Seegrün, AnneAnneSeegrünMügge, JanineJanineMüggeRiedelsheimer, TheresaTheresaRiedelsheimerLindow, KaiKaiLindow2023-05-032023-05-032023https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/44131210.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_65Applying biological principles that are similar to those found in nature to product engineering and manufacturing offers new approaches to product and production systems and might lead to a significant contribution towards sustainability. By transferring materials, structures, and processes of natural to digital ecosystems industrial value creation can be optimized. A promising approach to establish a networked, self-regulating digital ecosystem represents a digital twin. The potential of digital twins within the context of biological transformation has not been researched yet. This paper attempts to provide a first entry into the research topic by identifying biological principles within the concept of a digital twin and analyzing its potential for biological transformation in the industry. As a main result, the paper presents a list of relevant principles of biological transformation based on a structured taxonomy. These are specified within the concept of a digital twin.enBiological TransformationDigital TwinBiologicalizationDigitalizationconference paper