b'Industry EngagementWORLD-CLASS FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCENBIC exists to expand, catalyse andOur partner searches aim to match-make a need harness the UKs academic and industrialto an opportunity or solution (bilaterally between strengths in biofilms for the benefit of theindustry and academics) either via a personal contact UK. We aim to deeply understand unmetthrough our innovation team or emails targeted to our wide network.needs in our industrial partners contexts and markets.In summer 2021, we launched the NBIC Marketplace Portal (previously called the Open Innovation Through ongoing engagement, we thenPartnering Platform), hosted by Innoget. Through this aim to demonstrate the ability of NBICportal on our website, industry and academic partners research partners to address these needs,have exclusive access to directly post technology calls hence driving opportunities for industryand technology offers, respond to other members postings and generate connections and collaboration and academic collaboration, investmentopportunities. Partners also have the ability to access and income. Innogets Open Science and Innovation network of Our strategy is to match unmet industrial biofilm needsover a hundred thousand experts to further explore with possible solutions in order to become an essentialcollaborations outside of NBICs partner consortium. part of our industrial partners network or openPlease scan the QR code to access the portal.innovation pipeline. We listen, understand, and explore needs and/or capabilities, and then create and support connections. We also find ways of progressing these connections either through our own funding routes (Proof of Concept calls) or helping signpost to other opportunities.27'