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EN IEC 61326-2-6:2025 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC requirements – Part 2-6: Particular requirements – In vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical electrical equipment

Dear members, CENELEC have adopted EN IEC 61326-2-6:2025 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC requirements – Part 2-6: Particular requirements – In vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical electrical equipment (publication date=2025-08-22) as a European standard. This has not been harmonised to the IVDR at this time. View article... Adoption as a British Standard is currently proceeding British…
Ben Kemp
August 28, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 21st – 27th August

MedTech Europe sounds alarm over impact of US-EU tariffs on patients MedTech Europe has warned tariffs on transatlantic trade risk disrupting critical supply chains, affecting patient care and healthcare resilience. The trade group made the warning in response to the publication of a joint statement on trade and tariffs by the U.S. and European Union. MedTech Europe said the statement lacks tariff relief…
Ben Kemp
August 27, 2025
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Government agrees AMR recommendations outlined by Public Accounts Committee

Minutes from the Treasury have revealed the Government's response to the Public Accounts Committee's report on AMR. The report was critical of the work of recent governments to tackle AMR, claiming the targets of the previous the previous National AMR Action Plan were overwhelmingly unmet, while the current iteration lacks ambition. It set out a number of recommendations to correct…
Ben Kemp
August 27, 2025
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Free webinar: Global Scope 3 — Mastering 15 essential categories for NHS tender success

Join Sarah Joy Newton, experienced bid writer, Sustainability Lead for BIVDA and NHS procurement expert, for a 60-minute masterclass Life Science Access Academy (LSAA) webinar exploring what the Scope 3 emissions requirements mean for your organisation – and how to meet them successfully – on Tuesday 9th September 2025 at 1:00 PM BST. This session will provide clear, practical guidance…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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BIVDA member PocDoc’s groundbreaking smartphone diabetes test set for NHS roll-out

BIVDA member PocDoc have launched a world-first health check for type 2 diabetes that combines the gold-standard finger prick test with patients' smartphones. The test, which cuts diagnosis time from months to minutes, will be piloted by NHS trusts in Cumbria and the North East of England through the Diabetes Health Check app. Patients begin the test by applying a…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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How Our Future Health can support SMEs

The Office for Life Sciences is spotlighting how research organisations, namely UK Biobank, Genomics England and Our Future Health, can support SMEs. This week, they are highlighting the latter charity. Our Future Health is the UK’s largest ever health research programme, designed to develop new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. Their mission is to create an incredibly detailed…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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WHO releases new Target Product Profiles for tuberculosis screening tests

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated Target product profiles (TPPs) for tuberculosis (TB) screening tests. This follows the recent publication of a TPP for serious bacterial infection among young infants, including neonatal sepsis, covered in last week's newsletter. These TPPs define the most important characteristics and requirements to be considered in the development of new tests for systematic…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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Apply for the Department of Business and Trade’s King’s Awards for Enterprise

BIVDA members may be interested in applying for the King’s Awards, the UK’s most prestigious business awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements in UK enterprise. Make sure to apply before the closing date on 1pm on Tuesday 9 September 2025. There are four categories: Innovation International Trade Sustainable Development Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) The Awards are free to enter, and…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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NICE Webinar: Introduction to NICE healthtech evaluation

NICE is transforming its approach to healthtech assessment, but what does this mean for your technology? Join their online seminar on Tuesday 23 September 2025, 1pm to 4pm BST. Designed for healthtech developers and market access specialists, this interactive session explains NICE’s role in healthtech market access and how they support healthtech developers to get the best care to patients,…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2025
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