WG1Intersectoral bridging  The establishment of interdisciplinary collaboration and the generation of a common language/terminology are of utmost importance to accelerate progress in diagnosis, monitoring and

WG2 Diagnostic technology development Accurate diagnosis of MIC failures in technical, industrial or infrastructural equipment and facilities is a grand problem due to simultaneous occurrence of

WG3 Development of innovative monitoring technologies The current situation with the COVID-19 clearly demonstrates the importance of real time data forguiding the overall disease mitigation

WG4 Strategize ‘green’ mitigation methods In industrial practice, many alternatives exist for the mitigation of MIC, ranging from mechanicalcleaning, to sterilization and chemical disinfection by

WG5 Achieving standardization The transition of new detection and mitigation methods into routine process control and inspection measures requires the availability of standardized procedures. Thus, the