The National Biofilms Innovation Centre is an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) jointly funded by the BBSRC and Innovate UK. At NBIC we aim to connect scientists specialising in biofilms across the UK, and to provide a mechanism for our research and development partners to explore their unmet needs with our academics.
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre exists to create a fusion of world class interdisciplinary research and industry partnerships to deliver breakthrough science and technologies to control and exploit biofilms. Our vision is to create a truly pioneering and national centre, by bringing together the original four core universities (Edinburgh, Liverpool, Nottingham and Southampton) and a partnership that has now expanded to include 59 research institutions, support from a growing base of more than 260 companies, and an inclusive strategy to new companies and research institutions.