Leaders in the Global Biomimicry Movement

We have partnered with the City of San Diego and local universities to become the world’s first biomimicry hub.

Biomimicry in Action

Read all about innovations that have been inspired by nature.

Biomimicry Business, Research, Innovation, Design, Governance, and Education (BRIDGE) is a multi-organization research and collaboration network through which biomimicry is promoted as a new paradigm for nature-inspired research, education, innovation, and investment to create a more efficient and sustainable world.

Biomimicry BRIDGE News

December 13, 2010
“Natural Forms Offer Potential for Product Designers”
The San Diego Business Journal covers the development of biomimicry at the San Diego Zoo and Biomimicry BRIDGE.

Biomimicry BRIDGE Steering Group

The Biomimicry BRIDGE steering group serves to guide the development and implementation of BRIDGE mission- and vision-aligned initiatives. The group is comprised of remarkable individuals of diverse backgrounds and affiliate organizations, including representatives from San Diego Zoo Global, the City of San Diego, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, University of San Diego, and CONNECT.

Allison Alberts
Chief Conservation Officer
San Diego Zoo Global

Randy Ataide
Executive Director, Fermanian Business and Economic Institute
Point Loma Nazaren University

Kristin Blackler
Project Manager, Sustainability Solutions Institute
University of California, San Diego

Paula Brock
Chief Financial Officer
San Diego Zoo Global

Wendy Bulger
General Counsel
San Diego Zoo Global

Elizabeth Castillo
Director of Development
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership

Helen Cheng
Conservation Finance Manager
San Diego Zoo Global

Jacques Chirazi
CleanTech Program Manager
City of San Diego

Cathy Gallagher
Director, Fermanian Business and Economic Institute
Point Loma Nazarene University

Heather Honea
Faculty
San Diego State University

Leonard Lefebre
Assistant Dean of Administration, Rady School of Management
University of California, San Diego

Rosibel Ochoa
Executive Director, William J. von Liebig Center
Jacobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego

Jon Prange
Venture Business Manager
San Diego Zoo Global

Michael Rondelli
Technology Transfer and Commercialization Director
San Diego State University Research Foundation

Lisa Shaffer
Faculty
University of California, San Diego

Ruprect von Buttlar
Business Creation and Development Director
CONNECT