About Us

Biodesign Academy B.V. helps to bridge the gap between biotechnology and design, equipping curious minds with latest insights and trends in biodesign.

Our mission is to help students and professionals to become more resilient in the digital age, by sharpening their sense of criticality and initiative; delivered through expertly curated newsletters, educational resources, mentorship, and consultation.

People

Raphael Kim, Ph.D.

Founder & Creative Director

Raphael is a researcher, writer, designer, and educator with a Ph.D. in Biodesign and a foundation in Biotechnology.

As the founder of Biodesign Academy, he bridges the worlds of academia and industry, distilling complex science into accessible insights and inspiring a new generation to explore biodesign’s transformative impact.

Jiwei Zhou

Research Associate

Jiwei is a PhD candidate at TU Delft and design researcher focused on more-than-human thinking and care ethics in biodesign and biological human-computer interaction.

She explores the roles of biological and technological systems in fostering relational and ecological awareness of the human body and living environments towards multispecies flourishing.

She has lectured in Msc. courses of Fundamentals of Biodesign, Designing Living Artefacts, Material-Driven Design at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft, and the Hypernatural studio at Parsons School of Design.

She has given talks at the Dutch Design Week, Twente Sustainable Design Week, etc., supervised multiple master’s graduation projects and organised design workshops in academic, educational, commercial environments.

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