There has recently been a strong and very welcome resurgence of interest in biofilters as a powerful and sustainable water treatment technology. Examples include outputs from EBNetâs Water Biofilms WG, and funding awards for the SandSCAPE project and for the EPSRC Network+ Better Water 4 All, as well as ongoing …
Two new items from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) in its Biofilm 2025 Week. The results of the Biofilm Create! 2025 Competition were announed  – and are just as impressive as we have come to expect. And a new Blog Series Beyond the Biofilm has launched, spotlighting researchers driving …
Date: 18 Nov or 8 Dec 2025, online The Biofilm Alliance is funding a free training course on Fundamentals of Metrology. The course is intended for those involved in biofilm analysis and control who want a deeper understanding of how to ensure the quality, reliability, and comparability of measurement data. …
The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) is holding this year’s Biofilm Week from 18-24 Nov 2025, to coincide with World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), and highlight the relationship between Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and biofilms. BiofilmWeek is a great opportunity to share biofilm research or technology with the world through images, …
Microbiome-Net, a new BBSRC-funded Network, officially launched at the Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference on 15-16 Sept 2025. Its goal is to strengthen capacity, support innovation, and foster a more connected and collaborative national microbiome innovation ecosystem. Microbiome-Net brings together teams from NBIC, the University of Liverpoolâs Microbiome Innovation Centre, the …
Date: Tues 25 Nov 2025, 14-15:30 UK Venue: Online The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is holding its first online Women in Science: Building Careers, Shaping Futures event which aims to bring together leading experts to share their personal journeys, professional insights, and the challenges and triumphs they have experienced …
Date: Tues 21 October 2025, 09:00-17:00 Venue: Conference Aston, Birmingham The Biofilm Alliance Conference 2025 will bring together key stakeholders from academia, industry, regulatory bodies, and standards organisations to explore the interface between cutting-edge biofilm research and regulatory science. The Biofilm Alliance is a government-funded network from the National Biofilms …
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and BBSRC are discussing the idea of running a biofilm-focused ICURe Discover programme to start in autumn this year. BBSRC ICURe Discover is a part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring the potential market to commercialise their biofilm …
The Biofilm Alliance is a Network for regulatory sciences, academic research and industrial collaboration that aims to foster innovation in biofilm management and control technologies. The Alliance warmly invites responses to it Implementation Phase Survey, which aims to gather insights on key priorities, challenges and opportunities within the biofilm management …
Deadline: 17 October 2025 This year’s Photography and Art competition run by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is now open for entries. The competition forms part of NBIC’s #BiofilmAware campaign, which works to raise awareness NBIC’s activities and research, and the many societal and economic impacts of biofilms.The cometition …
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) are holding their #BiofilmAware week between the 18th and 24th of November. Biofilm Week aims to promote the economic and physical impact that biofilms have on our world, as well as highlight research taking place to prevent, detect, manage and engineer biofilms. The first …
A new paper comparing microbial communities in aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and conventional activated sludge (AS) builds on work carried out in a highly successful Business Interaction Voucher  (BIV) funded by EBNet, and a Proof-of-Concept grant from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). Findings included a more diverse microbiome with …
TheâŻNBIC Industrial Advisory Board Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) PhDâŻprogrammeâŻis a doctoral training programme directed at industrial research challenges and delivered by NBIC industry partners in collaboration with NBIC member research organisations. The proposed PhD projects will be assessed against criteria related to how well they address NBICâs interventional themes of …
Interested in biofilms? The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Showcase will take place on Tuesday 12 September 2023 from 09:00 â 17:30 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Featuring talks from partner research institutions, researchers, industry/end-user partners etc., making this a great networking and knowledge exchange event. Register …
ECFP Wastewater Treatment Event – 15/16 November 2022, The University of Edinburgh KTN: Agroforestry Innovation and Collaboration between the UK and Africa – 16 November 2022 Reservoir Microbiology Forum (RMF) 2022 – 16/17 November 2022 Land Condition Symposium 2022 – 17 November 2022, Birmingham NBIC: #BiofilmWeek – 18-24 November 2022 Biovale: Developing a Winning Go-To-Market Strategy …
