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Discover the latest news in biofilm research, including groundbreaking studies, innovative technologies, and significant achievements by NBIC researchers and partners.
Biofilms 11, 13-15 May 2025: Register Now
Biofilms 11 – Interdisciplinary Momentum: Accelerating Biofilm Research and Innovation Across Boundaries Biofilms 11 is the latest conference in the internationally renowned Biofilms series showcasing the broad scientific and societal opportunities and challenges of...
Innovate UK Funds Biofilm Alliance Initiative
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University, Swansea University and Industrial Microbiological Services Limited, is excited to announce that it has secured funding from Innovate UK for the Biofilm Alliance,...
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...
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...
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...
Events
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