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Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces

Creating cross-disciplinary antimicrobial and anti-biofilm technologies with real impact as a core partner of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and home of the NBIC-LIVE project.

About us

The Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces is working globally, nationally and regionally to bring together multidisciplinary expertise to accelerate the development of technologies tackling the problems associated with biofilms and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The Hub is one of the four core partners of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and is delivering the NBIC: Liverpool Engine (NBIC-LIVE) project, dedicated to AI and machine learning-enabled rapid innovation of antimicrobial, anti-viral and anti-biofilm surfaces and materials.

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The National Biofilms Innovation Centre

Liverpool is one of NBIC’s four lead research institutions and its involvement is through the Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces. The hub combines interdisciplinary surface and materials science expertise with advanced imaging techniques across the physical and life sciences.

Find out more about NBIC here.

NBIC-LIVE

The National Biofilms Innovation Centre: Liverpool Engine (NBIC-LIVE) project has received £11.3 million from UKRI’s Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF) to establish the world’s first centre of innovation excellence dedicated to AI and machine learning-enabled rapid innovation of antimicrobial and anti-biofilm surfaces.

The Biofilm Alliance

The Biofilm Alliance, led by NBIC and funded by Innovate UK, brings together academia, industry, metrology, regulatory bodies and standardisation organisations to address global challenges posed by microbial biofilms. It bridges cutting-edge research and effective regulation to accelerate innovation in biofilm mitigation and control technologies.

Find out more about the Biofilm Alliance.

We gratefully acknowledge funding from:

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