b'DECEMBER 2020, NBIC LAUNCH THEIR RESEARCHFISH PLATFORMDECEMBER 2020, SKIN MICROBIOMEThe Researchsh plartform allows NBIC grant holders and AND BIOFILMS WEBINAR funded researchers, to upload outcome data about research to Together with Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) NBIC held a joint webinar,multiple funders easily and quickly, in order to capture the The science behind the skin microbiome and biolmsevidence andoutcomes of NBIC funded research.claims. Skin microbiome claims are becoming a trend in many categories yet the science is in its relative infancy. This webinar included presentations and discussions covering the market, research and innovation, and addressed questions like, can pro/prebiotics be used in cosmetics? and how can claims be credible and relevant to theDECEMBER 2020, FOURTH PROOF OFconsumers?. CONCEPT CALL LAUNCHEDFourth call for projects tackling and exploiting biolms launched in the UK - open to all members of the NBIC consortium and industry collaborators.OCTOBER 2020, MARINE BIOFOULING WEBINARSIn conjunction with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Singapore National Biolm Consortium NBIC held a series of webinars on marineAUGUST 2020, LAUNCH OF biofouling. This webinar series was designed to inform cross sector#BIOFILMAWARE CAMPAIGN participants of the current challenges in producing ecacious antifoulingNBIC announced the launch of their biolm awareness campaign. coatings under the current regulatory framework, but also to investigateThrough a blend of content, events and outreach activities #BiolmAware the novel antifouling technology development opportunities thisworks to raise awareness of NBIC and its research, and the many societal legislative pressure is stimulating. and economic impacts of biolms.JUNE 2020, FIRST ONLINE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING COHORT JUNE 2020, LAUNCH OF BITE Run in collaboration with Alderley Park, NBIC members participated in aDOCTORAL COLLEGE TRAINING 2day pre-accelerator programme to explore how to take their idea orThe NBIC Doctoral Training Centre in Biolms Innovation, Technology and early business forward with the chance to be funded by NBIC in a furtherEngineering (BITE) is launched. A world-class integrated pipeline of mentored 8-week full accelerator programme. interdisciplinary training, it is the UKs rst graduate training centre to address the skills and knowledge gap in the biolm eld. MAY 2020, THIRD PROOF OF CONCEPT CALL PROJECTS AWARDED A further 14 projects awarded funding, bringing the total number ofMARCH 2020, INTERNATIONAL projects to 65 and a total investment 3.6m from NBIC and 5.4m totalPARTNERING AWARDvalue when we also consider funds from companies either in cash or inNBIC received a funding award Singapore: Building a globally leading kind. These awarded projects have involved 28 research institutions, 52partnership between the National Biolms Innovation Centre and companies and of these companies, 33 are SMEs. SCELSE, which enabled NBIC to facilitate PhD and research fellow mobility between the UK and Singapore. FEBRUARY 2020, FLEXIBLE TALENT MOBILITY AWARD FEBRUARY 2020, FORMATION OF INTERNATIONAL NBIC awarded a second round of funding from BBSRC to support ourSTANDARDS TASK GROUPcurrent Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA) Account, with a callTo address the rise in prevalence and popularity of biolm and microbiome opening in September 2020 with the aim to fund innovation placementstechnologies an international task group was formed. The rst meeting of and fellowships, perspectives and knowledge, skills and expertisethe task group was held in Virginia (USA), with delegates from SCELSE, the between the academic and industrial sectors. Center for Biolm Engineering (CBE; USA) NBIC, and the Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC), along with representatives from regulatory bodies and agencies from the USA and the European Union.FEBRUARY 2020, 4TH WAVE ACCESSION7 new research institutions joined the NBIC consortium,FEBRUARY 2020, BIOFILM bringing us to a total of 52. MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPThird cross-sectorial workshop on one of NBICs 4 key strategic themes, Manage, was held in Nottingham. This workshop was aimed at exploring unmet industrial needs in the eld of biolm management. NBIC partner organisations shared their unmet needs and the 65 attendees (34 from NOVEMBER 2019, MICROBE-METALindustry) worked in syndicates to discuss the key challenges and ways to INTERACTIONS WORKSHOP2020 overcome them.Our workshop on microbe-metal interactions was held in London. This workshop brought together key complementary academic expertise and thought leadership from industry in biolms, contamination of metal surfaces and biocorrosion processes across the life and physical sciences and engineering domains within NBIC, CBE and internationally, in orderNOVEMBER 2019, SOFTWARE to identify the key knowledge gaps and research challenges for futureSUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPprojects and research collaboration. The Software Sustainability Workshop brought together 20 attendees from seven UK universities, plus Unilever, in Birmingham. We ran this event alongside the Software Sustainability Institute in a bid to raise awareness of the need for sustainability in software, particularly when it comes to the potential risks to software reproducibility. 12'