b'Our AchievementsSINCE 20172017 DECEMBER 2017, NATIONAL BIOFILMS INNOVATION CENTRE ESTABLISHEDSTART OF THE JOURNEY 26m investment from BBSRC, Innovate UK and the Hartree Centre with additional funding from industry and the support of 4 core partner 2018 universities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Nottingham and Southampton. FEBRUARY 2018, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK BIOFILM WORKSHOPNBIC attended and launched at a Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)MAY 2018, PARTNER MEETING & workshop on identifying and prioritising industrial challenges and1ST WAVE ACCESSIONsolutions in controlling and exploiting biolms. Partner meeting in York brought together representatives from research institutions interested in joining NBIC.12 new research institutions join the NBIC consortium, bringing us to a total of 16.JUNE 2018, FIRST PROOF OF CONCEPT CALL LAUNCHEDCall for projects tackling biolms launched in the UK - open to all members of the NBIC consortium and industry collaborators. AUGUST 2018, 2ND WAVE ACCESSIONWelcomed 15 new research institutions to the NBIC consortium, taking our total to 31 institutions.SEPTEMBER 2018, FIRST NBIC WORKSHOP & THEORY OF CHANGE MODEL ESTABLISHEDFirst cross-sectorial workshop on one of NBICs 4 key strategic themes,OCTOBER 2018, FUNDING OF 25 NEW PROJECTS Detect, was held in Birmingham, with 70 delegates from academia and& GOING INTERNATIONALindustry coming together to discuss unmet needs. NBIC invested 1.4m, averaging 50k per project, to 25 new projects from Our aims for the next 5 years were established in a comprehensivethe rst POC call. The total project value, with company investment, Theory of Change model, with the ultimate long-term goal of growing theamounting to approximately 2.1m.UK economy. NBIC launched at the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, and visited the Center for Biolm Engineering (CBE) at Montana State University, where a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, declaring to work together, partake in student exchanges and knowledge transfer.NOVEMBER 2018, NBIC WON BBSRC FTMA (FLEXIBLE TALENTMOBILITY ACCOUNT) AWARD Won funding to facilitate PhD and research fellow mobility between academia and industry.DECEMBER 2018, 60 BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS TO DATE From large multinationals to SMEs, NBIC continues to grow in its mission to control and exploit biolms by bringing research and industry together.MARCH 2019, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED WITH SCELSE IN SINGAPOREWe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore2019Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) to address global biolm challenges through collaborative projects and student and sta exchanges. We also formed a close partnership with the SingaporeAPRIL 2019, BIOFILM ENGINEERING WORKSHOP HELD, SECOND National Biolms Consortium (SNBC), led by SCELSE, to furtherPROOF OF CONCEPT CALL LAUNCHED & RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL commercial opportunities and drive technological advancements. WORKSHOP AWARDSecond cross-sectorial workshop on one of NBICs 4 key strategic themes, Engineer, was held in Edinburgh, bringing together over 85 delegates from academia and industry to discuss and identify unmet needs and facilitate collaborations. Our second Proof of Concept call was launchedopen to all members of the MAY 2019, FIRST NBIC ANNUAL RESEARCH SUMMIT &NBIC consortium and industry collaborators. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (ISAB)We were also awarded 10k by BBSRC to host an international symposium on ENDORSEMENT Microbes and Metals.The rst NBIC Annual Research Summit was held at the Royal Society, where our researchers showcased their work and we received endorsement from ISAB regarding our research strategy.JUNE 2019, 3RD WAVE ACCESSION14 new research instutions joined the NBIC consortium, JULY 2019, SECOND PROOF OF CONCEPT CALLbringing us to a total of 45.PROJECTS AWARDED A further 26 projects awarded funding, bringing the total number of projects to 51 and a total investment of 2.79m from NBIC, with an overall project value of 4.05m.SEPTEMBER 2019, NBIC ATTEND EUROBIOFILMS NBIC attended the Eurobiolms meeting in Glasgow. This was the rst meeting we had attended as a full NBIC team with our new brand. It was a great chance for us to meet our partners and make new contacts. We also SEPTEMBER 2019, SUCCESSFUL 2 YEARhad the honour to present at the nal session.FUNDING REVIEWAs part of the condition of the NBIC IKC award. An external panel reviewed the progress of NBIC against their vision, mission and key performance indicators (KPIs). The panel deemed that NBIC was making good progress, the highest outcome that could be expected.10'