Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre (B-I-C)

About the Institute

Since its foundation in 2005 the B-I-C has been coordinating research activities in the fields of basic research and development. Furthermore the institute supports technology transfer from science to industry, especially concerning the national and international networking of different actors in the environment of Biomimetics.

External website of the Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre (B-I-C)

Main research topics

Biomimetic research takes place in close cooperation between different disciplines. Therefore, the research teams at the B-I-C are multidisciplinary and cooperate in the R&D area on a national and international level with companies and institutions of different orientation. The main areas of research are concentrated on:

Biological materials
Animal locomotion
Functional surfaces
Optimization & leightweight construction
Biological Structures and Biomimetics
Fluid dynamics
Organization & logistics

The research activities aim at a prompt transfer of technology from science to industry, from theory to application. The B-I-C is supported by a large number of regional, national and international partners from research and industry.

Currently, the B-I-C is involved in the international and EU-funded project Nature4Nature with a PhD position on computer-fluid-dynamics simulation.

Cooperation and Networking

The Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre is a member of the German Biomimetics Network of Excellence e. V. (BIOKON). Several projects of the institute are integrated in action groups of the German government, the European Union and the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU. Moreover, the B-I-C is involved in the professional association “Technologies of Life Sciences (TLS)” of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) and in the Society for Technical Biology & Biomimetics (GTBB e.V.).

Since 2003 already the biomimetics course programme is part of the course offer of the Bremen University of Applied Sciences. By then the first of its kind worldwide, the programme is outstanding on the German and international education and training landscape. The master degree programme Biomimetics: Motion Systems (3 terms, M.Sc.) is a follow-up to the International Bachelor's degree in Biomimetics / Bionik (ISB) (7 terms, B.Sc.).

In 2022, two biomimetic-hackathons were held at the B-I-C in cooperation with BIOKON e.V. and cooperation partners from industry.

Visiting address

The B-I-C of the Bremen University of Applied Sciences can be found near Bremen Airport on the 4th and 5th floor of the building (abbreviation: HK) with the address:

Hermann-Köhl-Straße 1
28199 Bremen

The large seminar rooms are also located here and many of the lectures of the Biomimetics study program are held here. Also on site are some laboratories (e.g. computer labs, 3-D printing line). Other laboratories (e.g. materials) are located in the buildings at Neustadtswall.