b'MARCH 2022, BIOFILMS ICURE SPRINT CALL LAUNCHEDFunded by NBIC and delivered by SETsquared, the Biolms ICURe Sprint is an accelerated version of the Innovation to Commercialisation of MARCH 2022, BABY SKIN AND THE MICROBIOME WEBINAR University Research (ICURe) programme, dedicated solely to research Our joint webinar with Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) brought togetherteams developing biolm innovations. The programme supports teams academic and industry expertise to focus on personal care innovation inled by early career university researchers to determine whether there is the area of infant and baby care with a focus on the skin microbiome. Thean international biolms market for products or services that utilise their webinar took a broader approach to encompass all possible R&Dresearch, science, or technology. developments in gentle formulations and mildness testing, sustainable ingredient trends and baby skin-microbiome biology, and covered innovation, regulatory aspects, brand perspectives and consumer attitudes.APRIL 2022, BIOFILM REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS WORKSHOPThe Workshop on Biolm Regulations and Standardisation in the Medical Device and Pharma sectors was organised in collaboration with the USA JUNE 2022, BIOFILMS AND BIOACTIVE FLUIDS WORKSHOP Center for Biolm Engineering (CBE) and supported by a BBSRC Global The Biolms and BioActive Fluids workshop in Liverpool was a jointPartnering Award. The meeting brought together over 40 representatives venture between the UK BioActive Fluids Network and NBIC. Thefrom industry, academia, metrology and standardisation and regulatory workshop sought to foster interactions between industry and academicbodies to map the current landscape, needs, trends and expectations in researchers working on biolms and on biologically active uids.biolm standardisation within the UK and to establish industry and regulatory participation in a forward working group.JUNE 2022, CELLCELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA:JUNE 2022, NBIC ANNUAL RESEARCH SUMMIT AND FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (ISAB) The 2022 biennial bacterial CellCell Communication meeting organisedENDORSEMENTby the Microbiology Society was held at Robinson College in Cambridge.A two-day event bringing together researchers and operations sta Helen Blackwell from University of WisconsinMadison gave an NBICfrom the four core NBIC research institutions, with our three sponsored lecture titled Chemical approaches to intercept quorumgovernance boards, for the purpose of discussing our progress, future sensing in bacteria and members of the team held a stand at theplans and the science being undertaken by those involved.meeting to highlight NBIC research and activities.JULY 2022, GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON BIOFILMS FORJULY 2022, NBIC COLLABORATIVE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (CTP2) BIOMETHANATION FROM WASTEWATER WEBINAR GRANTS AWARDEDEBNet, in partnership with NBIC, hosted this webinar to supportNBIC awarded four studentships which are due to start in October 2022.knowledge exchange amongst members, and provided the latest developments from top speakers at Craneld Water Science Institute and Imperial College London.14'