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Eid Mubarak!

What is the festival of Eid al-Fitr and is it celebrated? The religious festival Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” is one of two major holidays celebrated by Muslims around the world. There are two Eids celebrated each year in the Islamic calendar. First, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. This is celebrated…
Ben Kemp
April 9, 2024
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BIVDA Board Member Profile: Mark Jackman

We would like to introduce one of BIVDA's new board members, Mark Jackman, whose appointment to the Board was announced at last month's AGM. Hear about his experience and what he seeks to bring to BIVDA's Board: I’m Country Manager and Director for the UK, Ireland, and Nordics businesses for Diasorin, who are leaders in the lab diagnostics market, and…
Ben Kemp
April 9, 2024
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BIVDA’s Spring Sustainability Seminar, 23 April – book now!

If you haven’t already secured your place at the BIVDA Spring Sustainability Seminar, then here’s a look at what we have lined up so far. The speakers include, with more to be confirmed: Rob Shorten – Association for Laboratory Medicine – will be providing us with an overview of the environmental impact that diagnostic laboratories cause, including pre-analytical, analytical, and…
Ben Kemp
April 3, 2024
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MHRA MedTech Regulatory Reform Webinar recording

The MHRA have released the recording of the MedTech Regulatory Reform Webinar, which took place on 5 March 2024. The webinar covered the intentions regarding scope, classification of general medical devices and IVDs, essential requirements and information to be provided with medical devices. You can access it here or below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjwOfdj14jo
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 28 March – 3 April

AI could predict patients' future health conditions, study finds The AI tool, known as Foresight, belongs to the same family of AI models as ChatGPT but has been trained using information from NHS electronic records. It was developed by researchers from King's College London (KCL), University College London (UCL), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas'…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024
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Breakthrough in motor neurone disease detection

Scientists are touting a significant advancement in the fight against motor neurone disease (MND) with the development of a groundbreaking test capable of identifying indicators of the condition even before symptoms appear. Known as the TDP-43 aptamer, this innovative tool has the ability to detect damaged cell proteins present in brain tissue samples. These proteins serve as biomarkers for MND,…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2024
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