Biodesign ambitions

This card helps you define your biodesign ambitions by establishing your desired Technology Readiness Level (TRL), which in turn sets the project's constraints.

• How far are you willing to go in terms of technological maturity—do you aim for early exploration or real-world application?

• To what extent do you want your project to challenge current industry norms or integrate within them?

• How will your ambition influence the materials, partners, and tools you choose to work with?

Define your ambition

Setting your ambitions in a biodesign project is important because it defines how far you want to go—whether you're exploring ideas or aiming for realworld impact. It helps you make clear choices about materials, tools, collaborators, and your project's scale. By doing so, you stay realistic, focused, and aligned with your resources and goals. Similar to Ghent University's Biocomposites courses, where

students designed demonstrator TRL fully biobased bird nests using local habitat resources. 

• Define the impact you want your biodesign project to have in the real world.

• Choose the tools and collaborators that match your desired level of technological maturity.

• Align your materials and methods with how far you’re willing to go in scaling or challenging industry norms.