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Priority questions exercise for microbial biofilms
Together with the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), COST AMiCI Consortium and the ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms (ESGB) we are calling on the international biofilms community to help...
NBIC 5th Wave Accession – 12 New Research Institutions Join Our Consortium
We are proud to have completed our 5th round of accession for a further twelve UK Universities and research institutions. In just three years NBIC has grown to a partnership with 64 research institutions and over 150 companies, as well as a wide international network....
NBIC to present ACI Skin Microbiome Industry Summit
Promoting the value of Open Innovation Our Senior Innovation Consultant, Dr Katerina Steventon will be speaking at the Active Communications International (ACI) Skin Microbiome Industry Summit. ACI’s summit, will take place from 16-17 June 20201, and will bring...
Watch: Microbes and Biofilms in the Food Industry Webinar
Our joint webinar with the Society for Applied Microbiology was designed for anyone working in either the production of food or researching/controlling the role microbes and biofilms play in the whole food chain. The webinar featured talks from industry professionals...
Watch: NBIC and India Biofilms Society Symposiums
NBIC first met in person two researchers from India, Snehal Kadam and Karishma S Kaushik, at the excellent Eurobiofilms event organised by Prof Gordon Ramage in Glasgow in September 2019. Since then we have hosted three open joint online biofilms symposiums between UK...
Software Sustainability Institute workshops
At the end of 2020 we ran two software workshops organised by the Software Sustainability Institute. The Software Carpentry Workshop focused on fundamental data skills needed to conduct research, included writing, managing and automation of code for conducting more...
KTN Microbiome Strategic Roadmap
As a member of the KTN Microbiome Innovation Network, we are proud to have contributed to the KTN Microbiome Strategic Roadmap in the Personal Care and Hygiene sector. The roadmap was written by a team of industry experts from Walgreens Boots Alliance, PzCussons,...
NBIC Implement Researchfish Service
At NBIC, it’s crucial for us to capture the outcomes of the research we fund, not least to communicate the benefits of our research to the biofilms community and funders. We're pleased to announce that we're joining Researchfish, a service that will allow NBIC grant...
Watch: NBIC/CCUK skin microbiome and biofilms webinar
Together with Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) we recently held a joint webinar, ‘The science behind the skin microbiome and biofilms – evidence and claims.’ Skin microbiome claims are becoming a trend in many categories yet the science is relatively in its infancy. This...