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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November

Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will mean huge loss of life –…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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New £1.8m urology centre to offer same day tests

The new £1.8m centre at Kettering General Hospital will provide same-day tests to patients, improving convenience and resulting in quicker diagnoses for cancer and other conditions. The opening of the centre was in response to urology referrals rising by over a quarter in five years. Specialist staff will also arrive in the spring, which should further help to speed up…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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REMINDER: Competition 24 – Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future has launched

A reminder that the Competition 24 - Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future has launched. The competition is a standalone competition aimed at early-stage innovations to accelerate the development of greener innovations towards a more sustainable healthcare system. The early-stage development contracts are for a maximum of 12 months and from £50,000- £100,000 (NET) per project. Sign…
Ben Kemp
November 3, 2023
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ISO/PWI 24051-2 Medical laboratories — Part 2: Digital pathology and artificial intelligence (AI)-based image analysis

Deadline: 28 November Scope This document specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the digitalization of slidemounted, stained sections, processing of digital whole slide images, and artificial intelligence (AI) based image analysis to support anatomical pathology examination. This document focuses on sections from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues (derived e.g. from surgical resection, biopsy or autopsy). It is also applicable to paraffin-embedded…
Ben Kemp
November 2, 2023
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ISO/PWI 24051-1 Medical laboratories — Part 1: General principles for the application of artificial intelligence in medical laboratories

Deadline: 28 November Scope This document specifies general principles for the application of artificial intelligence in the medical laboratory. This document is applicable to methods commonly considered subsets of artificial intelligence, including fuzzy logic, Bayesian networks, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, expert systems, robotics, natural language processing and image analysis.   Purpose Artificial intelligence refers to…
Ben Kemp
November 2, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 21 – 27 October

£37m funding boost for AI projects ahead of UK AI Safety Summit Research teams encouraged to bid for a share of £32m for AI projects and a further £5m committed to feasibility studies into pioneering ideas. In the run up to the UK’s hosting of the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, the Secretary of State for Science,…
Ben Kemp
October 27, 2023
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Helen attends Parliamentary Reception to discuss the 100 Days Mission

Helen was honoured to be invited to the National Measurement Laboratory’s Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday to discuss the 100 Days Mission and engagement with industry. It was wonderful to see so many colleagues and representatives of the life sciences industry to discuss this important topic. Thank you, too, to Stephen Metcalfe for hosting the event. Pandemic preparedness is vital if the UK…
Ben Kemp
October 20, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 14 – 20 October

Wales innovates, creating a stronger, fairer, greener wales: delivery plan The Welsh Government have released a plan for how they will deliver the innovation strategy for Wales. This includes increasing the adoption of diagnostic innovations in Wales.   Close AI ‘confidence gap’ to make it a powerful force for good, say experts A British Standards Institution survey found almost half…
Ben Kemp
October 20, 2023
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New innovation challenge launched to tackle bias in AI systems

UK companies can apply for up to £400,000 in government investment from today to fund innovative new solutions which tackle bias and discrimination in AI systems. The competition will look to support up to three ground-breaking homegrown solutions, with successful bids securing a funding boost of up to £130,000 each. It comes ahead of the UK hosting the world’s first major…
Ben Kemp
October 20, 2023
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