The BioInspired Institute was created to build on Syracuse University’s world class expertise in complex biological systems and innovative materials by focusing resources and interdisciplinary collaboration in areas where we can be or quickly become an international leader. Our focus areas provide a roadmap for developing complementary expertise that will accelerate discovery, innovation, testing and commercialization of technologies that solve society’s pressing problems. BioInspired involves faculty from life sciences, engineering, physics and chemistry. Our core focus areas are focusing on three key areas: Drug Discovery, Smart Materials, and Mechanics of Development and Disease.