Biokon

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Research Foundation Bionics Competence Network e. V. (BIOKON)
purpose	Network and central contact for the promotion of science, research and education in the field of bionics
Chair:	Antonia Kesel (Chair) Markus Hollermann (Deputy Chairman) Rainer Erb (managing director)
Establishment date:	2001
Seat :	Berlin, Germany
Website:	http://www.biokon.de/

BIOKON, the Research Association for Bionics Competence Network e. V. aims to make bionics usable as a source of ideas and innovation for technology , business and society. It brings together universities, research institutes, companies and individuals who work in the field of bionics. Biokon works on making successes in bionics visible in order to accelerate bionic innovations , promote research collaborations and increase the competitiveness of users. Biokon is one of the most important bionics networks in Germany.

organization

Biokon was founded in 2001 and registered as a non-profit organization at the Charlottenburg District Court in Berlin on April 23, 2004.

Biokon pursues charitable purposes by promoting cooperation, science and research, education and environmental protection (sustainable developments). The research community has more than 100 members (as of 2011), including universities, research institutions, companies and individuals.

Biokon has 70 locations in Germany and five abroad, where research and development is carried out in different sub-disciplines of bionics. Industrial companies have the opportunity, through partnerships with Biokon, to use its bionics competencies and specialist advice, to involve the experts from Biokon in their research and development work or to commission specific research projects. Small and medium-sized companies in particular benefit from the preliminary research at universities and gain competitive advantages through the implementation of specific product ideas and bionic processes. In turn, industry inquiries generate new bionics topics, which contribute to a stronger focus of basic biological research on application-relevant questions.

aims

• Bundling and networking of know-how
• Central contact for information and contacts on bionics
• Carrying out and accompanying and of research and development projects
• Conducting events, trade fairs and exhibitions
• Organization and implementation of training and further training measures
• Advising the industry and arranging cooperation
• Creation of trend analyzes and "technology scouting" (studies)
• Transferring bionic problem solutions into business practice
• Informing the public about current advances and product developments in bionics

Office / Board of Directors

Biokon's office has been located in Berlin- Mitte since it was founded . She is the contact person for the members and is involved in all processes and projects in terms of content and administration.

Network / specialist groups

Biokon is a competence network of bionics players that drives the implementation of bionic innovation into practice. The members of Biokon are organized in thematic specialist groups, the content of which reflects current priorities in research and development.

Specialist groups:

• Architecture and design
• Lightweight construction and materials
• Surfaces and interfaces
• Fluid dynamics
• Robotics and production technology
• Sensor technology and information processing
• Bionic optimization methods
• Organization and management
• Initial and continuing education
• Biomedical engineering

internationalization

Building on the national structures created by Biokon and together with its network partners, the international umbrella organization Biokon international - The Biomimetics Association - also with an office in Berlin - was founded in March 2009 .

Biokon international and Biokon contribute to the presentation of the international Bionic Award, which is given every two years. In addition to the sponsor of the award and the VDI, the jury is currently comprised of nine members from Biokon international and Biokon. This award will be presented for the third time in 2012 by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) for special scientific achievements in bionic product development. The prize, endowed with € 10,000 by the Schauenburg Foundation, is aimed at young researchers.

literature

• T. Speck, O. Speck, C. Neinhuis, H. Bargel (Eds.): What technology can learn from plants - bionics in botanical gardens. Association of Botanical Gardens, 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-034463-3 .
• VDI 6220 Part 1 Bionics - Concept and strategy - Differentiation between bionic and conventional methods / products (Biomimetics - Conception and strategy - Differences between bionic and conventional methods / products). Beuth Verlag , Berlin 2012. [1]

Web links

• BIOKON website
• BIONA
• International Bionic Award

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Paths of bionics in Germany (PDF) http://www.bionische-innovationen.de/download/Bionik_Roadmap_A4_KW25.pdf
2. ↑ Innovation report - bionics: Industry hides role models from nature http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/veranstaltungen/bionik_industrie_versteckt_vorbilder_natur_172054.html
3. ↑ Press release of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt - Inspiration Natur - Patentwerkstatt Bionik http://www.inspiration-natur.net/
4. ↑ Armin von Gleich among others: Potentials and Trends in Biomimetics . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010.
5. ↑ BIOKON at FONA (Research for Sustainable Developments of the BMBF Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note . ) 
6. ↑ Wolfgang Luther among others: Nanotechnology in nature - bionics in operation . Volume 20 of the series of publications of the Hessen-Nanotech Action Line of the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transport and Regional Development, Wiesbaden 2011. PDF download “Bionics in operation”, 4 MB, Biokon, p. 54: http: //www.hessen-nanotech. de / mm / mm001 / NanoBionik_web.pdf
7. ^ Petra Gruber : Biomimetics in Architecture: Architecture of Life and Buildings . 1st edition. Springer, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7091-0331-9 .
8. ↑ Klaus-Stephan Otto , Thomas Speck : Darwin meets Business: Evolutionary and bionic solutions for the economy . Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-8349-2443-8 .
9. ↑ Press release Bionics Industry Congress in the Innovations Monitor http://www.innomonitor.de/index.php?id=132&be=2404
10. ↑ Welt-Online 2010 "Natur nachgebaut" https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article10056353/Wie-ein-Meerschweinchenbiss-die-Forschung-antrieb.html
11. ↑ BIOKON international at Compera http://www.competence-research-centres.eu/countries/germany/biokon-international/
12. ↑ Press release of the Bremen University of Applied Sciences Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ VDI press release at Informationsdienst Wissenschaft http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news462815
14. ↑ Report on the presentation of the international Bionic Award in 2010 on Deutschlandfunk http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendung/umwelt/1177423/