Articles about Biomimicry and NextGen
Plant-based pigment developer Sparxell secures 3.2 million dollar funding
Sparxell was the 2023 Ray of Hope Prize Winner
UK manufacturer of plant-based pigments Sparxell has announced the closing of a 3.2 million dollar funding round which it said it would use to help accelerate the development and commercialisation of its products.
Read MoreNew Pollination Devices Inspired by Bees Increase Crop Yield
Introducing BloomX
Inspired by honeybee and other pollinator strategies, BloomX's products increase crop yields while reducing the unsustainable farming practice of shipping billions of bees around the country each growing season.
Read MoreJay Lanier Receives 2023 Interface Sustainability and Sales Award; Directs a Grant to the Carbon Leadership Forum
Jay Lanier, regional sales director for Interface, and grandson of Ray C. Anderson, has been presented with the 2023 Interface Sustainability and Sales Award. As part of his award, Interface and the Foundation will donate $2500 each to the nonprofit of his choice. He chose the Carbon Leadership Forum.
Read MoreEvolving Ray of Hope from a Prize to an Accelerator
By: Jared Yarnall-Schane
The Ray of Hope Prize is now the Ray of Hope Accelerator
Read MoreCELLUGY: A nature-inspired alternative to microplastics
Unleashing the potential of biofabricated cellulose
Presenting CELLUGY, one of the 2023 Ray of Hope Prize Finalists. Unleashing the potential of biofabricated cellulose
Read MoreBiomimicry Institute Opens Applications For Fifth Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort Class
2024 Cohorts Will Join 39 Graduate Startups Already Working to Address the World’s Largest Environmental and Social Challenges through Nature-Inspired Solutions
Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 to empower nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet, today opens applications for its 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator. This unique founder-focused program aims to propel nature-inspired startups towards marketplace growth with robust training, networking opportunities, and $15,000 in non-dilutive funding. Applications are due May 3, 2024.
Read MoreBrightening Our Corner - February 2024
Our Quarterly Newsletter
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has published its quarterly newsletter. February 2024.
Read MoreGroundswell Delivers Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Projects In Georgia
Groundswell Receives Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant for energy efficiency upgrades in low- and moderate-income homes in Southwest Georgia.
Read MoreNextGen Committee Grants $94,000 to Women’s Earth Alliance for Reforestation Efforts in Indonesia and Kenya
The Foundation’s NextGen Committee has awarded a $94,000 grant to Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) for two of their Women in Forests programs in Indonesia and Kenya.
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