b'Theory of ChangeNBIC STRATEGY & GOALSLONG TERM MID TERM SHORT TERM ACTIVITIES STRATEGY KEY INPUTSFINAL GOAL: MEASURABLE IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMYTHE UKS RECOGNISED HUB FOR ACCESSING BIOFILM EXPERTISE, CAPABILITY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONSCIENTIFIC, COMMERCIAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT CREATEDINCREASINGLY RESPONSIVE TO SECTORAL CHANGES WITH BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIONSIMPACT & BENEFIT SUSTAINABILITY & LEGACY DIRECT OUTPUTS Strong national infrastructure developed & Research and innovation capacity Science: Publications, IPs/patents, citations, facilities & serviceswell-established Innovation Knowledge Centre (IKC) catalysedInnovations: Completed projects to industryEconomic and societal value createdContinued funding (aim to win 40m) products and spin-outs Raised public awareness of biolms and implications Brand recognitionIncreased academic-industry partnerships on public healthCritical mass developed from collaboration through workshops Return on investment - created more valueNBIC roadmap for biolms establishedINTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES OVER INITIAL 5 YEARS CONCISE OUTPUTS SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED OVER INITIAL 3 YEARS Award 50 Proof of Concepts (POC) across various sectors, from health to marine, SMEs and large multinationals Host 4 workshops across strategic themes to facilitate knowledge exchange, business assist and networking Grow university and identied strategic partners with an expertise in biolms research and innovation Recruit 14 Interdisciplinary Research Fellows (IRFs) and establish the NBIC Doctoral Training Centre in Biolms Innovation, Technology and Engineering (BITE) Develop international collaborations with centres of excellence in biolms Raise awareness of NBIC and its mission at the ASM Biolm Conference in Washington, USA and Eurobiolms, UK\x1cEstablish key governance structures and a fully staed operational teamINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TRAINING & OUTREACH RESPONSIBLE INNOVATIONEstablishing a joined-up UK research strategy alignedProviding interdisciplinary training through dedicated MSc, MResResponsibly innovating in business through with UKRI and industry strategies and PhD programmes to develop the next generation ofcommercialising R&D to generate economic benet scientically agile, industry-ready leaders in the form of increased market share, GVA and high Interdisciplinary working across research andvalue jobsindustry sectors Delivering entrepreneurial training - from ICURe to SETsquared (#1 university-led incubator in the world) or as appropriate Facilitating more industry-academic partnerships, Achieving a critical mass and infrastructure capability with 5m exible funding available to support Engaging with the wider biolm community and media, regulatorybetween 80-120 projects over initial 5 yearsDeepening scientic understanding of thebodies and policy groups, existing and new industry partners, KTN prevention, detection, management andworkshops and the public through outreach events andProviding a connected innovation space for partners engineering of biolms educational activities and industry to come togetherInvesting early in new science that show 2-4 TRLHost an international World Biolms Summit to cement NBICSupporting development of biolm management (Technology Readiness Level) as a centre of global thought leadership in biolms technologies through translational Proof of Concept (POC) fundingOUR APPROACHAll activities will be led by a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary approach, underpinned by excellence and our values; collaborative, transparent, innovative, exible, responsive and responsible. Through collaborating to advance relevant research, training future academics and investing in innovation responsibly, our activities will build the environment and mechanisms to eciently explore and solve unmet sectoral needs, develop strong networks, build roadmaps, inuence key stakeholders (regulators, funders and society), exploit emerging breakthroughs and take advantage of new, diverse market opportunities estimated to be worth 45bn in the UK and $4tn globally.HOW WE WILL DELIVERPREVENT DETECT MANAGE ENGINEERFUNDING KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE ASSETS & CAPABILITIES OPERATIONAL TEAM26m investment in NBIC from100 researchers, includingWorld class strategic facilities (worthA dedicated and growing NBIC BBSRC, Innovate UK and the Hartreescientists, engineers, technology300m) provided by university andoperational team, providing Centre, 45 UK researchtranslators and clinicians industry partnerships withleadership, management and institutions/universities and supportstate-of-the-art research platformssupport across partners and from industry (100 businesses andsuch as Predictive Modelling, Nextcollaboratorsgrowing) Generation Imaging & Sensing15'