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Call for 2023 NBIC Collaborative Training Partnerships Project Proposals
The NBIC Industrial Advisory Board CTP PhD programme is a doctoral training programme directed at industrial research challenges and delivered by consortia led by NBIC industry partners in collaboration with NBIC member research organisations. This call will support...
Highlights from the Biofilms and BioActive Fluids Workshop
The Biofilms and BioActive Fluids Workshop was a joint venture between the UK BioActive Fluids Network and the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, hosted from 6-8 June 2022 by the University of Liverpool. The workshop sought to foster interactions between industry...
First Accelerated ICURe Programme Dedicated to Commercialising Biofilm Innovations Kicks Off
May 2022 saw the launch of the Biofilms ICURe Sprint programme. Funded and delivered in conjunction with the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), six academic teams from across the UK will now get the opportunity to establish whether there is a commercial...
Rapid Method Shown to Detect Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
Southampton researchers have demonstrated a quick and accurate method to diagnose bacterial infections. The technique has the potential to detect infections in cystic fibrosis patients in minutes rather than days. In future, the simple analysis could be performed on...
Watch: Baby Skin and the Microbiome Webinar
Our fourth joint webinar with Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) took place in March 2022 and brought together academic and industry expertise to focus on personal care innovation in the area of infant and baby care with a focus on skin microbiome. The webinar took a broader...
Biofilms ICURe Sprint
The Biofilms ICURe Sprint is an accelerated programme of support for teams from NBIC partner universities with commercially promising biofilm innovations. Funded by NBIC and delivered by SETsquared, the Biofilms ICURe Sprint is an accelerated version of the Innovation...
Skin Health and Mental Wellbeing: NBIC Senior Innovation Consultant Awarded Project Funding
NBIC's Senior Innovation Consultant, Dr Katerina Steventon, has been awarded funding from the University of Southampton's FELS Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fund 2021/22, to facilitate an exciting project in skin health and mental health/wellbeing. ...
Coccus Pocus 2021 Winning Stories
In autumn 2021, the University of Hull launched an exciting scary story competition for Halloween: Coccus Pocus 2021! The event was organised for a third time, following two successful runs in 2019 and 2020. We supported the competition as part of our...
Watch: NBIC PhD/Postdoc Talk – Utilising Metagenomics in Early to Late-Stage R&D
Our new series of webinar talks will feature speakers from across industry and academia aimed primarily at PhD and postdoctoral researchers in our partner universities and networks. ‘Utilising Metagenomics in Early to Late-Stage R&D’ with Jennifer Mackay and Dana...