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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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Innovation Adoption Champions rapid insight events

NHS England’s Innovation, Research and Life Sciences (IRLS) team/Health Education England are working with Wessex Academic Health Science Network and other partners to scope and develop a national education programme to enhance innovation adoption and empower a culture of innovation across the health, social care and voluntary workforce. Join them online for a rapid insight event designed to be completed…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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NHS England publishes Carbon Reduction Plan Guidance

From April 2023, for all contracts above £5 million per annum, the NHS will require suppliers to publish a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) for their UK Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a subset of scope 3 emissions as a minimum (aligning with Procurement Policy Notice 06/21). A CRP identifies a supplier’s current carbon footprint and their plan to achieve net zero emissions. The NHS will require…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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Import Control System 2 for air cargo brought into Northern Ireland and the EU

From 1 March 2023, full entry summary declarations will be needed for air cargo brought into Northern Ireland (NI) and European Union (EU) member states. This will need to be done through Import Control System 2 (ICS2), which is a new safety and security declaration system being introduced across the EU. The system will be implemented over three releases and…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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The Technology Support Programme 2 (TSP2) – new rounds launching soon

The Technology Support Programme 2 (TSP2) is co-lead by the Local Clinical Research Network Wessex (LCRN) and Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN). Read about it here. It aims to build collaborations capable of securing funding for MedTech innovators. The goal of the programme is to bring together your innovative new technologies with clinical expertise and researchers across Wessex. They…
Ben Kemp
February 16, 2023
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Genomics Working Party, 26 January 2023

BIVDA held the first working party of the year at the BIVDA offices to finalise the White Paper on a new narrative on value frameworks and partnership models which was commissioned on behalf of members. The objectives of the meeting were to collectively review the evidence collected during company interviews and literature review, discuss evidence surrounding the role of partnerships…
Ben Kemp
February 10, 2023
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