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Highlighting the Importance of Biofilms at Change Makers Live 2023
On 2 March 2023, NBIC Liverpool Director Professor Rasmita Raval attended the business and innovation conference, Change Makers Live 2023, where she delivered a talk on the importance of biofilms. The presentation included an educational piece on beneficial and...
NBIC showcased in Big Ben: An Icon of Democracy and Leadership – an official publication for the History of Parliament Trust
We're pleased to share that NBIC feature as a key player in the UK research and innovation sector, in a new limited-edition publication entitled Big Ben: An Icon of Democracy and Leadership. The History of Parliament Trust – one of the most ambitious and...
NBIC and REACT whitepaper explores the future of commercial cleaning technology
We're pleased to announce the release of our new whitepaper entitled 'Biofilms & barrier technologies: The future of commercial cleaning,' a collaboration between NBIC and specialist cleaning service provider, REACT Specialist Cleaning. The report examines the...
Highlights from ECFP/NBIC Wastewater Treatment Event 2022
Exploring new opportunities for soft matter and biological physics in the fascinating and complex world of wastewater treatment. Wastewater treatment (WWT) is arguably the most important biotechnological process in world. The science behind WWT is...
UK Biofilm Capability Boosted By New Funding
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Innovate UK invest £7.5m to support National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Phase 2 roll out. Announced during Biofilm Week, the £7.5m funding boost from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Coccus Pocus 2022 Winning Stories
In autumn 2022, the University of Hull launched their annual scary story competition for Halloween: Coccus Pocus! The event was organised for a fourth time, following three successful runs in 2021, 2020 and 2019. We supported the competition as part of our...
Biofilm Create! Competition 2022: Winners Announced
We're pleased to announce the winners of our Biofilm Create! Competition. We launched the competition in July 2022 as part of our #BiofilmAware campaign, which works to raise awareness of NBIC and its research, and the many societal and economic impacts of biofilms....
Biofilms Translational Research: an npj Biofilms and Microbiomes collection
Most microorganisms do not live as single cells, but within spatially organised diverse communities known as biofilms. We're pleased to share that a special collection in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes titled, 'Biofilm Translational Research' has been created to review...
NBIC Announce Second Biofilm Week: 18-24 November 2022
We are thrilled to announce that Biofilm Week 2022 will take place from 18-24 November to coincide with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), which we hope will highlight the relationship between Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and biofilms. Microbes live as...