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Ben Kemp

Health Secretary Steve Barclay to meet members of the Diagnostics APPG HighlightsHighlights Archive

Health Secretary Steve Barclay to meet members of the Diagnostics APPG

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, has committed to meeting members of the Diagnostics APPG during Oral Health Questions in the House of Commons. Maggie Throup MP, who will chair the APPG when it is established shortly, asked the Health Secretary if he would commit to meeting the group’s membership, which he agreed to. This is the latest…
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
Media Monitoring: 21st – 27th January HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 21st – 27th January

UK landmark genomic partnership with Thailand to unite against health threats The UK is set to boost its genomics expertise to deliver better healthcare through a landmark memorandum of understanding signed with Thailand Thailand is a world-leader in life sciences and genomics and plans to share knowledge with the UK to help prevent, diagnose and treat major diseases that burden…
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
Genomics investment and implementation plan announced by Government HighlightsHighlights Archive

Genomics investment and implementation plan announced by Government

The Government has announced a raft of genomics investment in support of their new genomics implementation plan, Genome UK: 2022 to 2025 implementation plan for England. These new pledges total £175 million and seek to continue the excellent work of the thriving genomics industry in the UK. The funding announcements include: £105 million of government funding for a landmark research…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
Harnessing the power of digital in the healthcare sector – report HighlightsHighlights Archive

Harnessing the power of digital in the healthcare sector – report

The in vitro diagnostics industry remains at the forefront of innovation in healthcare, delivering cutting edge tests which can allow patients to get diagnoses and therefore treatments at an earlier stage, monitor patients’ health away from a clinical setting, and provide information which can prevent disease altogether. The world of digital plays a key role in all of these processes.…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
Hewitt ICS review: call for evidence Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Hewitt ICS review: call for evidence

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has appointed the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt to consider the oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs). The review will consider how the oversight and governance of ICSs can best enable them to succeed, balancing greater autonomy and robust accountability. It will have a particular focus on real time data…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
Innovate UK Funding Opportunities – apply here! Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Innovate UK Funding Opportunities – apply here!

Members may be interested in the following opportunities – Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing and Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2022 to 2023 Round 5. Please see more details below:   Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing (REforMM) – closes 21/12/2022 UK registered businesses and organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million for feasibility studies that…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
Media Monitoring: 10th – 16th December HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 10th – 16th December

Government delivers on pledge for £50 million motor neurone disease research funding The full £50 million pledged for motor neurone disease (MND) research is being placed into the hands of researchers as quickly as possible with further awards made this week £29.5 million of government funding to be invested immediately through specialist research centres and partnerships with leading researchers Biomedical…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022