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Swiss Representative offer from Confinis

Confinis ag have very kindly provided discounted rates for BIVDA members requiring a Swiss Representative. A Swiss representative is needed to place medical devices on the Swiss market where the manufacturer does not already have a legal place of business within Switzerland. This is in line with the need for an Authorised Representative within the EU. The attached document details…
Ben Kemp
October 28, 2022
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1000th Newsletter Prize!

This week’s edition celebrates our thousandth BIVDA newsletter, a landmark for our organisation. Hopefully members find every edition to be of great value in understanding what is happening across the IVD world. Feedback of any kind is always appreciated and can be sent to ben@bivda.org.uk. Please do not forget to enter our prize draw as you or your member company…
Ben Kemp
October 28, 2022
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BIVDA celebrates 1000th Newsletter!

Welcome to the 1000th issue of the BIVDA weekly Update! With BIVDA celebrating its 30th birthday this year culminating in the big event we held earlier this month, I have been looking back over the way the Association has evolved. I introduced the weekly Update as a tool to help get all the information out to members in a timely…
Ben Kemp
October 28, 2022
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BIVDA attend IVD roundtable with Shadow Public Health Minister

This week, BIVDA and member companies attended a roundtable with Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne MP. This provided a valuable chance to discuss both the challenges and opportunities for in-vitro diagnostics in the UK as well as providing insight into Labour’s policy approach to health if they were to form the next Government. Mr Gwynne was engaged throughout the…
Ben Kemp
October 21, 2022
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New NHS Genomics Strategy released

The NHS have released a comprehensive strategy for embedding genomics in the NHS over the next 5 years. It is their intention to accelerate the embedding of genomic medicine across the NHS, therefore providing a world leading, equitable service to populations and individuals. In the report, a number of ambitions have been outlined, including: creating an innovative, world-leading genomics service…
Ben Kemp
October 21, 2022
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BIVDA supports Wear Red Day 2022

BIVDA is proud to support Wear Red Day 2022, which falls on 21 October 2022. This is an anti-racist initiative which encourages everyone to wear red to show their opposition to racism and 'show it the red card'. Raising awareness and spreading the message is a key part of fighting the scourge of racism. We are pleased to represent such…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2022
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France Biotech & Eucope Regulatory Survey

France Biotech is conducting a field survey with Eucope. This survey is intended to highlight the difficulties encountered by small and medium-sized companies of Medtech sector to comply with the clinical and regulatory requirements of the MDR. They require more foreign respondents to ensure a significant European representativeness, with a deadline of 11 November 2022. The survey can be accessed…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2022
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Media Monitoring: 8th – 15th October

The NHS Monthly Diagnostics data for August 2022 (can be found here)  The total number of patients waiting six weeks or more from referral for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests at the end of August 2022 was 461,400. This was 30.5% of the total number of patients waiting at the end of the month Nationally, the operational standard…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2022
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