International Strategy
FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL 
ENGAGEMENT & COLLABORATION
Through international partnerships, we are dedicated to strengthening our collaboration 
with the global scientific biofilm community, while prioritising outreach to key developed 
and emerging regions. Our international strategy is anchored on the following pillars:
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•	 Establishing alliances with leading biofilm 
academic centres committed to advancing 
the field and fostering academic, industrial 
and regulatory collaborations.
•	 Fostering international industrial connections that 
catalyse the expansion of the UK’s scientific and 
industrial prowess in translational biofilm research. 
•	 Pledging to expedite investible projects aimed 
at revolutionising agriculture, environment, 
food and health sectors, thereby addressing 
pressing global biofilm challenges and driving 
beneficial societal transformation.
•	 Cultivating new partnerships in regions supported 
by international grants, with a particular focus 
on empowering the developing world.
•	 Advocating for the UK biofilm community on 
esteemed international biofilm platforms, 
networks, and collaborative working groups. 
Together, through our unwavering commitment 
to international cooperation and innovation, we 
are poised to make significant strides in tackling 
biofilm-related issues and driving meaningful  
global change.
•	 Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) - USA
•	 Singapore Centre for Environmental 
Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
•	 Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC) 
•	 India Biofilms Society (IBS)
•	 ARC Training Centre for Biofilm Research 
and Innovation - Australia
•	 Indonesian Biofilm Research Collaboration  
Centre (IBRCC)
•	 West African Centre for Cell Biology of 
Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP)
OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

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