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Ben Kemp

REMINDER: The Innovative Devices Access Pathway closes 29 October Funding OpportunitiesMembership NewsMembership News Archive

REMINDER: The Innovative Devices Access Pathway closes 29 October

We would like to remind members that the The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) closes on 29 October, so get your applications in soon! The IDAP pilot is an initiative to bring new technologies and solutions to the National Health Service (NHS) to help with medical needs that are not currently being met. The aim of IDAP is to enable and improve…
Ben Kemp
October 20, 2023
Parliament soon to be prorogued for the King’s Speech Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Parliament soon to be prorogued for the King’s Speech

At a Privy Council meeting this week His Majesty The King agreed to a prorogation order that states that Parliament will be prorogued in advance of the King’s Speech at some time between Thursday 26 October and Tuesday 31 October. Clarification on the precise date will be released soon. This will last until the King's Speech on 7 November. The…
Ben Kemp
October 13, 2023
BIVDA attends NHSE/Leeds NIHR-hosted Industry Demand Signalling Event Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA attends NHSE/Leeds NIHR-hosted Industry Demand Signalling Event

The AMR Diagnostics team at the Office of the CSO carried out a series of horizon scans with the NIHR Innovation Observatory earlier in the year. These covered several major infection diagnostic pathways (UTI, RTI, sepsis and SSI) and examined potential innovations across the development spectrum from proof of concept through to CE-marked tests already available on the market. Concurrently,…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023
Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff – medical devices available for prescribing in primary care. ConsultationsConsultations ArchiveMembership NewsMembership News Archive

Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff – medical devices available for prescribing in primary care.

The government has today released the anticipated consultation on Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff – medical devices available for prescribing in primary care. Following the publication DHSC’s Medical Technology Strategy in February 2023, they have set out a series of proposals to modernise Part IX of the Drug Tariff to ensure…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023
BIVDA’s Regulatory Affairs Seminar 2023 Summary Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA’s Regulatory Affairs Seminar 2023 Summary

The annual Regulatory Affairs Seminar was held this week in Edinburgh at the Balmoral Hotel. Day 1 opened with the industry webinar hosted by the MHRA on Innovative Devices Access Pathway. This gave the attendees access to a scheduled webinar which occurred at the same time as our opening session by BIVDA so they didn’t miss out. This was followed…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023
Target Product Profile (TPP) guidance document for the development of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) diagnostics Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Target Product Profile (TPP) guidance document for the development of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) diagnostics

The CF AMR Syndicate and the NIHR Newcastle Invitro Diagnostic cooperative have produced a target product profile (TPP) guidance document to help drive the development of diagnostics for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infections and invite you to contribute your insights on this document via a survey. The CF AMR Syndicate wants to hear from a diverse group of stakeholders covering…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023
Consultation: The disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector ConsultationsConsultations Archive

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 22, 2023
Provision of Services Regulations 2009: proposed reforms ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Provision of Services Regulations 2009: proposed reforms

The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (“the Regulations”) provide a framework of rules for how services are regulated in the UK. They ensure that authorisation schemes (for example, licences that businesses or individuals must secure before providing a service) which are administered by competent authorities (for example, government departments and independent regulators) are proportionate, justified in the public interest, and…
Ben Kemp
September 21, 2023
Media Monitoring: 16 – 22 September HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 16 – 22 September

UK announces “transformational” support to boost global health at UNGA new UK government funding will help tackle future pandemics, boost research into vaccines and reduce deaths from infectious diseases and end preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children package shows commitment to helping achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, a set of key targets to make the world a better…
Ben Kemp
September 21, 2023
Landmark agreement with Israel takes UK global science mission to new heights HighlightsHighlights Archive

Landmark agreement with Israel takes UK global science mission to new heights

Israel became the latest country to sign a landmark agreement with the UK, to collaborate on science and innovation, when the two countries’ Science Ministers met in London this week. As part of the deal, both countries will commit a total of £1.7 million in of support to joint research focused on technologies critical to our future prosperity and quality…
Ben Kemp
September 21, 2023