Driving Biofilm Innovation and Commercial Growth
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) connects world-leading scientists with industry partners to translate biofilm research into practical, commercial solutions. Our focus is simple: helping organisations better understand, control, and exploit biofilms through collaboration, expertise, and targeted support, driving biofilm innovation and commercial growth.
NBIC Industry Membership provides businesses with a direct route into this collaborative network, offering access to specialist expertise, facilities, and funding opportunities that support innovation, accelerate development, and help translate biofilm research into real-world applications.
A Collaborative Approach to Commercial Biofilm Innovation
NBIC membership is built around real industry needs. Members work closely with NBIC specialists to explore challenges, identify opportunities, and develop partnerships that move ideas from research into commercial use. This practical, partnership-led approach helps organisations reduce development risk and accelerate progress in biofilm technology development.
What NBIC Industry Membership Delivers
NBIC membership is built around real industry needs. Members work closely with NBIC specialists to explore challenges, identify opportunities, and develop partnerships that move ideas from research into application. This practical, partnership-led approach helps organisations reduce development risk and accelerate progress in biofilm technology development.
Partnering and Collaboration
NBIC’s Innovation Team supports members through curated searches and targeted introductions to academic experts and industry partners with relevant experience in biofilm science and innovation.
Funding Support and Development Opportunities
Industry Members can take part in NBIC funding applications and receive tailored funding insights aligned with their sector, helping to identify opportunities for collaborative R&D and commercial development.
Skills, Talent, and Training
Membership provides access to entrepreneurship training, entrepreneurial skills development, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. These activities are designed to strengthen commercial capability, support innovation leadership, and help organisations build the skills needed to translate biofilm science into market-ready solutions.
Insight, Intelligence, and Communications
Members receive a quarterly membership newsletter highlighting funding calls, events, and sector developments, along with concessionary access to NBIC-funded reports and curated information relevant to the biofilm sector.
Events and Industry Networking
Industry Members are invited to the annual NBIC Members Day, an applied meeting focused on industry priorities, and receive concessionary access to NBIC meetings, webinars, and technical training throughout the year.
Access to Specialist Expertise and Facilities
Members gain visibility of the specialist capabilities, facilities, and expertise available across NBIC’s university network, supporting informed decisions around research, testing, and scale-up of biofilm technologies.
Policy and Public Engagement
Industry Members benefit from access to NBIC’s policy and public engagement activities, helping to inform research and innovation strategy and raise industry awareness of the state of the art in biofilm science. This engagement ensures member perspectives help shape future priorities and opportunities across the biofilm innovation landscape.
Membership That Fits Your Business
NBIC offers a range of Industry Membership tiers to support organisations at different stages, from start-ups and SMEs to established companies. Each tier is structured to provide practical value aligned with commercial objectives and innovation goals.
NBIC Industry Membership is about more than access, it’s about building the right relationships to turn biofilm research into real-world solutions.
Pricing
NBIC operates a tiered pricing model that reflects the member’s size and type of organisation.
Company Type will be defined in accordance with UKRI which has adopted the EU SME definitions that can be found on the European Commission website.
There are four tiers of industry membership within NBIC: Tier 0, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3.
| Membership Tier | Company Type/size | Membership fee per annum * |
| 0 | Not-for-profit Organization | £0.00 |
| 1 | Micro | £500.00 |
| 2 | SME | £2,500.00 |
| 3 | Large | £5,000.00 |
* Membership fee per annum exclusive of VAT
Questions about membership?
If you are interested in learning more about NBIC Industry Membership, please fill in the contact form with your details and we will be in touch as soon as possible.