b'NBIC is actively addressing this need by establishing networks and collaborations and engaging in a variety of initiatives and research projects:The International Biofilm Standards Task GroupMembership of the British Standard Institute (IBSTG), a multicentre collaboration between NBIC,(BSI), contributing to the CH/216 committee on USA Center for Biofilm Engineering, the SingaporeChemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics, where Centre for Environmental Life Sciences EngineeringNBIC chairs a working group, CH/216/3 Biofilms and (SCELSE), and an EU Cooperation in Science andProducts aiming to explore possible new areas of Technology (COST) Action Anti-Microbial Coatingstandardisation work.Innovations to Prevent Infectious Diseases (AMiCI),Research collaborations with the UKs National was formed in 2020 to guide the internationalMeasurement System institutes. These include: development and acceptance of standardised biofilm(1) The development of biofilm reference materials models and test methods in healthcare, environmentwith the international life sciences measurement and industry. and tools company LGC, funded by NBICs POC4 BBSRC funded partnering awards. programme. (2) Collaboration with the National Institute for Participation in the EU COST action: Euro-MICBiological Standards and Control (NIBSC), part of European Microbially Influenced CorrosionMedicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA), NetworkNew Paths for Science, Sustainability andon the development of biofilm preservation Standards. We also co-developed a proposal for atechnologies. COST action tackling the reproducibility of biofilm- (3) Piloting the development of reproducible biofilm related methods. models and analytical methods in collaboration Co-organisation of a focus session on biofilmwith the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).standardisation, at the 18th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS) at Montana State University, USA in September 2021.29'