Our Innovation Services help businesses explore new opportunities, solve problems and drive sustainability by harnessing the intelligence found in nature’s 3.8 billion years of R&D.

Using the Great Lakes Biomimicry’s Innovation Playbook™, critical elements of our process include:

1Tap into nature’s genius through investigation of biological forms, processes, patterns and systems as potential candidates for technical emulation.

2Utilize a diverse set of human assets offered through Great Lakes Biomimicry, The University of Akron’s BRIC (Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center) and other biomimicry collaborative experts in biology, design, chemistry, engineering, material sciences and business.

3Although the process is presented in a linear fashion, it is actually iterative. Insights uncovered at any stage may require a return to and repeat of one or several of the earlier stages in order to achieve optimal results.

4Intellectual property generation increases as progression is made through the stages. Since biological forms, processes and systems cannot be patented, very little patentable intellectual property is generated in the early stages of the process. However, successful execution of later stages is likely to generate intellectual property which can lead to potentially patentable innovations.

Contact us to learn more: [email protected] or 216-233-1694.