The CEEBIOS, European Centre of Excellence in Biomimicry in Senlis, aims to create on the former military site of the Ordener district a set of complementary activities linked to a rapidly growing discipline:

the b i o m i m e t i s m .

In the spirit of a campus, the centre will promote exchanges and cooperation between scientists, research and development teams from major industrial groups, engineers, specialised start-ups, teachers and students.

The objective is ambitious and innovative: to make the site a unique, recognised and renowned reference point for the development and creation of jobs, for the influence of the city and the region, and for this sector of the future.

CEEBIOS is a first in Europe and an opportunity for the future.

Biomimicry is ultimately about doing research in a different way, drawing inspiration from living things to take advantage of the solutions and inventions produced by nature.

Defined by Janine Benyus in 1997, this approach to innovation involves the transfer and adaptation of principles and strategies developed by living organisms and ecosystems to produce innovative goods and services and to meet the challenges of our society.

The main interest of the biomimetic approach is to encourage the development of human activities through a humble and ethical approach that makes them sustainable and compatible with nature.

A fast-growing discipline, it is at the heart of companies' innovation strategies.

Presentation film:

They talk about Biomimicry and CEEBIOS:

Pascale Loiseleur Mayor of Senlis / Francis Pruche Deputy for economic development of the city of Senlis / Laurence Rossignol Senator for Oise, Vice-President of the Picardy Regional Council / Eric Woerth Member of Parliament for the Oise region Mayor of Chantilly Olivier Vasserot Delegate for Restructuring (DAR) at the Ministry of Defence and Veterans' Affairs/ Jacques Livage Professor at the Collège de France, Member of the Académie des Sciences / Gilles Bœuf President of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Professor at the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie / Tarik Chekchak Secretary General of Biomimicry Europa, Director of Science and Environment of Equipe Cousteau in Europe and of the Cousteau Society in the United States Daniel Gronier President of DGChem, Honorary Member of ACDV (Association Chimie du Végétal) / Daniel Thomas 1st vice-president of the I.A.R. cluster (Industries et Agro-Ressources), Professor at the UTC (Université de Technologie de Compiègne), Chairman of the OECD Expert Committee, Expert at the NSF (National Science Foundation) and NASA / Masatsugu Shimomura Professor at the University of Tohoku (Japan) / Miki Haseyama Professor at the University of Hokkaido (Japan) / Vincent BeillevaireGeneral Delegate of the UNIT Foundation (Digital University of Engineering and Technology) Thierry Buvat HR training expert. UNIT Foundation (Digital University of Engineering and Technology) Stéphane Demarquette Director of Learning for Development Research & Innovation, L'Oréal / Ingrid JouveQuality, Environment, Innovation and Sustainable Development Manager, Eiffage Construction / François Dapilly and Benoît NicoletSustainable Development Project Manager, Eiffage Construction / Camila Freitas Salgueiredo Renault - Suez / Sébastien Tréguer Co-founder and Development Manager of EEL Energy (energy from marine and river currents) / Jean-Claude Rosichini Chief Executive Officer of AVENTIA (Consulting innovation and technology) / Gil Burban Trained as an architect and freelance artist/. Paul Boulanger Director of the Governance & Responsible Management Department INDDIGO (Sustainable Development Consulting and Engineering) / Nicolas Enderlé PhD in Telecommunications and R&D Project Manager (Innovation and Creativity Management)/ Mohamed Trabelsi Standards engineer, AFNOR / Kalina Raskin Physical-chemical engineer, Doctor of Biology, Innovation Manager at the Centre Francilien de l'Innovation / Brigitte Kahane Founder of the EcoDesign Observatory and PimliKo (Innovation EcoDesign) / Giacomo Bersano Founder of the innovation consultancy A.I.M. (Active Innovation Management) / Sylvie Latieule Editor-in-Chief of the publications Info Chimie, Industrie Pharma, Formule verte, Chimie Pharma Hebdo / Guillaume Sraïki Thesis student at the LCMCP (Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris) / Magali Thomé Doctoral student at the LCMCP (Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris) / Pascale Lardin Teaching CSR at Strate College - School of Industrial Design, Founder of Now Forever - Agency for the creation of eco-committed projects

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