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Energy and engagement in Pakistan
Earlier this month our CEO, Dr Mark Richardson visited the Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) Affordable Healthcare Workshop in Pakistan. He was joined by our university partners from Lancaster, Sheffield and Leeds to share our expertise in harnessing biofilms...
NBIC 4th Wave Accession – 7 New Research Institutions join our Consortium
We are delighted to share that NBIC is now a consortium of 52 UK Research Institutes. On 30th January 2020 we had our 4th Accession Day. This is when new Research Institutes/Universities and current Partners sign the NBIC Accession Agreement, and in doing, so agree to...
Winning Photograph: Infection in Focus – CEIDR’s Photography Competition
We're delighted to share that our very own Dr Yuri Diaz-Fernandez, NBIC Research Fellow and Research Coordinator of the Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces (OPIHAS) at the University of Liverpool, was the winner of CEIDR's (CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN...
NBIC FTMA Innovation Placement: YouSeq and Next Generation Sequencing
Dr Chris Winnard secured an NBIC FTMA Innovation Placement, which are targeted at PhD students who have just submitted their thesis and wish to undertake placements within a business environment. Here's what YouSeq had to say about Chris's time on the placement....
NBIC Accession 3rd Wave – 14 New Research Institutions join our Consortium
The team along with the relevant members of our research partner’s organisations have completed our 3rd wave of accession to NBIC and we are excited that an additional 14 research institutions are joining NBIC. This will bring us to 45 members in total! We warmly...
Eurobiofilms 2019 – NBIC Highlights
Last week the NBIC team attended the Eurobiofilms 2019 meeting in Glasgow. This was the first meeting we’d attended as a full NBIC team with our shiny new brand, stand and information and what an it amazing chance for us to meet our current partners and make new...
Confirmed Funding of a Further 26 Projects Tackling and Exploiting Biofilms
A second portfolio of projects launched in the UK between universities and industry partners with a primary focus on controlling and exploiting biofilms NBIC are delighted to share that a further 26 projects have been awarded funding from the second Proof of Concept...
Biofilm Engineering Workshop Highlights
We hosted our second workshop: Biofilm Engineering, at the end of April 2019 in Edinburgh. Over 85 delegates from Academia and Industry attended in order to explore unmet needs and opportunities in Biofilm Engineering. 65 delegates were from our Academic (including...
International Outreach: from Singapore to South Africa
We are delighted to share that NBIC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SCELSE to work together to address global biofilm challenges through collaborative projects and exchange of students and staff. NBIC has also formed a close partnership with...
NBIC Proud to Announce Funding of 25 New Projects Tackling Biofilms
We are delighted to announce the funding of 25 new projects tackling biofilms from our first Proof of Concept Call. This is the first cohort of projects launched in the UK between universities and industry partners with a primary focus on controlling and exploiting...
NBIC Accession 2nd Wave – 15 New Research Institutions join our Consortium
In October 2018, we welcomed 15 new Research Institutions to the NBIC consortium, bringing NBIC acceded Research InstitutionS to a total of 31 and increasing our coverage across the UK. Our new joiners are: The University of St Andrews The University of Newcastle The...
Funders visit NBIC and NAMRIP at the University of Southampton
We were honoured to welcome Dr Jessica Boname from Medical Research Council, Dr Phil Packer from Innovate UK, and Dr Stephen Webb from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), visiting NBIC with Professor Tim Leighton and Yvonne Richardson...