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Innovate UK and BIVDA join forces to tackle Mpox

BIVDA and Innovate UK bring together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss diagnostics in an Mpox pandemic. Last week, BIVDA and Innovate UK brought together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss how diagnostics would play a part in an Mpox pandemic. Commissioned by DHSC’s Chief Scientific Advisor and CEO of NIHR, Prof. Lucy Chappell,…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 20 – 26 February

Womb cancer blood test research 'could save lives' Researchers say they hope to develop a blood test to improve diagnosis of a rare hard-to-detect cancer. Uterine sarcomas make up just three out of 100 cancers of the womb, but the symptoms are similar to more common, and non-cancerous, fibroid growths. In addition, womb cancers, external are commonly diagnosed by biopsies…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
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NHS England Chief Executive to step down

NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard has announced that she is stepping down from her role. Pritchard was appointed in 2021 and steered the health service through the end of the pandemic. It appears that recent grillings at two Parliamentary Select Committees contributed to her decision. They questioned whether she possessed the drive to deliver the fundamental changes set to…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
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MHRA’s Rob Reid pens first MedRegs blog in new role

Following the departure of Laura Squire, Dr Robert Reid, MHRA Deputy Director, will now author the regular MedRegs blog. For the uninitiated, the blog aims to keep readers up-to-date with the progress of the MedTech regulatory reform programme. Dr Reid's inaugural post focuses on staff changes at the MHRA, updated guidance, the progress of the AI airlock, and the PMS…
Ben Kemp
February 25, 2025
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Next CEO of UK Research and Innovation announced

Professor Sir Ian Chapman will become the next CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), leading a refreshed mission that puts economic growth at the heart of public investment in R&D, Science Minister Lord Vallance has announced. UKRI is the country’s largest public research funder, with a budget of £9 billion per year, giving it a central role in ensuring…
Ben Kemp
February 25, 2025
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Reminder: Consultation on TTP on IVD assays for surveillance of Yellow Fever

A reminder that the World Health Organisation has proposed a Target Product Profile (TPP) which highlights the minimal and optimal characteristics required to guide forthcoming efforts in YF assay development and address end user needs. This TPP comprises four types of tests to identify Yellow Fever infections in the context of surveillance: A standardized molecular assay test kit A standardized…
Ben Kemp
February 24, 2025
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Join the DBT Indo – Pacific Roadshow

Interested in selling to the Indo-Pacific? Want to hear from sector specialists, market experts and other companies about opportunities in the Indo-Pacific? The Made in the UK Sold to the Indo-Pacific: Meet the Experts is a two-week series of in-person events run by the UK Government and partners taking place between 4 - 13 March 2025 in UK cities, including…
Ben Kemp
February 24, 2025
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