The BIOMIMIC project addresses key problem areas of complex waste processing. The primary objective is to create and validate new biotechnological metallurgical methods that have the potential to concentrate metals in dilute solutions while leaving the residue free from toxic substances. It will be achieved through technology development of biotechnological methods pertaining to treatment of waste streams. The project is coordinated by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. It is a part of ERA-MIN 2 (with funding from the European Union's research programme Horizon 2020) and is funded by Swedens Innovation Agency Vinnova, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Geological Survey, Ireland. BIOMIMIC is a project of interdisciplinary and very demanding scientific work including many scientists, SMEs and industry partners with a clear and tight work plan. The project partners are: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Fraunhofer ISI, Germany, Flocazur AB, Sweden, Nordic Bioengineering, Sweden, Purac Ab, Sweden, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschft mbH, Germany, University of Limerick, Ireland and Geonardo Environmental Technologies, Hungary.