which is a gold mine of inspiration for our innovations, thanks to the numerous ingenious processes that nature has developed. And the loss of biodiversity makes this quest all the more important!

It is the application on an industrial scale that poses the major challenges. We have to adjust what nature can give us to our industry s productivity-based approach. And the fact that cars travel at speeds different from those of natural systems, also demands adaptations. But in view of the urgent need to develop a sustainable industry, these imperatives will inevitably require us to review our conception of our activity, to redefine our modes of production, or even to change our notion of mobility.

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And momentum is growing on a more global scale. Since 2017, the French Automotive Industry Platform has been bringing players in the French automotive industry created an exploratory working group on together to generate synergies in this field.

Why is the automotive industry interested in bio-inspiration?

Firstly, as a result of the general need to innovate, which is obviously inherent in any industrial system. Secondly, bio-inspiration is connected to two dimensions that resonate with the issues we are facing. First, the need for sustainability in the technological solutions we develop, because our industry consumes rare and non- renewable resources, even if they are recycled. And then, biodiversity itself,

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