BIVDA AGM 2022 Summary Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA AGM 2022 Summary

This year we are delighted that the BIVDA AGM/Spring Meeting returned to an in-person format following the pandemic, with a strong showing of members and, of course, our high-profile guest speakers. The event was held at One Great George Street in Westminster, and more than 50 attendees engaged in long awaited face-to-face networking and catching-up in between the speaker presentations.…
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March 25, 2022
Media Monitoring: 19th – 26th March 2022 HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 19th – 26th March 2022

UKRI strategy will keep UK at forefront of research and innovation UKRI’s first five-year strategy outlines how the organisation will support the UK’s world class research and innovation system, fuel an innovation-led economy and society and drive up prosperity across the UK The strategy sets out how UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will invest in people, places and ideas and…
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March 25, 2022
Ground-breaking UK-wide agreement on accelerating genomic research and cultivating innovative healthcare HighlightsHighlights Archive

Ground-breaking UK-wide agreement on accelerating genomic research and cultivating innovative healthcare

This week saw the publication of “Genome UK: shared commitments for UK wide implementation 2022 to 2025” which sets out ambitions to offer patients across the UK faster cancer diagnosis and innovative novel treatments. Agreed by the UK Government and all devolved administrations, these aims are to be achieved through commitments to improve genomic testing and provide greater access to…
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March 25, 2022
Summary of Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) engagement HighlightsHighlights Archive

Summary of Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) engagement

The Government have released a paper detailing their findings based on engagement with ICP-interested stakeholders in advance of ICPs receiving a statutory footing in July of this year. The engagement process informed how DHSC, NHS England and the Local Government Association guide and support the development of ICPs before their official implementation. The document intends to act as a guide…
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March 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak delivers Spring Statement 2022 to the House of Commons HighlightsHighlights Archive

Rishi Sunak delivers Spring Statement 2022 to the House of Commons

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Spring Statement to MPs and the public on Wednesday 23 March. As a background to the announcements, UK inflation has hit 6.2% and families face the worst real-terms income squeeze in 50 years. With the cost of living soaring in the UK, Mr Sunak announced a rise in the threshold of National…
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March 25, 2022
Analysis for Innovators (A4I) programme: new round open 28 March 2022 Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Analysis for Innovators (A4I) programme: new round open 28 March 2022

Members may be interested in applying for the latest round of the Analysis for Innovators programme, which opens this Monday. A summary of the programme and how to apply are contained below. Analysis for Innovators (A4I) provides access to world-leading experts and cutting-edge facilities in laboratories recognised world-wide for analysis and measurement to address current analysis or measurement problems with…
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March 25, 2022
NICE to host webinar on methods research priorities Membership NewsMembership News Archive

NICE to host webinar on methods research priorities

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are hosting a webinar on 31 March from 11:00 – 12:15 BST on the subject of methods research priorities. The virtual event is titled “NICE methods research priorities: Continuing the journey” and attendees can discover more about the various areas the NICE team have expertise in and how their ongoing research…
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March 25, 2022
Government extends financial safety net for Horizon Europe applicants HighlightsHighlights Archive

Government extends financial safety net for Horizon Europe applicants

Funding from the Government to the support provided to Horizon Europe launched in November 2021 will be extended, it was announced this week. This guarantee comes as efforts continue for the UK’s association to the large-scale research programme to be formalised. The funding will now be in place for awards expected to be signed by the end of December 2022.…
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March 18, 2022
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March External Affairs Working Party Summary

The External Affairs Working Party enjoyed a productive, fully virtual March meeting as Dr John Tyson, Head of the Innovation Lab at the Integrated COVID Hub North East and Stevan Cirkovic, Senior Policy Lead (MedTech Regulation) at DHSC joined us for two excellent presentations. It was a particular delight to welcome Dr Tyson to the event as the Innovation Lab…
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March 18, 2022
BIVDA attends APPG on Medical research and the Academy of Medical joint reception Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA attends APPG on Medical research and the Academy of Medical joint reception

The reception was held to recognise the vital contributions from life sciences in the response to the pandemic across academia and industry. There was a particular focus on the role that vaccines played but diagnostics was not forgotten! The Chair of the APPG, Chris Green MP, welcomed all of the guests with speeches following from Dame Sarah Gilbert and Professor…
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March 18, 2022