 5, 2015. Sign up now to receive the challenge brief and additional details on the competition as they become available. Feeling inspired and want to do something right now? Join the biomimicry community on our social media channels today: Professionals, university students, and high school students around the globe are invited to join the Global Challenge. Our new accelerator model offers multiple entry points for participants and prizes that support bringing promising solutions to market. Each year, we will host a design concept round and a prototype round, each with separate judging panels and prizes. Beginning in 2016, the $100,000 “Ray of Hope” Prize will be awarded annually to the prototype round winner. Select finalists from the prototype round will be introduced to partners and investors who can provide incubation support, and we will help bring the top solutions to market by introducing teams to government, NGO, and private sector partners.