📌About the Event

Biofilms Beyond Healthcare: Industry Challenges, Solutions and Collaboration 2026 is an interactive workshop organised by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). The event focuses on biofilm-related challenges and opportunities outside healthcare, bringing together industry professionals, technology providers and academic researchers. It will explore applications across food production, advanced manufacturing, water, agriculture, clean energy, transport and the built environment, while encouraging collaborations between organisations facing biofilm challenges and researchers or technology providers developing solutions.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Mode of Conduct: Offline / In-person workshop
• Venue: University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UK
• Event Date: 8 September 2026
• Focus Areas: Biofilm prevention, detection, monitoring, management and engineering across non-healthcare industries.
• Key sectors covered: Food production, manufacturing, water, agriculture, clean energy, transport and the built environment.
• Workshop activities include:
• Industry case studies on real-world biofilm challenges.
• Short solution pitches from participating organisations.
• Facilitated breakout discussions.
• Collaborative sessions to develop practical solutions and priority actions.
• Networking with researchers, industry professionals and technology providers.

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📅 Important Dates

• Workshop Date: 8 September 2026
• Last Booking Date: 28 August 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Companies and organisations from non-healthcare sectors facing biofilm-related challenges.
• Technology developers and solution providers working on biofilm detection, monitoring, prevention, management or engineering.
• Academic researchers interested in solving industry-focused biofilm problems.
• Innovation and R&D professionals seeking research partnerships or funding opportunities.
• Registration process:
• Applicants must initially submit an expression of interest.
• Submission of interest does not automatically guarantee a place.
• Applications are reviewed before participants are invited to complete registration and payment.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Participants can:
• Connect with potential research and industry collaborators.
• Present biofilm-related challenges and unmet industry needs.
• Discover emerging technologies and approaches.
• Explore collaborative research, innovation and funding opportunities.
• Network with industry professionals, researchers and solution providers.
• Help shape future NBIC initiatives, partnerships and funding programmes.
• Contribute to an industry-focused biofilm innovation action plan.