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MHRA issues updated guidance to reflect the implementation of the revised fee structure

The MHRA have issued the revised DORS Fees Guidance to reflect the implementation of the revised fee structure being implemented from 1st April 2026. We have extracted the key sections from the updated MHRA product registration webpage for members below. Fees from 1 April 2026 A new fee is planned to come into effect on 1 April 2026 and will…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2025
BIVDA 2026 Regulatory Affairs Seminar agenda released Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA 2026 Regulatory Affairs Seminar agenda released

The agenda for BIVDA's 2026 Regulatory Affairs Seminar has been released. In addition to the closing keynote from MHRA Chief Executive Lawrence Tallon, other sessions will include major updates on international global harmonisation, the future of regulatory affairs, AI digital trust, UK MDR Pre-Market Requirements, and more. Each session will be accompanied by a workshop to ensure attendees are able…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2025
Discover the future of HealthTech in West Yorkshire – 6th November Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Discover the future of HealthTech in West Yorkshire – 6th November

Members may be interested in attending this brand-new conference from Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and the West Yorkshire ICB’s HIVE Network. The conference is free to attend and open to local, national, and international HealthTech innovators at every stage of their journey, as well as research and innovation leaders from the West Yorkshire HIVE Network and the West Yorkshire…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2025
Former PM Rishi Sunak calls for prostate cancer screening programme HighlightsHighlights Archive

Former PM Rishi Sunak calls for prostate cancer screening programme

In an interview with the BBC, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stressed the need for a targeted prostate cancer screening programme for those at highest risk to save 'countless lives'. This intervention comes as the UK National Screening Committee mulls over whether to introduce prostate cancer screening, having chosen not to recommend it five years ago. Mr Sunak has…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2025
MHRA to deepen collaboration with US on regulation HighlightsHighlights Archive

MHRA to deepen collaboration with US on regulation

The MHRA has outlined moves to deepen collaboration with the US on medical technology regulation, with initiatives to accelerate innovation, strengthen patient safety, and reduce transatlantic barriers to market access. At AdvaMed in San Diego, MHRA Chief Executive Lawrence Tallon highlighted the agency’s commitment to advancing global regulatory harmonisation and its strong partnership with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during his fireside chat with Dr Michelle Tarver (Director, FDA…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2025
New Executive Chair of the Health Innovation Network appointed HighlightsHighlights Archive

New Executive Chair of the Health Innovation Network appointed

Professor Ben Bridgewater has been appointed as the new Executive Chair of the Health Innovation Network (the Network), representing England’s 15 regional health innovation networks nationally. He will spearhead the Network’s mission to harness innovation to improve health outcomes and drive economic growth. The 15 health innovation networks accelerate the adoption and spread of proven innovations across the NHS and…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2025
DHSC Credentialing Update Membership NewsMembership News Archive

DHSC Credentialing Update

Jim Morris, Head of Strategic Policy Initiatives at DHSC, has shared a timely update on the evolving hospital access credentialing landscape. Despite recent ministerial changes, the department remains committed to supporting industry-led self-regulation, echoing the direction set by Baroness Merron. DHSC is now actively engaging NHS England to define a clear 'demand statement' — a formal articulation of what the…
Ben Kemp
October 14, 2025
2024 – 2029 AMR Action Plan update: one year on Membership NewsMembership News Archive

2024 – 2029 AMR Action Plan update: one year on

The Government has provided an update regarding the progression of the 2024 – 2029 National AMR Action Plan, a year on from its release. The plan’s headline target is to reduce antibiotic use in humans by 5% from the 2019 baseline. This update lays out case studies, developed over the last 12 months, which demonstrate specific instances of success. On…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2025
ReMed Industrial Open Day – 11th November Membership NewsMembership News Archive

ReMed Industrial Open Day – 11th November

Members are invited to an industrial open day organised by the ReMed project team (www.remed.uk) for the MedTech industry at Loughborough University on Tuesday 11 November. The event will include demonstrations of steps forward made in medical device recycling processes as part of the circular economy of medical devices, and will also focus on a proposed public-private initiative to establish…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2025