The state of nature-inspired innovation in the UK

The report is a 138MB epub file.  I am checking with Richard MacCowan on an epub reader that supports the full features of this document - I will add a comment when I hear back.

To harness the enormous potential that lies beneath this highly cross-disciplinary field, Biomimicry Innovation Lab, together with the Nadathur Group, has been conducting a year-long research project that deep dives into the holistic ecosystem of nature-inspired innovation from academic, industry and finance perspectives across the innovation pipelines from the research lab to the market. Through sampling 112,000 data points, establishing a 1500+ researcher network, interviewing 200+ academics and industry practitioners, coupling with advanced data analysis tools such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML), we’ve laid a solid foundation in understanding different perspectives, the dynamics and key actors in the field within the UK and Northern Ireland. 

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The report looks beyond the common biological-oriented approach in nature-inspired practices and advocates for a more comprehensive problem-solving attitude when looking into nature. In addition, a rich repository of case studies will be listed to demonstrate visions and methodologies of nature-inspired technologies and current academic, industrial and funding landscapes to introduce our readers to the field.

The report provides insights into potential interventions based on our analysis of common patterns of opportunities and challenges from the perspective of different stakeholders, highlighting six key points of action: 

  • Stronger links between academia and industry;
  • More effective funding policies;
  • Entrepreneurial training for academics;
  • Alignment with UK Government’s Innovation Strategies;
  • Strategically aligned network;
  • Learning from successful models.
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Windows/Android epub Readers

According to Richard MacCowan, Apple Books on macOS and iOS will properly format The state of nature-inspired innovation in the UK.  Although there are a lot of epub readers for Windows and Android, the only one that I have found so far which renders the document correctly is Adobe Digital Editions (https://www.adobe.com/ca/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html and Google Play).  

On Windows, I was able to drag the epub file into the Adobe Digital Editions windows.  On Android, it was easier to copy the epub into the Digital Editions folder where Adobe Digital Editions maintains its library.

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