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Circular economy is the norm in nature: all products are 100% recycled and recyclable. Waste does not exist at the level of natural ecosystems, as the metabolic waste of one living being is the food of another. This can inspire us to transform our production methods towards a circular economy. Zero waste, the basis for nature It is often easier, for a company selling a product, not to worry about what happens to waste along the production chain. Yet everything can be put to good use, that's what nature and circular economy do. In ecology, the concept of biocenosis brings together living beings, their organizations and their interactions in a given ecological space. These systems are extremely complex, each species interacting with a large number of living beings in its environment, from bacteria and fungi to trees. A forest is much more than the sum of its inhabitants. This explains why it is very rare that the introduction of a species into a new environment goes well, the complexity of the biocenoses making them almost impossible to apprehend in their entirety. The added species usually ends with either becoming invasive, and lead to the reduction or disappearance of other native species, either by not adapt and disappear from the environment. The subtle balances of biocenoses are the result of long periods of experimentation and evolution, and we humans have little chance of succeeding in creating such complex and self-sufficient systems in a few decades. What we can do, however, by biomimicry is to draw inspiration from methods that have been selected and work on the long term to design our own production systems. The zero waste aspect is crucial in the circular economy because producing elements that are not recycled by other members of the ecosystem is the certainty of an increasingly unstable system. Nature knows how to produce materials with remarkable physical properties, which are also recyclable. In forests, wood is recycled by fungi that have specialized enzymes capable of breaking down their long carbon chains . If the principle of forest ecosystems can be an inspiration in itself for designing industrial networks, the concrete methods employed are also powerful tools that we can put to good use. Lignin, which gives wood its strength, is made up of long carbon chains, which is also the case... for plastic! Some mushrooms are thus capable of degrade plastic into edible material with low energy cost. Aiming for a circular economy, aiming to produce nothing that cannot be recycled at the end of its life, and recycling as much as possible are therefore lessons that can be learned from nature to create a sustainable society. The circular economy, to get out of the linear economy paradigm Linear production, as it is mainly conceived and practiced today, draws on stocks that are non-renewable or do not renew quickly enough and produce waste that is neither dealt with by the economy, nor by the ecosystems. This mode of production is not sustainable, and does not exist in nature. The circular economy aims to create interconnected production networks at all levels, closer to ecosystems to replace the model of production chains with a single output. To design such systems, it is necessary to think of the industry as a whole to identify environmental flows and impacts, and to encourage collaboration between economic actors. Four strategies can be identified to move towards this ideal of a circular economy. Manage waste in closed loops This is our first strategy to aim for the circular economy. Nothing should come out of industries that are of no use to other actors. This goes through the recycling and recovery of co-products, points on which biomimicry can bring a lot of ideas to help recycle materials, enhance the flow of energy and materials from different actors, and to create eco-industrial systems. These initiatives, like the ones below, simultaneously improve the profitability of the activity and reduce its environmental footprint. One way to ensure that you produce recoverable waste is to go through bio-production, which uses the chemistry of life to create materials rather than methods based on petrochemistry, for example. We can thus create non-polluting and biocompatible alternatives. We can cite the work of researchers from the Institut Pascal de Clermont-Ferrand and IRSTEA who have developed a glue from shrimp and mushroom shells that uses agro waste-food and is itself biodegradable. Decrease losses It is often said in the field of sustainable development that the best waste is the one that has never been produced. Eco-design, one of the pillars of the circular economy, aims to reduce the need for materials and particularly non-renewable materials, as well as the waste emitted throughout the life of the product. In nature, we are advantaged if we only need resources that are easily and abundantly available. Similarly, being able to survive with little material intake makes it possible to withstand periods of scarcity. Nature is an expert in lightweight design: natural elements have every interest in limiting their mass, as resources are limited, and excessive mass hinders mobility. Woodpeckers, for example, have a skull that is very resistant to shocks, which allows them to dig into the wood with their beaks. This inspired helmets lighter that can absorb three times more energy on impact than conventional ones. Biomimicry is a powerful tool for eco-design, and very elegant design solutions abound in nature. Energy sobriety In living things, energy is the sinews of war. Trees are jostling to capture solar radiation first, animals are fighting for access to food. Among different bacteria that find an abundant source of food, the one that by its metabolism will be able, all other things being equal, to multiply with fewer nutrients, will see its population grow much faster than the others, and will end up suffocating its competitors. Generally, a specie that, in the same environment, needs more food to perform the same functions as another specie, has a disqualifying disadvantage in nature. The colossal stock of energy that humanity was suddenly able to exploit during the industrial revolution (with the exploitation of coal and then oil) made it possible to develop technologies that do not meet the criteria of sobriety and interdependence found in natural systems. Due to the great availability of resources, energy efficiency was not initially a major criterion in the development of these technologies, and even if this has changed a lot now, many technologies are still far from the capacities of living beings in terms of energy efficiency. energy efficiency and resilience or modularity (adaptation to changes). In a logic of circular economy, we must free ourselves from our dependence on non-renewable resources for our energy needs, which requires, among other things, better efficiency energy. Whether by improving the aerodynamics, with well-known examples like the Kingfisher-inspired Shinkansen or the Airbus Super Transporter inspired by the shape of the beluga, the network management or even the architecture, biomimicry is not at its first energy sobriety attempt. Dematerialization By offering the possibility of avoiding material support to carry information, IT makes it possible to avoid producing prototypes thanks to simulation, to optimize the management of complex systems in real time and to improve our understanding of them. In this sense, IT can be a powerful ally in reducing our environmental impact and organizing the multi-stakeholder cooperation necessary for the circular economy. Industries are equipped for example with digital twins, to simulate their production chains. This makes it possible to anticipate the consequences of disruptions, to test solutions virtually before implementing them physically, and overall to operate more efficiently. Dematerialization, however, relies on a physical medium: computing, that consumes energy (and its consumption increases by 9% each year), requests materials and generates waste. Given the growing importance of IT in the functioning of our societies and our daily lives, succeeding in making the sector more sustainable is a strategic challenge. Biomimicry offers opportunities to reduce the material and energy cost of storing and processing information. Harvard is researching the storage of information on DNA as in the living. This technology makes it possible to store 1000 times more data in the same volume as a conventional hard drive, using only bio-produced organic matter. Research on bio-inspired algorithms is also very active, and makes it possible to create elegant, energy-efficient solutions, inspired for example by our brain, which perform computational feats, simultaneously solving a wide variety of problems with only 20 Watts (the consumption of a small light bulb!). Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Computing with ZACK Eventually, we should succeed in producing fully renewable computers. In the meantime, we can already work, as a first step, to integrate a circular economy logic into IT. Solutions already exist to create electronic components from organic materials. You may have already heard of OLEDs, organic LEDs. Conventional LEDs use semiconductors often enriched with rare metals whose stocks are limited, whose extraction is very polluting and whose recycling is very rare. OLEDs achieve excellent performance while being fully recyclable and highly energy efficient: they surely represent the future of lighting. The span of bioinformatics aimed at using living processes to achieve operations rather than traditional electronic components, is a field of research in full explosion, but which still fits into long-term perspectives. The energy efficiency of biological systems makes them interesting in theory, but their implementation is currently too complex for them to be used on a large scale. We already have a lot of electronic equipment in circulation. Surely you have some somewhere that you no longer use and we have a proposal allowing you to participate directly in the circular economy! The waste of all these electronic components, which at best are forgotten in drawers and at worst end up polluting the environment, is gigantic. Based on this observation, three innovators, Timothée Mével, a graduate of Supaéro and Polytechnique, Casimir de Hauteclocque, a Ponts et Chaussée engineer and Pierre-Emmanuel Saint-Esprit, a graduate of ESSEC, met in Berkeley where they collaborated to found their start-up ZACK. ZACK is already the French leader in the management of second-hand electronic products and makes it possible to recover abandoned devices with less effort. The initiative by ZACK fits perfectly into the logic of the circular economy, by creating an actor who will take charge of electronic products that no longer work and reintroduce them into the economy, just as decomposers make the molecules of living beings available to the ecosystem. ZACK has already put 800 tons of electronic components back into circulation since its creation in 2016. ZACK also gives the opportunity to promote its old appliances with a minimum of procedures, since the company resells the components at auction in less than a month. Their customers are often surprised to know the value of their electronic devices, even out of use. Combining ecological gesture and economic gain while making participation as simple as possible, this is what allows ZACK to participate in changes in consumption patterns and the fight against planned obsolescence. We believe it's essential that as many people as possible hear about these initiatives that can give everyone a role in transforming the way we live and the establishment of a circular economy. To give an order of magnitude, each year an amount of 50 million tons of e-waste are generated, and only 20% that are recycled. This waste pollutes the soil and groundwater, while it represents an annual value of $62.5 billion (a little more than the GDP of Croatia), and a ton of this waste contains more gold than a ton of gold ore before processing. Suffice to say that ZACK still has its work cut out for it, and they're just waiting for you to put all your old phones, computers, clock radios, music players back into circulation. It's good for the planet, good for us, and it's the kind of initiatives we need more than ever to achieve a sustainable and circular economy!

The multiple senses of life inspire sensors for detection tools and interactive technologies. Here is the “Top 5 bio-inspired sensors” developed by Bioxegy experts! Sensor and biomimicry: technology that makes sense! The detection is an essential tool for living beings to know and interact with their environment. If the human being has nine senses (and not five!) to do this, the living has developed and adapted many others. These senses now inspire sensors that support the development of detection tools and interactive technologies. Sensor 1: an explosives sensor inspired by the Mulberry Bombyx Bombix mori, the domestic silk moth (the adult silkworm) has an overpowering sense of smell: the male is able to detect his sexual partners from 16 km away! This capacity is essential to its survival: the moth only lives 15 days in the form of a butterfly, and reproduction is then its only activity (it does not even feed!). Its performance is explained by the operation of its antennas. They are covered with eyelashes with a porous structure to present a maximum surface to the pheromones which come to adhere to them. Researchers from the University of Strasbourg, the CNRS and the Institut Saint-Louis have developed a sensor inspired by the antennae of the Bombyx to detect TNT. The interest of this sensor? His performance. According to the first tests carried out in the laboratory, the device would be able to detect concentrations up to 0.8 ppt (part by trillion = 10¹⁸), a billion times more accurate than other existing sensors. He also outperforms trained dogs! Researchers are currently working on the transposition of this bio-inspired sensor to allow the detection of all types of molecules, in particular explosives and toxic chemical agents. Sensor 2: a forest fire sensor inspired by pyrophilic insects The Amazon, Australia, California: the flames have spared no area of the globe in recent years. If the flora is mostly destroyed, the fauna is not affected as much! And for good reason: some animals are able to detect forest fires. It is even a vital ability for some insects. The beetle Melanophila acuminata, also called fire bug, lays its eggs only on burnt trunks. It has a specialized organ to locate its egg-laying sites, making it able to detect a burnt tree at 1 km and a forest fire at 100 km! Some German researchers were inspired by its infrared detectors to design an ultra-efficient forest fire sensor that reproduces the mechanisms of living organisms! They studied the infrared detection organs of several pyrophilic insects to understand how they work. Their understanding allowed them to design a new biomimetic sensor. This sensor is 80 times more powerful than others on the market. Enough to spot fires much earlier to better protect forests. That's how nature is well done! Sensor 3: an earthquake sensor inspired by the elephant As with forest fires, wildlife is generally spared the ravages of earthquakes and tsunamis. Here again, they are able to sense danger coming in time to get to safety. And once again, these kinds of abilities would serve us well! Elephants are very good at this: their mass offers them a reserved channel of communication: that of seismic waves. They can thus communicate over very long distances. Researchers from the The University of Bristol and Oxford studied these vibrations to prove that it was possible to determine the behavior of these giants (walking, running, and even gurgling!) according to the waves emitted, evidence of the potential richness of these exchanges. To decode these messages, elephants have several tools at their disposal: a fatty cushion in their legs which allows them to feel these vibrations, bones which are excellent conductors of vibration, a trunk equipped with Pacini corpuscles (sensor of very fine movement) and ears which are specialized in low frequencies. NASA is currently developing a fly-eye-inspired sensor to detect seismic vibrations, and these searches provide an interesting new alternative. If we still need to improve our understanding of these mechanisms to develop a new bio-inspired sensor, this research is also useful to us in the development of technologies that absorb or amplify vibrations. Sensor 4: a sugar sensor inspired by a white butterfly Do you know the cabbage butterfly or small white, scientifically known as Pieris rapae. It bears this name in honor of the Pierides, muses of Greek mythology and the kohlrabi, on which the butterfly likes to lay its eggs. This time, it is not one of the senses of this animal that interests us but the white color of its wings! Like its cousin the Morpho butterfly, with iridescent blue, this color is not due to pigments as in most living beings, but to the structure of its wings. The basic structure of the wing consists of a layer of black pigments surmounted by a grid. It is this configuration that makes the black spots on its wings. On the rest of the wing, the whiteness is created by nanoscale balls (10⁻⁹m) hung on the grid. They make the white color appear by reflecting the incident light. How does this structure create a sensor? When molecules land on the beads, the trajectory of the light waves is deflected and the color changes. Researchers from the EPFL in Switzerland, have reproduced the structure of the wings with polymers. When wet, their wing turns black. How to make it a sensor! But, their transposition does not stop there! In truth, the perceived color will depend on the refractive index of the medium where the structure is located. The refractive index of a sugar solution varies according to the sugar concentration, it can be determined according to the color of the sensor! Interest? In the food industry, it is necessary to measure the sucrose content of certain products, like wine. This biomimetic sensor offers a “low-tech” alternative to the refractometers usually used. Sensor 5: an obstacle sensor inspired by the bat The bat is well known for its ability to locate itself in space at night. Its hunting strategy, involving the use of ultrasound, allows it to locate its prey and assess its movement in complete darkness. For humans, sight is the most used sense: our eyes are therefore our primary sensor. Unfortunately, not all our fellow citizens have the chance to observe their environment. Never mind: in the absence of an eagle's view, they can use that of the bat! This is indeed the challenge that the company Ultracane has set itself: a cane for the visually impaired with ultrasonic sensor. Thanks to this sensor, they can detect obstacles on the ground up to 4 meters (depending on the established setting). Second significant advantage of this sensor: detect obstacles in height up to 1.5m away. So here is a small overview of the best existing biomimetic sensors. But, there are many more! These sensors are particularly useful in the field of robotics: they make it possible to create detection robots. By combining the capacities of living things, it is possible to develop robots with various properties, such as this leak detection robot whose movement is inspired by the jellyfish, the body of the octopus, and the sensor of the blind tetra!

The dromedary is one of the animals best adapted to the desert. From head to toe through its hump, this makes it an ally of choice to accompany the man in the desert. Discover the incredible tricks of the dromedary to survive in the desert! Camel, who are you? Dromedary or camel? The scientific name of camel is camelus dromedarius. And yes, the dromedary is actually… a camel! More specifically, the dromedary, also called the Arabian camel, and the (Bactrian) camel are part of the same genus, but have differences that make them two distinct species. The most famous of these differences is of course their number of humps: if the camel has two, the dromedary is satisfied with a single hump. The dromedary indeed lives in the hot deserts, in the Sahara or Arabia, while the camel undergoes the cold winters of the Asian deserts, in Mongolia or China for example. It would therefore seem that from two bumps, representing two energy reserves, the dromedary has evolved into a simpler form with a single bump, sufficient and therefore more effective. Mark of this evolution, during its gestation the dromedary has two bumps which will merge before its birth! Just like between the horse and the donkey, a hybridization is possible between the dromedary and the camel: the hybrid is named Turkoman. Due to their distinct geographical areas, hybridization is only possible in farms. The camel family, the camelids, also includes llamas and guanacos, alpacas and vicuñas. These American cousins are also adapted to arid conditions, those of the Andes Cordillera rather than deserts. Famous “vessel of the desert” alongside man for millennia The dromedary is extremely well adapted to the desert. Its famous bump is a symbol of her adaptation. It is often thought of as a simple water supply, but the reality is more complex and much more interesting than that! The dromedary's hump is actually made up of fat, and therefore serves both as a water reserve and as an energy source. Water is not stored in liquid form directly, but can be recovered by the body when needed thanks to specific physiological reactions that do not exist in other animals. The dromedary can thus not drink for two weeks! On the other hand, when he finds a water point he is on the contrary able to drink in one go a quantity of water that would kill any other mammal... Furthermore, grouping all the fat together in a single bump rather than distributing it more evenly also has advantages in terms of thermoregulation: the absence of fat under its skin allows it to cool itself more effectively at night. The viable internal temperatures of the dromedary are also impressive: where we humans must always maintain our temperature around 37°C, it is normal for a dromedary to see its internal temperature vary from 34°C to 42°C. depending on the outside temperature. This 8°C amplitude allows it to save a lot of energy, a major asset for survival in the desert. Men made no mistake about it and very quickly sought to domesticate the dromedary, at least 3,000 years ago. The wild ancestor of the dromedary also disappeared following this domestication, unlike for example the wild guanaco which continues to exist alongside the domesticated llama. The dromedary renders many services to the men. Its most famous use is undoubtedly its participation in the caravans that have crisscrossed the Sahara since antiquity. Capable of carrying 140 kg and traveling 50 km a day in the desert, camels made these caravans the only efficient way to transport goods from one end of Africa to the other for a long time. The appearance of maritime trade, then the introduction of motor vehicles, of course diminished the importance, size and frequency of these caravans. However, the dromedary is still used as a pack animal and remains one of the most reliable means of transport in the Sahara. And that's not all ! Very versatile, and the only animal to survive in the desert, the dromedary offers many possibilities. Its meat and the milk of females provide a welcome food source in the desert. Its adaptation to the desert could also be used for military purposes, as during Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign for example. And still today, unexpected uses are emerging, such as itinerant camel-back libraries or its use for garbage collection. Finally, camels are also racing animals. Their name alone comes from the Greek dromeus, which means runner. Some breeds were selected more for their speed than their pack abilities, and large camel races continue to be held today, for example in the United Arab Emirates or Oman. These races are even listed on the intangible cultural heritage of Unesco. Camel and biomimicry Man's lifelong companion, the dromedary is our ally also indirectly thanks to the innovations it inspires us. The dromedary and its nose, a great thermoregulator To survive in the extreme heat conditions of the Sahara, the dromedary has sophisticated thermal regulation and water preservation systems. In addition to his bump, his respiratory system also plays an important role. It takes advantage of the low night temperatures to store water in the mucus of its nose. When day comes with its very high temperatures, this water cools the air it inspires by evaporation. Heat transfers are favored by the very large surface of its nasal canals. This operation has inspired the development of an air conditioning system for buildings in the desert which can reduce the indoor temperature by 5°C and increase the indoor humidity by 20% during the day. This system can be used for greenhouses in the desert and allow cultivation where it seems impossible. This is just an example among others of what biomimicry can do for agriculture! Camel's feet, or how not to get stuck in the sand Have you ever tried driving on sand? Not easy not to get bogged down… And what if biomimicry gave a boost to automotive ? The dromedary does not have hooves: its feet are more suited to loose sand than to surfaces that are too hard. Their concave shape, that is to say hollow inside, concentrates the sand towards the inside of the foot. This compacts the soft ground, making it easier to move and avoid sinking into it. Reproducing this concavity on tires makes it possible to design tires that are more efficient on sand and reduce the energy needed to advance in the desert. Camel nictitating membrane and sensor cleaning Faced with sandstorms, the dromedary must protect his eyes so as not to lose his sight. One of these protections is its nictitating eyelid. This third eyelid provides effective protection against sand, and ensures eye cleaning that saves tears, and therefore water. Bioxegy was inspired by this to design a camera cleaning system using 10 times less water than usual systems! More details on this project carried out with a major French automotive supplier here. Conclusion Thanks to its incredible adaptation to the desert, the dromedary has been able to make itself indispensable for men for millennia. And thanks to biomimicry, this long love story is far from over! Sources: https://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Dromedary https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/en/2-1344/the-camel-caravans-in-the-ancient-sahara/ Camel's nose strategy : New innovative architectural application for desert buildings Camels and Fennec Foxes: A Case Study on Biologically Inspired Design of Sand Traction Systems

Your expert in biomimicry. Design and develop technologies inspired by nature's most ingenious know-hows, thanks to our biomimetic engineers. Up Boost your R&D thanks to biomimicry. Biomimicry provides sophisticated and effective solutions to your technical challenges and ambitions. Bioxegy imagines, designs and develops intelligent and sustainable bio-inspired technologies to meet your innovation objectives. On a daily basis, we imagine, design and develop new bio-inspired, disruptive or incremental technologies and innovations, as close as possible to the needs of our industrial customers. More concretely, in collaboration with our clients' teams and our partner laboratories, we innovate by drawing on the great ingenuity and sophistication of life in order to find solutions optimised along 3 possible axes: ​ Problem-Solving: solving technological obstacles/ precise pain points using new and proven biological resolution prisms. Re-Engineering: complementing or improving existing technological building blocks through incremental innovation with clever bio-inspired solutions. New Product Introduction (NPI): the contribution of disruptive innovation to prospective projects via ideational approaches and with new biomimetic concepts Learn more Our profession Every day, Nature orchestrates the daily lives of billions of species in varied ecosystems and under various constraints. Nature thus has omnipotent and proven specifications. Our multidisciplinary expertise thus covers all areas of industrial applications (from automobiles to algorithms, including chemistry, fluid mechanics and thermal engineering!). Functional materials & Structures Acoustics & Vibrations (NVH) Thermoregulation Detection & Information management Fluid mechanics (Aero- and hydro-dynamics) Tribology, Corrosion, Abrasion Design of Systems (industrial design) Other areas: chemistry, optics, ... We work with key players in these sectors, from SMEs to large groups, including flagship mid-sized companies in their fields , in France and internationally. Are you interested in the potential of biomimicry and want to seize this opportunity to boost your R&D? Call on our expertise In order to shape ingenious bio-inspired concepts to develop alongside you, Bioxegy relies on multidisciplinarity and a vast range of skills, which is reflected in the scientific diversity of our team. General engineers or specialist, biologists or chemists by training, we are all united by our passion for biomimicry and our conviction of its positive impact on society. Discover our team Our team Do you have a curious, creative and daring mind? Biomimicry intrigues you and you would like to participate in the great adventure that is bio-inspired innovation? Join us Biomimicry is not only a new way to innovate: it is also an opportunity for humanity to look towards a more sustainable and responsible future, where we link human progress and Nature. Bioxegy defends this vision and is committed to the alliance between innovation and sustainability. Learn more Our vision Call on Our Expertise The expertise and methodologies developped by Bioxegy ensure great future prospects in terms of innovation and resolution of technical problems through a fresh and unique perspective that is rooted in nature and its ingenuity. So don't wait any longer: Contact us In order to ensure impeccable quality of development on each project, Bioxegy has established an unprecedented network of scientific expertise. We mobilise our partner laboratories and research centers to provide technical skills and experimental results at the forefront of our industrial clients' issues. Learn more Our scientific network

Your expert in biomimicry. Design and develop technologies inspired by nature's most ingenious know-hows, thanks to our biomimetic engineers. Up Boost your R&D thanks to biomimicry. Biomimicry provides sophisticated and effective solutions to your technical challenges and ambitions. Bioxegy imagines, designs and develops intelligent and sustainable bio-inspired technologies to meet your innovation objectives. We deliver an impactful and proven expertise in biomimicry. Working alongside your R&D and innovation teams, our biomimetic engineers draw inspiration from nature's most ingenious mechanisms, properties and functions. Bioxegy is one of the international pioneers of this powerful and promising engineering field. Discover Bioxegy Working alongside your R&D and innovation teams, our biomimetic engineers draw inspiration from nature's most ingenious mechanisms, properties and functions. Bioxegy is one of the international pioneers of this powerful and promising engineering field. Les apports du biomimétisme dans l'aéronautique sont très variés et concernent les domaines suivants : Science des matériaux Nicolas Héron R&I Senior Program Manager + NVH | acoustique Absorption acoustique et vibrations (NVH), Résistance aux chocs Gestion acoustique active Amplification des signaux Compatibilité électro-magnétique (EMC) + Sciences thermiques Optimisation thermique des composants et matériaux Dissipation de la chaleur et/ou échanges thermiques Isolation, résistance au froid Efficacité énergétique Anti-icing + Capteurs et traitement de l'info Capteurs optiques Capteurs haptiques / mécaniques Capteurs chimiques et divers Traitement de l'information et de l'image optimisé et algorithmie + Tribologie Nicolas Héron R&I Senior Program Manager + Mécanique des fluides Aérodynamisme Hydrodynamisme Conditionnement / étanchéité (Micro-) fluidique Valves, pompes, tuyaux Filtres + Conception industrielle Conception industrielle des composants et systèmes Idéation industrielle disruptive / nouvelles fonctionnalités Manufacturing, assemblage Ergonomie + Divers Chimie (ingrédients, principes actifs, réactions, procédés) Sciences optiques Actuation, injection Esthétique, couleurs Anti bio-contamination +

Your expert in biomimicry. Design and develop technologies inspired by nature's most ingenious know-hows, thanks to our biomimetic engineers. Up Boost your R&D thanks to biomimicry. Biomimicry provides sophisticated and effective solutions to your technical challenges and ambitions. Bioxegy imagines, designs and develops intelligent and sustainable bio-inspired technologies to meet your innovation objectives. We deliver an impactful and proven expertise in biomimicry. Working alongside your R&D and innovation teams, our biomimetic engineers draw inspiration from nature's most ingenious mechanisms, properties and functions. Bioxegy is one of the international pioneers of this powerful and promising engineering field. Discover Bioxegy Join the European companies who have opted for biomimicry with Bioxegy! Automotive Aeronautics Space & Defence Energy & Environment Consumer Goods Chemicals & Industry Transports & Logistics Luxury Goods Construction & Infrastr. Already more than 100 biomimetic R&D projects successfully led! Discover our projects Explore the added value of biomimicry Testimonies of our partners Nicolas Héron R&I Senior Program Manager Bioxegy has generated highly relevant bio-inspired pre-concepts for our industrial applications, even in challenging industrial environments. We are convinced that Biomimicry is a promising approach, particularly when correlated with credible technical know-how, that is appreciated in-house! Christophe Prévé Chief Technological Officer Bioxegy's biomimetic experts addressed three of our technical challenges with clever bio-inspired concepts, that precisely answered our objectives. We highly recommend Bioxegy's strong and innovative expertise in bio-inspired R&D. We still continue mobilising their expertise on a regular basis ! Corinne Payen R&D Director Bioxegy experts deliver a rigorous and creative know-how, which has quickly enabled us to design viable bio-inspired technological concepts. Given this very successful joint partnership, that still thrives today and that has entirely met our expectations, we can only recommend Bioxegy’s expertise! Our innovative expertise is internationally appraised Top 5 biomimicry experts worldwide StartUs 2020 1st national prize for industrial innovation Prix Galilé 2019 Top 35 Startups GreenTech Europe Best Startups Europe Laureate France 2030 competition Techinnov France Bioxegy and biomimicry in the media Les Échos L'Usine Nouvelle La Tribune Usbek & Rica Biomimicry: when Nature's ingenuity inspires the innovations of the future. How can we not be amazed at the impressive sophistication of living know-how? With Bioxegy, we wanted to materialise the promise of biomimicry to shape a tangible and impactful expertise. Today, Bioxegy has become the French expert in biomimicry. Our teams draw daily on a virtually infinite pool of highly sophisticated biological prowess to design new technologies with our French and European partners. Alongside them, we are paving the way towards progress that combines biology and engineering. A deeply differentiating and sustainable perspective. In the face of today's technological challenges, Nature offers us the best evidence of all: 3.8 billion years of R&D. It is helping us change the game. ​ Sidney & Simon, Two enthusiasts.