b'MARCH 2022, BIOFILMS ICURE SPRINT CALL LAUNCHEDFunded by NBIC and delivered by SETsquared, the Biolms ICURe Sprint is an accelerated version of the Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) programme, dedicated solely to research teams developing biolm innovations. The programme supports teams led by early career university researchers to determine whether there is an international biolms market for products or services that utilise their research, science, or technology. FEBRUARY 2022, UTILISING METAGENOMICS IN EARLY TO LATE-STAGE R&D WEBINAROur webinar with Jennifer Mackay and Dana Walsh of CosmosID was FEBRUARY 2022, UK-INDIA-SINGAPORE BIOFILM SERIES,aimed primarily at PhD and postdoctoral researchers in our network and BIOFILMS AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS WEBINAR for those interested in learning more about metagenomics workows, The second in our joint webinar series with the India Bio\x1flms Societythe challenges involved and the things that need to be controlled to (IBS) and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciencesprovide a quality outcome.Engineering (SCELSE), which aimed to foster interactions between bio\x1flm researchers in the UK, India, and Singapore. This webinar focused on the theme, Bio\x1flms and Engineered Systems.FEBRUARY 2022, ARGENTINA PARTNERING GRANT AWARDED This BBSRC grant supported a workshop titled Biolms in Agriculture which took place in October 2022. Co-organised by NBIC and the FEBRUARY 2022, GHANA PARTNERING GRANT AWARDED Argentinean Society for General Microbiology (SAMIGE), aimed to bring NBIC was awarded BBSRC funding to run a workshop aimed attogether key researchers and industry representatives from both establishing a new partnership between NBIC and the West African Centrecountries to catalyse collaborations in the area of plant-microbial for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) in Ghana to addressinteractions and sustainable crop production.biolm-related challenges. 2022JANUARY 2022, NBIC BIOFILM STANDARDS AND REGULATORY DECEMBER 2021, MICROBIAL IMPACTS CONFERENCE NEEDS: INDUSTRY FEEDBACK SESSIONThe 2021 Microbial Impacts Regional Networking Meeting inNBIC held a consultation session with a group of representatives from Southampton aimed to connect and accelerate new collaborations,industry, focused on the medical device and pharma sectors, to understand catalyse exchange of ideas, and new collaborations addressing globaltheir most pressing needs in terms of bio\x1flms standardisation. The challenges relevant to the eld, and to build on research and innovationdiscussion helped to de\x1fne the subsequent, full day workshop in April 2022.strengths in the Wessex and South Coast region.NOVEMBER 2021, NBIC BIOFILM PREVENTION WORKSHOPNOVEMBER 2021, NBIC ALL PARTNER MEETING This workshop provided a unique forum for accelerating This was an opportunity for the NBIC community to review progress,academic-industry partnerships to allow prevention-based research successes, and challenges since our formation in December 2017, and toapproaches to be translated into innovation across multiple sectors. An discuss how the UK biolm community can continue to leverage itsinitial plenary session was led by NBIC to summarise and discuss an strength. The NBIC community reviewed progress against the originaloutline scope of the needs, followed by cross industry-academic group NBIC goals and provided input to guide NBICs future direction and howsessions, and an opportunity for short pitches of ideas or problems.we can best help grow further biolm research, translation and education in the UK.OCTOBER 2021, THE WATER CYCLE, RESERVOIR AND OCTOBER 2021, WOMENS HEALTH AND FEMININE CARE WEBINAR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WEBINARThe joint Womens Health and Feminine Care webinar from NBIC andOur joint webinar with Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) brought together both academic andSciences Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore Membrane Consortium industry expertise and took a broad approach to research and(SGMEM) and Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC), focused development in skin and vaginal health and through life stages with aon managing emerging pollutants, and other innovations in reservoir particular focus on non-invasive sampling methods and pre-clinicaland stormwater management.models. This webinar looked at the latest research and innovation as well as market trends, consumer needs and new technology solutions in the popular subject of womens health. OCTOBER 2021, INNOVATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBINAROur joint webinar with Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences OCTOBER 2021, NBIC COLLABORATIVE TRAININGEngineering (SCELSE), Singapore Membrane Consortium (SGMEM) and PARTNERSHIP (CTP2) AWARDED Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC), focused on tackling BBSRC awarded NBICs Industrial Advisory Board an annual allocationindustrial and greasy wastewater and using ecological theory to evaluate of funds from their Collaborative Training Partnerships (CTP) scheme tomicrobial process performance. Additionally, we considered innovations support interdisciplinary PhD studentships. The CTP scheme is ain wastewater treatment.doctoral training programme directed at industrial research challenges and delivered by consortia led by businesses in collaboration with research organisations. SEPTEMBER 2021, UK-INDIA-SINGAPORE BIOFILM SERIES, HEALTH/CLINICAL WEBINARThe rst in our joint webinar series with the India Biolms Society (IBS) SEPTEMBER 2021, DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSand the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering AND ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES WEBINAR (SCELSE), aimed to foster interactions between biolm researchers in the Our joint webinar with Singapore Centre for Environmental Life SciencesUK, India, and Singapore. The rst webinar focused on the theme, Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore Membrane Consortium (SGMEM) andHealth/Clinical.Singapore National Biolm Consortium (SNBC), focused on biolms in water distribution systems and membrane development for reverse osmosis (RO).14'