b':CONTACT NBICTO REQUEST APARTNER SEARCHIndustry Engagement WORLD-CLASS FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCENBIC exists to expand, catalyse, andThrough exploration visits, regular communications, harness the UKs academic and industrialfocused sectorial and cross sectorial workshops strengths in biofilms for the benefit of theand introductions (business to business or business to academic) NBIC has established the relevant UK. NBIC continues to engage industryconnections to its academic community and other partners to deeply understand the rangebusinesses to drive the transfer and translation of of industrial unmet needs, settings and theknowledge and technology. This is evidenced in the constraints and levers in their markets. diversity of NBICs PoC applicants and the breadth of sector attendance at events. NBIC catalyse the Through ongoing engagement, we leveroccurrence of the creative collisions that industry the ability of our research partners topartners require. address these needs, driving opportunitiesOur partner searches aim to match-make a need for industry and academic collaboration,to an opportunity or solution (bilaterally between investment and income.industry and academics) either via a personal contact through our innovation team or emails targeted to our Our strategy enables unmet industrial biofilm (andwide network. Contact us at nbic@biofilms.ac.uk to microbiome) needs to be matched with possiblerequest a partner search.solutions so as to be an invaluable part of our industrial partners network or open innovationINNOVATE UK BIOMEDICAL CATALYST pipeline. We listen, understand, and explore needsNine innovative businesses are celebrating receiving and/or capabilities, and then create and support857,000 in funding, from the Innovate UK Biomedical connections, either through our own routes (PoC calls,Catalyst feasibility grant, after completing LYVA Labs FTMA competitions and partner searches) or helpingMicrobials Accelerator programme - AMPLY Discovery. signpost to other opportunities. The programme is supported by NBIC and Liverpools We have achieved meaningful dialogue andMicrobiome Innovation Centre (MIC) consists of a relationships with over 300 businesses across allunique package of business support and access to sectors relevant to biofilms, from micro to SME toclinical, scientific, technical and commercial advice at larger corporates, each through personal engagementno cost to the company. The Microbials Accelerator and contact. We have neglected no sectors in ourpartnership offers a programme of developmental approach and have sector strategies for Health, Foodcourses and mentorship opportunities.and Agriculture, Water, Waste Management, Marine, Household/Cleaning, and Energy. 32'