Closing date: 23 Oct 2026 The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is inviting entries to its 2026 Biofilm Create! Photography and Art Competition. This year for the first time the competition is open to entries from anywhere in the world. The competition has three categories: Photography Art – including painting, sculpture, …
On 8 September 2026, the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is hosting an in-person workshop on Biofilms Beyond Healthcare: Industry Challenges, Solutions and Collaboration at the University of Nottingham. This event will bring together industry, technology providers and academic researchers to explore the challenges and opportunities that biofilms present beyond …
Microenvironments can be defined as localised zones with chemical, biological or physical characteristics that differ significantly from those of the larger-scale surrounding environment. Because microbes respond primarily to these immediate conditions, microenvironments strongly influence the performance of microbially-based systems. Understanding and controlling these influences is essential for engineering improved systems. …
Closing date: 26 May 2026 The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC)’s Industrial Challenge Response Fund is calling for high-quality project proposals from organisations with the expertise to investigate and exploit areas in which biofilms play a central role. Industrial Challenge Response Fund (ICRF) proposals must involve a collaboration between one …
Registration deadline: 25 March 2026 Date and venue: 20 May 2026, Cardiff The Microbial Interactions in Biofilms and Microbiomes conference is a one-day international event bringing together leading scientists and early-career researchers working on microbial ecology, biofilms, microbiomes, evolution and biotechnology. This event aims to explore how microorganisms interact, organise …
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 EBNet’s 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 Liverpool‘s 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 …
