National Biofilms Innovation Centre
UK-based centre coordinating multidisciplinary research, training, standards development and industry engagement on microbial biofilms. Supports translational projects, open innovation hubs, funding calls, community priority-setting, public knowledge resources and technical access to analytical, imaging and surface-testing capabilities to accelerate research, detection and prevention approaches and enable regulatory and commercial pathways for biofilm-related technologies.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
National Biofilms Innovation Centre
Products
Open phage and strain collections (research resource)
Open-access collection of bacteriophages and bacterial strains provided to researchers to support reproducible phage–bacteria interaction studies and preclinical development.
Biofilm ontology interactive map and knowledge hub
Interactive ontology and curated knowledge resources capturing terminology, relationships and community inputs to support dialogue and reproducibility in biofilm research.
Reports, technical reviews and workshop outputs
Published technical reports and workshop outputs summarising unmet needs, gap analyses and recommendations for detection, prevention and regulatory work on biofilms.
Open phage and strain collections (research resource)
Open-access collection of bacteriophages and bacterial strains provided to researchers to support reproducible phage–bacteria interaction studies and preclinical development.
Biofilm ontology interactive map and knowledge hub
Interactive ontology and curated knowledge resources capturing terminology, relationships and community inputs to support dialogue and reproducibility in biofilm research.
Reports, technical reviews and workshop outputs
Published technical reports and workshop outputs summarising unmet needs, gap analyses and recommendations for detection, prevention and regulatory work on biofilms.
Services
Open innovation hub for antimicrobial surface evaluation
Access to surface characterisation, microscopy and material testing services to evaluate antimicrobial treatments and material integrity for industry partners and SMEs, delivered via on-site and collaborative hub access with funded support routes for SMEs.
Partner search and industry-academic matchmaking
Facilitation of partner connections, consortium building and introductions to industry contacts and funding bodies to support collaborative translational projects and training opportunities.
Open innovation hub for antimicrobial surface evaluation
Access to surface characterisation, microscopy and material testing services to evaluate antimicrobial treatments and material integrity for industry partners and SMEs, delivered via on-site and collaborative hub access with funded support routes for SMEs.
Partner search and industry-academic matchmaking
Facilitation of partner connections, consortium building and introductions to industry contacts and funding bodies to support collaborative translational projects and training opportunities.
Expertise Areas
- Biofilm detection and measurement
- Anti-biofilm coatings and materials evaluation
- Bacteriophage research and phage-based tool development
- Advanced microscopy and computational biofilm imaging
Key Technologies
- Confocal laser scanning microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with elemental mapping
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
- Mesoscopic imaging