b'Ines Foidl, Edinburgh Coordinator Natasha Nater, Communications ManagerInes is based at the School of Physics and AstronomyNatasha started her career in science focused at the University of Edinburgh, where she is thecommunications at the University of Southamptons Administrator for NBIC and the Higgs Centre foron campus start-up platform and business accelerator, Theoretical Physics. Ines has held positions atFuture Worlds. She led on the development and International Organisations and in the Higher Educationimplementation of a medical-focused communications sector, where she worked on organisational, structuralstrategy and produced enterprise events and and project administration matters. She holds an MAvideo content to support researchers and aspiring (Hons) in History and International Relations fromentrepreneurs to develop high impact start-ups and the University of Dundee and a Master of Advancedspinouts. She specialises in digital communications, International Studies from the University of Vienna.social media strategy and brand awareness. Natasha Ines works with academics to provide administrativeholds a CIM Diploma in Professional Digital Marketing and strategic support to the NBIC Edinburgh teamand a BA in Television Production from Bournemouth and works on matters relating to public and policyUniversity. Natasha provides specialist knowledge on engagement for NBIC at large. all communications relating to NBIC and manages the Marketing and Communications strategy to promote the organisations successes and the work of NBIC researchers.Dr Jaspreet Mand, CTP.BITE Programme ManagerJaspreet joined NBIC in December 2022. Jaspreet started her scientific career in R&D with ExxonMobil, where she researched biofilms associated with theDr Paulina Rakowska, Biofilms Standards & energy industry. She has experience using advancedRegulatory Programme Manageromics technologies to develop novel detection and monitoring methods for microbially influencedPaulina joined NBIC in September 2020. She built her corrosion. Jaspreet holds a BSc in Cellular Molecularscientific career at the UKs National Physical Laboratory & Microbial Biology and a PhD in Environmental(NPL), where she worked for 14 years leading metrology Microbiology from the University of Calgary, Canada.projects, firstly in the Biometrology Group, then in the Jaspreet is involved in all aspects of the managementNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry and administration of the NBIC Collaborative TrainingImaging (NiCE-MSI). She has a vast experience in Partnership (CTP) and NBIC Doctoral Training Centre inanalytical R&D and a portfolio of successful grant Biofilms Innovation, Technology and Engineering (BITE)proposals and delivery of projects of different sizes, across all industrial and academic partners. timescales and complexities, at the interface of physics, biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Paulina holds a MSc in Biotechnological Processes from the Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland and a PhD in Chemical Biology from the University College London. Paulina develops and manages external relationships with government and policy makers to deliver step changes in biofilm standards and regulations, and Bismillah Kosser, Research Development Officer works with NBIC Co-Directors to identify and deliver Bismillah provides assistance to the NBIC Nottinghaminvestment to NBICs core partners that enable Co-Director, including travel and diary management,the development of biofilm standards and biofilm and supports the organisation, management andbiobanks.logistics of recruitment activities, as well as meetings, symposia, courses, outreach events and other training activities for NBIC staff.11'