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ISO/NP TS 23918 Medical devices — Guidance on the application of ISO 14971 — Part 2: Machine learning in artificial intelligence

Comment period start date: 16/08/2023 Comment period end date: 08/10/2023 Scope This document provides guidance for applying an ISO 14971 risk management process when evaluating medical technology utilizing machine learning (ML). It is intended to apply to ML-enabled medical devices throughout all phases of the product lifecycle. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 14971. It…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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Consultation: The disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector

Consultation description We want to seek views on the possible introduction of new secondary legislation to place a duty on manufacturers and commercial suppliers of medicines, devices and borderline substances to report details of the payments and other benefits they provide to healthcare professionals and organisations. This consultation aims to address the second part of recommendation 8 contained in the Independent…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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ISO/PWI TS 8219 Sequencing and clinical application to infectious diseases

Comment period start date: 03/08/2023 Comment period end date: 24/09/2023 Comment by: 24th Sep Scope This technical specification details the requirements, and provides guidance for the application of advanced sequencing procedures for direct identification and characterisation without culturing of microbial causes of human infectious disease; sometimes termed clinical metagenomics. This document covers considerations associated with specimen collection, processing, nucleic acid…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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ISO/PWI TS 20853 Biotechnology — Bioprocessing — General requirements for the bacteriophage preparation for therapeutic use

Proposal start date: 11/07/2023 Proposal end date: 02/09/2023   Scope This document describes the minimum requirements for bacteriophage preparation processing including the assessment of the titer and quality control. This document applies to data processing of bacteriophage isolation, culture, purification and storage. This document applies to the quality evaluation/assessment of bacteriophage used for therapy. Purpose With the continuous and expanded…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 2nd – 8th September

  UK government sets out AI Safety Summit ambitions Five objectives of the AI Safety Summit to be progressed shared by UK Government UK will work closely with global partners to make frontier AI safe, and to ensure nations and citizens globally can realise its benefits AI Safety Summit will bring key countries, leading technology organisations, academia and civil society together   Joint Statement of…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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UK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal

After years of negotiations, the UK has at last sealed reassociation to Horizon Europe after agreeing a bespoke deal with the EU. From Thursday 7 September, UK researchers can apply for grants and bid to take part in projects under the Horizon programme, with certainty that the UK will be participating as a fully associated member for the remaining life…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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SBRI Healthcare Competition 24 opens soon: Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a healthier future

SBRI Healthcare (Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare) work in partnership with the AHSN network (Academic Health Science Network) to provide funding and support for innovations that help address NHS unmet needs and benefit patients. They are opening a new competition which will be open from 31st October until the 22nd November. They are looking for innovations that engage and empower…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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New funding opportunities from Innovate UK & the HTA Programme

23/112 NIHR NICE Rolling Call (HTA Programme) Opens: 31 August 2023 Closes: 13:00 on 03 January 2024 The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to this funding opportunity. The programme is interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated since 2015. Proposals must be within the remit…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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DASA seeks technologies to detect airborne pathogens

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Revolutionising Biosensing: Instant Detection within Aerosol Collector Substrates. This IFA seeks innovations that will help contribute to the development of generation-after-next biosensing technologies. This IFA is run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Do you have a biosensing solution? Read the…
Ben Kemp
September 8, 2023
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