Request for support with reproductive health assessments

A startup for fertility and genetic testing is looking for support from POCT manufacturers and analyser suppliers to aid in conducting reproductive health investigations using blood, urine and semen samples. The tests include, but are not limited to, preimplantation genetic testing, chromosome blood test, semen culture, screening tests for fertility treatment, etc.

If you feel like your organisation could support this project, please contact Stuart@bivda.org.uk who will put you in touch with the relevant contact.

**Important**

We have a stakeholder looking for companies that can supply CRP Self-Tests into the UK. If you currently supply, or have access to supply a CRP Self-Test, please email helen@bivda.org.uk

Request for expertise in 485 testing
An organisation is seeking a lab based in the UK that can do 485 testing of reagents, mainly – vesicle stability and reaction versus a plate of bugs.

If you feel like your organisation could support this, please contact either Stuart or Tehelj who will put you in touch with relevant contacts.

Request for support in a lab equipment project
A new IVD medical device manufacturer is in the process of setting up a new lab and planning to get a -20 freezer. As part of the installation, validation, and ongoing performance checks, they would need to map and monitor temperature, and ensure any equipment used for doing this is calibrated (UKCAS).

If you feel like your organisation could support this project, please contact Regulatory@bivda.org.uk who will put you in touch with the relevant contact.

Fast MDx are looking to ally with a PCR assay manufacturer, in order to jointly market their assays working on the Fast MDx test platform.
The potential partner must be a manufacturer of qPCR infectious disease assays, ideally direct from sample, and they must have CE-IVD regulatory approval. They would need to optimise their assays on the Fast MDx platform and produce Instructions for Use (IFU’s) that reference the platform. The fully automated, ultra-fast, low-cost, medium- to high-throughput, Molecular Diagnostic test platform will launch in June.

Platform software is provided by Biosero, a US software company, using their Green Button Go scheduling package and has been designed to smoothly integrate into all LIMS systems. All automation, robotics and pipetting, have been designed by Festo, the leading German automation specialists. And being mobile, it can be used near-patient in a healthcare facility, or just as easily on a farm, testing for disease within livestock. The platform is better explained in this video here and on the website here. Please see the press release here.