Successful Biomimetics
– BIONIS 2007
BIONIS Conference, Thursday 20th Sep. 2007, at the Bath
Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (the BRLSI), Bath, UK
This conference will include keynote presentations from representatives of companies that are
successfully using Biomimetics (inspiration from nature) for commercial innovation, together with
ample networking opportunities for delegates.
BIONIS Award Ceremony and Prize Winner’s lecture:
The daytime conference will be followed by the presentation of the First BIONIS Biomimetics
Award, sponsored by Swedish Biomimetics 3000  , and the Prize Winner’s lecture, as a BRLSI
evening lecture.
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Who should attend:
Academics, designers, industrialists and policymakers who have an interest in new technologies
inspired by natural systems, and those with an interest in sustainable technologies.
How to participate:
The fee of £75 for BIONIS members and £85 for non-members will include a buffet lunch with
wine, refreshments during the course of the day and a light supper with wine before the evening
lecture session. (BIONIS membership is free - please visit the members’ page of
www.biomimetics.org.uk for further details, and to download further copies of this flyer and
registration form).
Format of the day:
Registration is from 10.15 am, followed by the first lecture at 11.00 am. The day-time session will
finish by 5.45 pm. This will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the BIONIS prize
winner at 6.00 pm. BRSLI members will join the conference attendees for the prize giving and
evening lecture at 7.30 pm. The event will be over by 9.00 pm
Speakers will include:
Jaap den Toonder, Philips Eindhoven: Micro-fluidic manipulation using artificial cilia.
Ken Fairclough, Eco-Zen: Ecomimetics: Learning from natural design methods and their
solutions.
Lars Uno Larsson, Swedish Biomimetics 3000  : An intersectional model for funding and
fostering translational research
Julian Wilson, Matt Black Systems: Biomimetic businesses: work harder or the ant gets it!
Phil Richardson, Thoughtcrew: Business Creation with biomimetics
Geoff Hollington, Hollington Design: Growing products - interactions between a new
manufacturing paradigm and product design.
Alex Parfitt, BAE Systems: Biomimetics and its applications in aerospace and defence.
Tom Podolinski, Finisterre: Intelligent form – the final genome
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To register: Please complete and return the form below, together with registration fee, by
September 10th 2007
About BIONIS
The mission of the network is to promote the application of Biomimetics in products and services
and its use in education and training. Membership is now over 350, with members from academia
and industry in more than 48 countries. It is currently funded by the University of Reading.
(Membership of BIONIS is free – join online)
Further details may be found at the BIONIS website (www.biomimetics.org.uk) or obtained by email
from bionis@reading.ac.uk
Successful Biomimetics – BIONIS 2007
Thursday 20th Sep. 2007, at the BRLSI, Bath, UK
Registration form
This form can be completed electronically and returned attached to an email to the address at the
bottom of the next page, or you can print it, tick boxes and complete details on both pages, and return
by Fax or by Post before September 10th 2007
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Successful Biomimetics – BIONIS 2007
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