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Biofilm Create! Competition 2024: Winners Announced
We're pleased to announce the winners of our 2024 Biofilm Create! Competition. We launched our first competition 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...
NBIC Confirm Funding of a Further 15 Projects Tackling and Exploiting Biofilms
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) are delighted to share that a further 15 projects have been awarded funding from our fifth Proof of Concept (PoC) call launched earlier this year. Since December 2017 we have carried out 5 calls for PoC projects amongst...
Precision Bioscience for a Better Tomorrow
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre were pleased to support Southampton’s Precision Biosciences Innovation Hub (PBIH) with their contribution to the recent ‘Biology for a Better Tomorrow’ campaign. Biology for a Better Tomorrow’ is a comprehensive digital series...
National Biofilms Innovation Centre Annual Report 2024
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Annual Report 2024 is now available to download. This report covers our key achievements to date and our future plans. Foreword - A few words from our CEO, Professor Jo Slater-Jefferies The UK biofilms community continues...
Report Calls for Initiative to Establish a World-leading UK Microbiome Biobank
We’re pleased to announce the release of a new NBIC-facilitated report from CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. The report calls for a “highly ambitious enterprise” to create a microbiome biobank that will contribute significantly to the advancement of science and its...
Innovative Businesses Secure Funding After Completing LYVA Labs’ Microbials Accelerator Programme
Nine innovative businesses are celebrating receiving £857,000 in funding, from the Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst feasibility grant, after completing LYVA Labs’ Microbials Accelerator programme – in which the University of Liverpool is a key partner. The University...
NBIC Research Paper: Identification of Priority Questions in Biofilm Research, Innovation and Policy
In a significant step towards addressing the global challenges posed by microbial biofilms, a new collaborative research paper titled ‘Global Challenges and Microbial Biofilms: Identification of Priority Questions in Biofilm Research, Innovation, and Policy’ has been...
NBIC Deliver Technical Module: Surfaces and Materials meet Biofilms
The NBIC Doctoral Training Centre in Biofilms Innovation, Technology, and Engineering (BITE) along with the Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces (OPIHAS), at the University of Liverpool, held its first NBIC BITE-CTP Technical Module, titled ‘Surfaces and...
NBIC Announce Partnership with Venturefest South
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) are pleased to announce a new partnership with Venturefest South (VFS), the fastest-growing innovation and business growth programme in the South. With Venturefest South launching for its eighth year, along with NBIC, the...