Singapore: Building a globally leading partnership between the National Biofilms Innovation Centre and SCELSE
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Biological Sciences
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| Description | This award has helped to catalyse the formation of the International Biofilm Standards Task Group, within which SCELSE is a key international partner. The mission of the IBSTG is to drive the international development and acceptance of standardized biofilm test methods in health care, the built environment and industrial systems. https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/international-standards-task-group/ |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Energy,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Formation of the International Biofilm Standards Task Group with our partners at CBE and SNBC (Jeremy Webb and Mark Richardson) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/international-standards-task-group/ |
| Description | IBS-NBIC-SCELSE Joint Webinar 1 - Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) in the UK, the India Biofilms Society (IBS) in India, and the Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) have joined hands to host a biofilm webinar series, to foster interactions between biofilm researchers in the UK, India, and Singapore that may translate into future collaborations. The theme for the first webinar is Health/Clinical. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/uk-india-singapore-health-clinical/ |
| Description | IBS-NBIC-SCELSE Joint Webinar 2 - Engineered Systems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Date: 09/02/2022 Delegates: 58 The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) in the UK, the India Biofilms Society (IBS) in India, and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) have joined hands to host a biofilm webinar series, to foster interactions between biofilm researchers in the UK, India, and Singapore that may translate into future collaborations. These webinars are aimed at initiating dialog between researchers in the UK, India, and Singapore, and will help identify complementing technologies and ideas for long-term partnerships. The first webinar took place in September 2021 and focused on the theme, 'Health/Clinical'. Recordings from this session are available on the NBIC website. The second webinar in the series will focus on 'Biofilms and Engineered Systems' and will take place on Wednesday 9 February 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/biofilms-engineered-systems/ |
| Description | Launch of the Singapore National Biofilm Consortium next pahse |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented the work of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre at the launch of the Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.snbc.sg/ |
| Description | NBIC Marine Webinar 1: Biocide use in Antifouling Coatings - The Regulatory Framework |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 12/10/20 Delegates: 69 Guest speakers: Tomoyoshi Chiba, from Chugoku Marine Paints, in Japan and Geoff Mackrill, Teamac Marine Paints in the UK. Jointly organised by National Biofilms Innovation Centre UK (NBIC UK), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), and PML Applications Ltd. Proudly supported by the Singapore's National Mirror Working Group for Anti-Fouling and Ballast Water Treatment (NMWG AF & BWT), and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation - Standards Development Organisation (SMF-SDO). The NMWG AF & BWT, one of the standards development committees managed by SMF-SDO under the Singapore Standardisation Programme, represents Singapore in the development of selected International Standards under the ISO/TC 8 Ships and Marine Technology as well as the ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 5 Anti-fouling systems on ships. Biocide use in antifouling coatings - The regulatory framework, The challenges and opportunities of antifouling biocide regulations - An industrial perspective. Are you developing the next best antifouling solution? Perhaps you are looking for such a solution? If so, this webinar series is for you. Biofouling control on vessel hulls is receiving plenty of attention with recent changes in commercial vessel activity patterns, together with an increasing spotlight on vessel efficiency, fuel consumption, and bio-security. However, increasing pressure to decrease the reliance on biocides in antifouling coatings is providing antifouling coating manufacturers with both compliance issues and technology development opportunities. This series of webinars is designed to inform cross-sector participants on the challenges faced under the current regulatory framework for producing efficacious antifouling coatings, as well as explore novel antifouling technology development opportunities under this legislation. Bringing together antifouling technology users and developers, these webinars present an ideal platform to discuss new ideas and concepts, with the potential for future collaborative projects on marine biofilm control technologies, either directly funded or via applications to funding bodies such as Innovate UK, National Research Foundation (Singapore), NBIC UK and SNBC, Singapore. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/marine-biofouling-webinars/ |
| Description | NBIC Marine Webinar 2: The challenges and opportunities of antifouling biocide regulations - An industrial perspective |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 26/10/20. Delegates: 64 Jointly organised by National Biofilms Innovation Centre UK (NBIC UK), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), and PML Applications Ltd. Introduction and welcome (5 minutes, by NBIC, PML Applications Ltd and SNBC) Talk by Neil Oxtoby, International Paint Ltd (20 minutes) Open questions (20 minutes) This webinar will provide a brief overview of the challenges and opportunities that increasing pressure on the use of biocides places on antifouling coating manufacturers, and how they are responding. The speaker will cover: 1. How do the current biocide rules and regulations affect their business, and what is the direction of travel in the future? 2. Are there opportunities for technology development? 3. What are the industrial needs either in terms of novel technology or regulatory support / justification? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/marine-biofouling-webinars/ |
| Description | NBIC Marine Webinar 3: Biofilm Control of the Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 09/11/20 Delegates: 60 Jointly organised by National Biofilms Innovation Centre UK (NBIC UK), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), and PML Applications Ltd. Agenda Introduction and welcome (5 minutes by NBIC and SNBC) Review of content covered in Webinars 1 and 2 (5 minutes by PML) 6-8 rapid pitches from SMEs, technology producers and researchers (5 minutes each) Close including future networking and funding opportunities (10 minutes by NBIC and SNBC) This last session in the series will provide an opportunity to learn about new marine biofilm control approaches and technologies that could be used to ensure that hulls remain clean despite restrictions on traditional antifouling technologies. We will hear short updates from a range of technology developers and researchers together with learning about possible funding routes to take marine biofilm control technologies forward including from NBIC / SNBC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/marine-biofouling-webinars/ |
| Description | NBIC SCELSE Drinking water systems and alternative water resources (webinar 1) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Bringing together academics and industry members from both countries, this water webinar series aims to address problems relating to the water cycle, from source to tap, and expound on the innovations that have been developed to combat these issues. In the first of three 'R&D and Innovation in the Water Sector' webinars, this webinar will focus on biofilms in the water distribution systems and membrane development for reverse osmosis (RO). This is a joint event from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), Singapore Membrane Consortium (SGMEM) and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE). Who should attend? Academic and water industry members from both Singapore and the UK, also industry members who are interested in translating their technology into the water sector and wish to learn more about the problems they face and what any potential solution would have to look like. Why attend? This event will give a snapshot into the issues caused by biofilms in water distribution and the research that has been carried out to combat them. There will be opportunities to ask the speakers questions and follow up with additional networking after the event. The second webinar of this series will focus on wastewater treatment, while the third will be on reservoir management. Attendance of all three events will give a good level of understanding to those new to the sector. Benefits Delegates will: • Understand how research & innovation in the water sector is evolving in both UK and Singapore; • Identify strengths and weakness in their products / research; • Network with leading academics and industry members. Speakers Stuart Knott, Innovation project manager at Anglian Water. Title: An overview of biofilm issues in Anglian Water's water distribution systems. Representative from Sheffield Water Centre (SWC) at the University of Sheffield. Title: An overview of SWC's biofilm research and how it can be applied in real world settings. Dr Cheng Dan, Senior Research Fellow at SCELSE. Title: Monitoring and managing biofilms in water distribution networks. Dr Wang Rong, Director at the Nanyang Environment And Water Research Institute (NEWRI). Title: Development of novel biomimetic RO hollow fibre membranes without aquaporin - from lab study toward commercialization." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/event/drinking-water-distribution-systems-and-alternative-water-resources... |
| Description | NBIC SCELSE Reservoir and storm water management (webinar 3) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Date: 28/10/21 Delegates: 55 Bringing together academics and industry members from the UK and Singapore, the 'R&D and Innovation in the Water Sector' webinar series aims to address problems relating to the water cycle, from source to tap, and expand on the innovations that have been developed to combat these issues. This is a joint series from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), Singapore Membrane Consortium (SGMEM) and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE). The third and final webinar in this series focused on managing emerging pollutants, and other innovations in reservoir and stormwater management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/water-cycle-reservoir-and-stormwater-management?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=17... |
| Description | NBIC SCELSE Wastewater treatment and distribution (webinar 2) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Date: 12/10/21 Delegates: 84 Bringing together academics and industry members from the UK and Singapore, the 'R&D and Innovation in the Water Sector' webinar series aims to address problems relating to the water cycle, from source to tap, and expand on the innovations that have been developed to combat these issues. This is a joint series from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC), Singapore Membrane Consortium (SGMEM) and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE). The second webinar focused on tackling industrial and greasy wastewater and also using ecological theory to evaluate microbial process performance. Additionally, we considered innovations in wastewater treatment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/watch-innovation-in-wastewater-treatment-webinar/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=... |
| Description | NBIC-SCELSE Bioaerosol Characterisation, the Air Microbiome and Covid-19 Transmission (25/05/2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Date: 25/05/2021 Delegates: 119 Join us for the second in a series of webinars looking at the challenges and opportunities offered by studying, managing and influencing the air microbiome. This webinar is hosted by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC). This webinar will be of interest to researchers, companies and regulators involved in either studying or directly influencing and intervening in the air microbiome in different contexts and climatic conditions. There will be presentations on a number of aspects of, bioaerosols and the air microbiome and their impact on public health, from the UK and Singapore. Beyond scientific sharings, members of the Singapore COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfectant Industry Task Force will be on hand to share their practical experiences and advice in usage of surface disinfectants during this pandemic. Your questions can be answered during the Q&A session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://air-microbiome-2.eventbrite.co.uk/ |
| Description | NBIC-SCELSE Studying and Controlling the Microbiome of the Air Webinar (09/03/21) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Date: 09/03/2021. Delegates: 97. This is the latest in the joint webinar series from National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC). This webinar 'Studying and Controlling the Microbiome of the Air' will address the emerging area of the microbiome of the air and how to investigate and control this environment. It is increasingly recognised that the air is not just a space though which organisms are transmitted but that it has its own population dependent on location and environment. Our speakers will consider approaches to investigating the air and controlling its microbial composition. Who is this webinar for? This will be of interest to anyone in industry and academia with an interest in transmission of bacteria and viruses in both outdoor and built environment and what the evidence is starting to tell us about this field and the future work that is needed. Speakers We have four speakers from the UK and Singapore, giving 15-minute overviews of their work or business: Prof Stephan Schuster - Deputy Centre Director (Facilities & Capacities); Research Director (Meta-'omics & Microbiomes), Professor, School of Biological Sciences, NTU, Singapore Dr Angela Sherry - VC Senior Fellow in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) at Northumbria University UK Dr Irvan Luhung - Research Fellow, Meta-'omics & Microbiomes cluster, SCELSE, Singapore Richard Thomas - Managing Director, Citrox Biosciences Ltd, UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.biofilms.ac.uk/event/webinar-air-microbiome/ |
| Description | UK-Singapore S&I Strategic Dialogue |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International Collaboration Dialogue on 12/02/2019 to establish collaboration between Singapore and UK research and industry. Main participants invited by the UKDC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |