b'The NBIC Doctoral Training CentreBRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPThe NBIC Doctoral Training Centre in BiofilmsBy combining the expertise of four partner universities, Innovation, Technology and Engineering (BITE) wasthe Doctoral Training Centre provides the synergy, established in early 2019. It is a world class integratedcritical mass, and the breadth and depth required to pipeline of interdisciplinary training, involving adeliver an ambitious training programme in biofilm partnership between the universities of Edinburgh,science, engineering and technology.Liverpool, Nottingham and Southampton, alongside international institutes and industry partners. It is theAREAS OF SPECIALISMSUKs first graduate training centre to address the skillsUniversity of Edinburgh Soft and Active Matter and knowledge gap in the biofilm field. The first cohortBiological Physics; Complex Fluids and Rheology; of 12 students started in October 2019.HPC Modelling; Biofilms Architecture; Synthetic and The Doctoral Training Centre draws on over 70Systems Biology. academic supervisors from physical, mathematical,University of Liverpool Functional Surfaces and engineering, life and clinical sciences within the partnerMaterials; Smart Nanotechnology; Plasma Engineering; universities to provide a unique, multidisciplinary andImaging; Omics and Bioinformatics; Microbiorefinery; inter-sectorial training experience to the next generationInfection Control; Modelling for Healthcare.of research leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, to deliver breakthrough science and technologiesUniversity of Nottingham Quorum Sensing and in this field. Graduates are supported to developSignaling; Molecular Recognition; Drug Discovery; broad innovation horizons and seamlessly transitionPolymer Discovery; Biomedical Engineering; AMR; from research into technology and impact arenas.Modelling; Synthetic Biology; Advanced Microscopy. Entrepreneurship Bootcamps are also offered, withUniversity of Southampton Microbial Ecology and the most promising commercial projects progressed toEvolution; AMR; Hybrid Biodevices; Nanoelectronic and the ICURe accelerator programme, part of SETsquared,Photonic Devices; Bioenergy.rated the worlds best university business incubator. We also partner with Alderley Park and their Accelerator Programme, to provide bespoke entrepreneurialQUOTES FROM BITE PHD STUDENTStraining to our students. The Doctoral Training Centre provides a unique and diverse environment to students, with opportunities I believe that the most exciting part of the to network with experts in other disciplines, engage inBITE programme is the possibility to learn peer-to-peer learning and participate in collaborativeand develop transferable skills and share this problem solving, as well as partake in student exchangesexperience with a group of fantastic PhDs.with international centres of excellence, attend summerschools, joint-nature conferences, and secondments and masterclasses showcasing frontier thinking.I was positively surprised by the ICURe Innovation-to-commercialisation programme. I really enjoyed this training, which helped me see the potentiality of my project and the steps I should take for its commercialisation. I believe that it is not common to have the opportunity to access courses about entrepreneurship, and hence, I was really grateful for that.26'