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Ben Kemp

UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement chapter on antimicrobial resistance HighlightsHighlights Archive

UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement chapter on antimicrobial resistance

The FTA between the UK and Australia – which was covered in the “International Trade Updates” article in Membership News – includes a chapter explicitly referencing antimicrobial resistance. It states both the UK and Australia’s acknowledgement that AMR poses a serious risk to human and animal health and includes measures which aim to combat the threat. The chapter can be…
Ben Kemp
December 17, 2021
Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Lab Medicine wins at the Association Awards UK Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Lab Medicine wins at the Association Awards UK

We send our congratulations to the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Lab Medicine team for winning the Best Digital Transformation award at this week's Association Awards UK 2021. They have been recognised for their outstanding new website, member's portal and CRM which has greatly improved the online experience of ACB members. The judges said: “This is an example of a well…
Ben Kemp
December 17, 2021
Christmas Opening and January Renewals Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Christmas Opening and January Renewals

BIVDA will be closed for the Christmas period from Christmas Eve until Tuesday 4th January. Both Doris-Ann and Helen will be monitoring their own email addresses for any urgent issues, but the membership and enquiries email addresses won’t be regularly looked at. We are working normal hours until Christmas Eve, so please contact team members as usual. Doris-Ann will be…
Ben Kemp
December 17, 2021
Neutralising Antibodies PIN published on the ‘Find a Tender’ Service Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Neutralising Antibodies PIN published on the ‘Find a Tender’ Service

The Department for Health and Social Care would like to make you aware of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) that has been published in the 'Find a Tender Service' (FTS) to undertake market engagement with suppliers regarding neutralising antibodies. The Department is interested in engaging with the emerging market through expressions of interest prior to the publication of a contract…
Ben Kemp
December 10, 2021
Procurement Working Party – 7 December 2021 Procurement Working PartyProcurement Working Party Archive

Procurement Working Party – 7 December 2021

We held our last Procurement Working Party meeting of 2021 this week. An external trainer, Ian Chamberlain delivered a masterclass on "Gaining Virtual Access". Since 2002, Ian has been hired by more than 70 life science companies, plus numerous doctors’ groups and the NHS. His specialisation is in helping suppliers speak to their customers in a more productive way. This…
Ben Kemp
December 10, 2021
BIVDA exhibits at the ‘Healthcare Finance Managers Conference 2021’ Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA exhibits at the ‘Healthcare Finance Managers Conference 2021’

The team exhibited in real life, in person at the HFMA conference at the London Metropole Hotel this week. The event was extremely well attended with standing room only for some of the talks given to the delegates. Our BIVDA strategy for 2021-2024 is to widen our stakeholder network, and to understand the pressures and priorities of those individuals in…
Ben Kemp
December 10, 2021
Covid-19 Desktop Validation – BIVDA Update Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Covid-19 Desktop Validation – BIVDA Update

The letter sent by BIVDA on behalf of members has been escalated with UKHSA separately to the team conducting the CTDA process. We have spoken directly to the procurement and market engagement teams, and our concerns have been acknowledged, but with no indication of a resolution at this stage. We have made it very clear that we expect a formal…
Ben Kemp
December 10, 2021