b'ICURE AND SETSQUAREDNBIC is working with ICURe and SETsquared to offer our researchers training and mentoring to bring research ideas and ability through commercialisation processes to the marketplace. May 2022 saw the launch of the Biofilms ICURe Sprint programme. Funded and delivered in conjunction with NBIC, six academic teams from across the UK have won the opportunity to establish whether there would be a commercial market for their research with up to 44k of funding. The first of its kind to champion the biofilm industry, it was an accelerated version of the well-established Innovate UK Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) programme. It has leveraged the ecosystem of businesses and investors from both NBIC and SETsquareds ecosystem to enable the teams to get out of the lab and validate their commercially promising research over eight weeks. Further advancement of the current programme is being developed along with a new programme, to reflect the high demand for the training from within the biofilm community. FLEXIBLE TALENT MOBILITY AWARDSThe Flexible Talent Mobility Award is a training grant funded by the BBSRC. NBIC received 3 waves of funding that supported 34 placements between industries and academics which led to in-depth industry understanding and research skills updates. Placements were, on average 3 months in duration and ranged from 10K to 15K in budget. 37'