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REMINDER: MedTech Strategy Webinar, featuring Doris-Ann – sign up now!

The DHSC Medical Technologies Directorate is hosting a webinar on Monday 6 March 2023 at 11:00 – 12:00 to promote the newly published Medical Technology Strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/medical-technology-strategy). The Government’s inaugural Medical Technology Strategy sets out how they will ensure the health and social care system can reliably access safe, effective, and innovative medical technologies that support the continued delivery of high-quality care, outstanding…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
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BIVDA held joint workshop with MHRA on IVD Roadmap

Dear members, BIVDA held a joint in-person workshop with the MHRA on the future IVD Roadmap. This took place on 10 February at the MHRA offices. The aims of this were to understand: The IVD ecosystem The gaps in the landscape MHRA’s role in this The needs for pre-market support The barriers and enablers for market access The workshop was…
Ben Kemp
February 24, 2023
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Piloting point of care tests in acute respiratory infections hubs

Members may already be aware through discussions in recent working parties, and the wider NHS Diagnostic Advisory Group about work that is ongoing with NHS England for the piloting of point of care tests in ARI Hubs. Acute respiratory tract infections in patients place a major burden on health systems each winter.  There is an eightyfold increase in respiratory admissions…
Ben Kemp
February 17, 2023
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BIVDA AGM and Executive Board

This year seems to be vanishing at a remarkable speed so we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the AGM on 21st March. The agenda and registration is now open so please remember to get this in your diary and registering at BIVDA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Tickets, Tue 21 Mar 2023 at 10:30 | Eventbrite. Headlining the…
Ben Kemp
February 17, 2023
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Doris-Ann and Ashleigh interviewed by Medtech Insight on future IVD regulation

BIVDA CEO, Doris-Ann Williams, and Head of Regulatory Affairs, Ashleigh Batchen, were interviewed by Medtech Insight this week regarding the future of IVD regulation. This follows on from BIVDA's IVD Roadmap event, held jointly with MHRA, which was held last week. The piece, titled "Diagnostics Industry Helps MHRA Shape IVDs Roadmap As Part Of Future UK Regulation", can be read…
Ben Kemp
February 17, 2023
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BIVDA & Catax Webinar: Growing your business in an innovative industry – 23 February

On February 23rd at 10:30am, BIVDA members are invited to join the Tax Credit Company & Catax innovation funding webinar. The webinar will run as follows: Understand how Innovation Funding can be utilised to raise capital for future projects Review upcoming R&D tax changes, the uprising of fraudulent claims & how to avoid a HMRC enquiry. Grant Funding Masterclass Live…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 11th – 17th February

19 additional community diagnostic centres (CDCs) to open this year 19 new community diagnostic centres which will perform 1.1 million tests, checks and scans every year set to open later this year New data shows 92 operational CDCs have already significantly bolstered NHS capacity as part of the most ambitious catch-up plan in NHS history, delivering an additional 3 million…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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More women to be supported back into STEM jobs in Government-backed training

Coinciding with this week’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science the Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, has launched a new initiative to help people back into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) based careers. The scheme – backed by £150,000 of Government funding - will be run by Women Returners and STEM Returners and will target…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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UK prepared to snub Horizon Europe in favour of US, Swiss & Japanese research alliance

Michelle Donelan, the new Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Innovation has stated that the Government is prepared to abandon attempts to reassociate with Horizon Europe following Brexit in favour of creating a bespoke alliance with the United States, Japan and Switzerland. In her Telegraph article, the Secretary of State acknowledged the inconvenience to the science sector owing to…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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