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Ben Kemp

Media Monitoring: 16th April – 23rd April HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 16th April – 23rd April

UK-Indonesian Partnership announced, life sciences and research namechecked The UK and Indonesia together intend to: Strengthen health systems, leveraging research and development to health and life sciences innovations, and better preventing, detecting and responding to infectious diseases through an enhanced Indonesia-UK Health Partnership Build on existing academic collaboration to increase research and development (R&D) programmes in life sciences and technology…
Ben Kemp
April 22, 2022
Department for International Trade organising a UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Bahrain Export Working PartyExport Working Party Archive

Department for International Trade organising a UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Bahrain

The Department for International Trade is organising a UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Bahrain to: Showcase key healthcare projects in Bahrain, with a particular focus on infrastructure and new hospital builds. Establish introductions to key Bahraini investors with the potential to unlock commercial opportunities for the UK supply chain. Promote the UK as a partner of choice in the Healthcare…
Ben Kemp
April 22, 2022
NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team to lead a remote diagnostics event for innovators Membership NewsMembership News Archive

NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team to lead a remote diagnostics event for innovators

The NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team, in partnership with Yorkshire & Humber AHSN is set to host an event for innovators that will explore the most urgent remote diagnostics requirements in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The teams will present an overview of the support they offer, and expert Health Economists will deliver interactive seminars on mapping the…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
BSI looking for contributors for safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use standard Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BSI looking for contributors for safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use standard

BSI have put a call out for those interested and knowledgeable in the field of electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use, specifically for IVD equipment (BS EN 61010-2-101:2017, BS EN 61010-2-101:2017). This is to join their committee EPL/66, Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment’ in developing the above standard which is undergoing a revision. If you, or…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
BIVDA’s 30th Anniversary, Joint Working Party Seminar & MGM – register now! Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA’s 30th Anniversary, Joint Working Party Seminar & MGM – register now!

Members are invited to register for BIVDA’s working party seminar to bring together members as part of our 30th Anniversary year. We are excited to be holding a working party seminar, MGM and Celebration dinner leading into our annual Regulatory Affairs Seminar on Wednesday 12th October 2022! This event is completely free for members to attend and includes an overnight…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
Media Monitoring: 9th April – 16th April HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 9th April – 16th April

Drug-resistant bacteria increasing risk of UTIs becoming fatal AMR is becoming prevalent in common illnesses such as UTIs – a major concern, particularly for the elderly Half of women and one in 20 men will be affected in their lifetimes https://www.aap.com.au/news/bacteria-turning-utis-into-killers/   AMR Industry Alliance 2021 Survey – Progress Report The paper provides an excellent summary of AMRIA’s work on…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
NICE undertakes world-first evaluation of antimicrobial drugs to tackle AMR HighlightsHighlights Archive

NICE undertakes world-first evaluation of antimicrobial drugs to tackle AMR

In a historic move, cefiderocol and ceftazidime–avibactam will become the first antimicrobial drugs authorised by NICE for use in the UK’s new subscription-style payment model. This forms part of a larger scheme with NHSE/I and DHSC to provide a greater incentive to research and develop much-needed antimicrobial drugs for the future. The dearth of new antimicrobials being developed and the…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
WHO Initiative on Patient Blood Management (PBM) Membership NewsMembership News Archive

WHO Initiative on Patient Blood Management (PBM)

The WHO published an initiative to improve patient blood management last year and this looks like an excellent policy for BIVDA to raise in the UK. The three pillars of focus are: Detection and management of anaemia and iron deficiency Minimization of blood loss and optimisation of coagulation Leveraging and optimising the patient-specific Doris-Ann would like to hear from any…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
BIVDA to support TOPRA in IVD global market training Regulatory Affairs Working PartyRegulatory Affairs Working Party Archive

BIVDA to support TOPRA in IVD global market training

Ashleigh and BIVDA members, Simon Richards (Abbott) and Robyn Meurant (ACT-IVD), will be chairing and sharing expertise on the TOPRA course for IVD Regulatory Affairs for Global Markets. This will be held 27-29 April at the TOPRA offices in London, and feature talks on regulation in the UK, Australia, USA, China, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Latin America, Saudi Arabia, and…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022