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Digital health provider creates “world-first” smartphone cardiovascular test

A British digital health platform and personal health provider has created what it calls the world’s first smartphone-based test for cardiovascular disease. The company is named ‘PocDoc’, and the team claim to be on track to launch in the Spring. The technology will initially be available to healthcare distributors and businesses such as private healthcare providers, pharmacies, care workers and…

adminJanuary 28, 2022

Membership News Membership News Archive

Ongoing UKCA work

We will now be taking part in Focus Groups hosted by MHRA, contributing to the group for Trade Associations and industry. This will span both medical devices and IVDs. Our contributions to this group will align with the submission from BIVDA for the UKCA consultation which closed in November, but below is a list of the topics which we have…

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Genomics Working Party Genomics Working Party Archive

BIVDA Genomics Working Party – 23 November 2021 – minutes clarification

Please note the clarification in the minutes recently issued from the meeting on the 23 November 2021. *The £70m MRC spend on Translation Schemes is not an EU budget but part of MRC’s budget.

adminJanuary 28, 2022

Regulatory Affairs Working Party Regulatory Affairs Working Party Archive

IVDR delay has been published

This morning, the IVDR postponement was published in the Official Journal of the EU. This means that this is now legally binding, and the postponement will take effect. This pushes back the full implementation of the EU IVDR based on the risk class of the IVD, primarily due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic response which resulted in those involved in…

adminJanuary 28, 2022

Membership News Membership News Archive

2022 Membership Renewals – Reminder

Thank you to everyone who has completed the renewal forms already. It’s much appreciated. Please find this as a polite reminder if you have not yet done so to complete your renewal forms as soon as possible! Both forms are important as we hold this data in our CRM and when stakeholders and members ask us for information to contact…

adminJanuary 21, 2022

Highlights Highlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 15 – 21 January 2022

Pressure leads GPs to increase antibiotic prescribing The pressure GPs are working under has been linked to increasing broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing in England by health economists at The University of Manchester and University of Southern Denmark The association, say the team, means that pressure on GPs could contribute to antimicrobial resistance https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/pressure-leads-gps-to-increase-antibiotic-prescribing/ NHS pilots genetic testing to predict risk of…

adminJanuary 21, 2022

Member Requests Member Requests Archive

Researcher seeks interested parties for a new ultrasound technology

Please see the below request from Dr Luke Cox, a Research Associate part of the Ultrasonics & NDT Group at the University of Bristol. I’m an engineering researcher from the University of Bristol and have been working on some new ultrasound technology which can trap, move or assemble cell or cell clusters without touching them and am trying to understand…

adminJanuary 21, 2022

External Affairs Working Party External Affairs Working Party Archive Membership News Membership News Archive

SAVE THE DATE: Integrated Care Systems – Workshop – Wednesday 23 February 2022

Speakers and commentary relating to the new financial structure of the NHS. Covering; Finance Procurement Primary Care and Pathology Networks Provider collaboratives Wednesday 23rd February – AM – Timings and location/ format to be determined. Please register your interest for in person attendance. Speakers may be virtual, so virtual access is a possibility.

adminJanuary 21, 2022

Environmental Working Party Environmental Working Party Archive

Environmental updates for UK business & SMEs

UK businesses who make the SME Climate Commitment (to join the Race to Zero) can claim a free BS ISO 50005 standard, thanks to a partnership between BSI and BEIS. Businesses who sign up will receive a code via email. The SME Climate Hub has recently launched a suite of free new tools available to SMEs after they make the…

adminJanuary 21, 2022

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BIVDA members invited to webinar on Cyber Security for life science companies

Gallagher Life Sciences Practice are currently running a Cyber Insurance and Risk Management marketing campaign to update and educate companies in the Life Science industry regarding the fast-evolving nature of cyber threats. The culmination of this campaign is a free webinar run by their Cyber Risk Management professionals, who will discuss the different tactics employed by cyber criminals, report on…

adminJanuary 21, 2022