b'DECEMBER 2020, SOFTWARE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE WORKSHOPSJANUARY 2021, NBIC LAUNCH #BIOFILMAWARE The Software Carpentry Workshop focused on fundamental data skills2021 PHOTO COMPETITIONSneeded to conduct research, included writing, managing and automationNBIC launched two national biolm photo competitions as part of their of code for conducting more robust and reproducible research. The Data#BiolmAware campaign - Biolms in Real Life and Biolms in the Lab. Carpentry Workshop was aimed at researchers in the NBIC community who have little to no prior computational experience, and explored best practices for data management and organisation using spreadsheets, data cleaning using OpenRene, and data analysis skills in R.FEBRUARY 2021, NBIC AND INDIA BIOFILMS SOCIETY SYMPOSIUMSNBIC hosted three open joint online biolms symposiums between UK FEBRUARY 2021, NBIC CONTRIBUTE TO THEbiolm researchers from the NBIC academic community, and from the KTN MICROBIOME STRATEGIC ROADMAP newly formed India Biolms Society. As a member of the KTN Microbiome Innovation Network, NBIC are proud to have contributed to the KTN Microbiome Strategic Roadmap in the personal care and hygiene sector.MARCH 2021, 5THWAVE ACCESSION11 new research institutions joined the NBIC consortium,FEBRUARY 2021, MICROBES AND BIOFILMSbringing us to a total of 63.IN THE FOOD INDUSTRYNBICs joint webinar with the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) was designed for anyone working in either the production of food or researching/controlling the role microbes and biolms play in the whole food chain. MARCH 2021, STUDYING AND CONTROLLINGTHE MICROBIOME OF THE AIR WEBINAROur joint webinar Studying and Controlling the Microbiome of the Air with the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC) was MARCH 2021, LAUNCH OF THE PRIORITY QUESTIONS designed for anyone in industry and academia with an interest in EXERCISE FOR MICROBIAL BIOFILMS transmission of bacteria and viruses in both outdoor and built Together with the Center for Biolm Engineering (CBE), Singaporeenvironment and what the evidence is starting to tell us about this eld Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), COSTand the future work that is needed.AMiCI Consortium and the ESCMID Study Group for Biolms (ESGB) we called on the international biolm community to help us identify priority questions that, if answered, will make a considerable impact on the fundamentals of the eld of microbial biolms, to innovation in approaches to prevent, detect, manage and engineer biolms, orMAY 2021, INNOVATION IN which would be expected to have an impact in inuencing policyDEODORANTS WEBINARmakers and funders. Our joint Innovation in Deodorants webinar with Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) looked at innovation trends and market opportunities in deodorants, translational research in skin microbiome/biolms, in vitro alternatives to animal testing, new technology and small brand perspectives and promoting consumer health and sustainability.MAY 2021, BIOAEROSOL CHARACTERISATION, THE AIR MICROBIOME AND COVID-19 TRANSMISSION WEBINAROur joint webinar with Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC) was supported by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation. The webinarJUNE 2021, FOURTH PROOF OF CONCEPT CALL AWARDED was aimed at researchers, companies and regulators involved in eitherA fourth portfolio of projects awarded in the UK between universities and studying or directly inuencing and intervening in the air microbiome inindustry partners with a focus on controlling and exploiting biolms. This dierent contexts and climatic conditions. brings the NBIC portfolio of projects funded since it launched in December 2017 to 81 representing a programme value of 6.7m.JUNE 2021, NBIC FOCUS GROUP WITH CELLEXUS AND CELLEVATEThis focus group with the companies Cellexus, and Cellevate was aimed at anyone working in the eld of biolm culturing, interested inJULY 2021, PRIZES AWARDED TO WINNERS OF THE developing improved model systems.#BIOFILMAWARE PHOTO COMPETITIONSOur two national NBIC photo competitions which formed part of our #BiolmAware campaign ran from January through to 31 May 2021. Biolms in Real Life received 53 entries and Biolms in the Lab received 42. A diverse panel of 6 judges took into account creativity, originality, composition, imagination used, scientic value and the overall artistic AUGUST 2021, NBIC LAUNCH FIRST #BIOFILMWEEK impression and Amazon gift cards were awarded to rst, second and The rst ever awareness week dedicated to celebrating all thingsthird place in both competitions. biolm took place between 16-22 August 2021. #BiolmWeek promotes the economic and physical impact that biolms have on our world, and highlights research taking place to prevent, detect, manage and engineer biolms.AUGUST 2021, TWO NBIC FUNDED PROJECTS WITH THE QUADRAM INSTITUTE LAUNCHEDThe MicroBattle card game, to communicate the importance of bacterial diversity within biolms, and the Biolm Brainhub website, built with the support of the wider research community, which aims to be the go-to-place for anyone looking to learn about biolms.13'