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Ben Kemp

Media Monitoring – 27th August – 2nd September HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring – 27th August – 2nd September

Novel blood test measures pulmonary arterial hypertension severity The test developed by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers, measures DNA fragments released by damaged cells Patients with the disease usually present with high levels of fragments in their blood, with higher levels correlating with disease severity Knowing the fragment levels in patients’ blood allows doctors to tackle the disease faster…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
7 new community diagnostic centres to open providing lifesaving checks HighlightsHighlights Archive

7 new community diagnostic centres to open providing lifesaving checks

7 new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will open to help improve the Covid backlogs, diagnose patients more quickly and meet future demands on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed this week. The new CDCs will be rolled out in Willesden and Wembley in north west London, Leigh in Greater Manchester, St Albans, Lancashire, and Eltham in…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Next phase of inquiry into the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic begins HighlightsHighlights Archive

Next phase of inquiry into the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic begins

On Thursday, the next phase of the inquiry into the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic began. It will scrutinise decisions made by key players during the pandemic, such as then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This stage of the process, dubbed Module 2, will centre around government announcements and decisions made between January and March 2020…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Webinar – The New UK Regime for Goods: MHRA/BEIS: Medical Devices Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Webinar – The New UK Regime for Goods: MHRA/BEIS: Medical Devices

BEIS are putting on a number of webinars to help companies better understand the UKCA regime. This week they announced a special webinar exclusively focused on the regulatory framework relating to UKCA marking for medical devices on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 15:00 – 15:40. This should help businesses to get ready for the new regime as soon as possible…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
BIVDA market audit results for first half of 2022 released Market DynamicsMarket Dynamics ArchiveMembership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA market audit results for first half of 2022 released

The BIVDA Market Audit results are back for the first half of 2022! If your company participates you should now have detailed information on the UK IVD market dynamics down to individual test level at your fingertips. Overall the market seems to have stabilised, with some recovery of non-Covid testing revenues since lockdown. For more information contact John Bagshaw via…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Call for Feedback: A pro-innovation approach to regulating AI ConsultationsConsultations ArchiveDigital Working PartyDigital Working Party ArchiveMembership NewsMembership News Archive

Call for Feedback: A pro-innovation approach to regulating AI

The Government has recently published a policy paper outlining their intention to create AI regulations which support innovation. Stakeholder views are being sought to help achieve this objective. We would kindly ask interested members to consider the document and answer the six questions near the bottom:   What are the most important challenges with our existing approach to regulating AI?…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Accelerated Access Collaborative – August Update Uncategorized

Accelerated Access Collaborative – August Update

The latest AAC update for August provides useful information which may be of benefit to member companies:   Funding for innovations and community collaborations  The National Institute for Heath and Care Research (NIHR) is offering to fund up to £150k partnerships between research teams, community, and charity organisations to develop enduring health and social care research collaborations that will aide…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
NHS England Genomics Programme strategy consultation ConsultationsConsultations ArchiveGenomics Working PartyGenomics Working Party ArchiveMembership NewsMembership News Archive

NHS England Genomics Programme strategy consultation

The NHS Genomics Programme is developing a strategy which will set out the priorities for the NHS GMS over the next 3 to 5 years and they’d like members’ input on what these priorities should be. The outcomes of this survey will inform the development of the NHS genomics strategy and the final strategy will take into consideration funding and…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Inflationary Increases and Supplier Resilience Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Inflationary Increases and Supplier Resilience

Over recent weeks there has been dialogue between BIVDA and NHS Supply Chain relating to 2 issues that are a high priority for both NHS Customers in the labs, NHS Supply Chain and members. Inflationary pressures and Supply Chain resilience. It may be useful for members to know that NHS Procurement teams are expected to evaluate and understand the percentage…
Ben Kemp
September 2, 2022
Media Monitoring – 19th – 26th August 2022 HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring – 19th – 26th August 2022

Novel womb cancer test less invasive and cuts diagnosis time Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology discovered that low-cost PCR tests which use samples from the cervix or vagina could successfully detect womb cancer Current testing for womb cancer is invasive or painful – such as a transvaginal ultrasound or a biopsy Early results showed effectiveness across all…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022