b'CONTACT NBIC TOBIOFILMS & BARRIER REQUEST A PARTNERTECHNOLOGIES: THE SEARCH FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL CLEANINGIndustry 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 through our innovation team or emails targeted to our UK. We aim to deeply understand unmetwide network. Contact us at nbic@biofilms.ac.uk to needs in our industrial partners contextsrequest a partner search.and markets.In February 2023, we published a whitepaper entitled Through ongoing engagement, we thenBiofilms & barrier technologies: The future of aim to demonstrate the ability of NBICcommercial cleaning, in collaboration with specialist cleaning service provider, REACT Specialist Cleaning. research partners to address these needs,The report provides three examples of real barrier-hence driving opportunities for industrytech products that cleaning operatives can use in and academic collaboration, investmentpublic spaces. It also provides professional advice and income. related to buying effective products and using them correctly. NBIC is bringing together companies like Our strategy is to match unmet industrial biofilmREACT, as well as academics, manufacturers and needs with possible solutions in order to become anregulators to fast track the development of new essential part of our industrial partners network oreffective treatments to prevent and remove biofilms.open 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.30'