Biofilms in Policy: Wastewater

by Esme Brinsden | Nov 22, 2024 | Insights Blog

Biofilms in Policy: Wastewater Water is an essential resource for all life on Earth. The average person in Britain uses 142 litres of water a day(1); equivalent to over 470 mugs of tea. In the UK, water is a devolved matter. Throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland,...

Biofilms in Policy: Climate Change

by Esme Brinsden | Nov 20, 2024 | Insights Blog

Biofilms in Policy: Climate Change Climate change poses a serious threat to humanity. 2023 was the hottest year on record, with the global mean surface temperature being 1.45°C warmer than pre-industrial (ca before 1750) levels(1). The UK is committed to tackling this...

Breaking AMR Myths

by Esme Brinsden | Nov 19, 2024 | Insights Blog

Breaking AMR Myths Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a serious threat to public health, predicted to cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050(1). Whilst AMR is starting to receive more attention there are still many misconceptions shared by individuals...

Biofilm Create! 2024 Competition: Meet the Judges

by Esme Brinsden | Nov 18, 2024 | Insights Blog

Biofilm Create! 2024 Competition: Meet the Judges Our Biofilm Create! competition was launched in 2021, as part of our #BiofilmAware campaign, which works to raise awareness of NBIC and its research, and the many societal and economic impacts of biofilms. This Biofilm...

Skin Microbiome in Healthy Ageing (SMiHA) Network

by Natasha Nater | Jun 28, 2022 | Insights Blog

Skin Microbiome in Healthy Ageing (SMiHA) Network As a stakeholder in Skin Microbiome in Healthy Ageing (SMiHA) network, NBIC take a keen interest to support and engage in this new ‘science of the skin microbiome in ageing’ initiative. SMIHA recently launched in...

Baby Skin and the Microbiome: Common Myths

by Natasha Nater | Mar 17, 2022 | Insights Blog

Baby Skin and the Microbiome: Common Myths There are many misconceptions about baby skin and the microbiome. Our partners at Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) have put together a number of common myths to address if they are in fact true or false!  Myth #1: The newborn skin...