Translational challenges and opportunities in biofilm science: a BRIEF for the future.

ABSTRACT: Biofilms are increasingly recognised as a critical global issue in a multitude of industries impacting health, food and water security, marine sector, and industrial processes resulting in estimated economic cost of $5 trillion USD annually. A major barrier to the translation of biofilm science is the gap between industrial practices and academic research across the biofilms field. Therefore, there is an urgent need for biofilm research to notice and react to industrially relevant issues to achieve transferable outputs. Regulatory frameworks necessarily bridge gaps between different players, but require a clear, science-driven non-biased underpinning to successfully translate research. Here we introduce a 2-dimensional framework, termed the Biofilm Research-Industrial Engagement Framework

SUBMITTER: Highmore CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature