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Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme to individuals aged 54 in England. (NHSE)

People aged 54 will now automatically receive a home test kit every two years by post when they become eligible. The kit, known as the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), checks for blood in a small stool sample, which can be a sign of bowel cancer. The phased expansion to people aged 54 years means an additional 830,000 people in England…
Dawn
January 3, 2024
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Breakthrough’ blood test for sepsis to save lives (The Times paywall)

A blood test is being trialled that can rapidly detect whether a patient has sepsis, in what could be a breakthrough for sepsis diagnosis and treatment.  Sepsis is a notoriously difficult condition to diagnose and early intervention significantly improves patient outcomes. Dr Andrew Retter, an intensive care consultant at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, who is…
Dawn
January 3, 2024
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New programme to support innovation in SMEs – Health Innovation East Midlands

The Health Innovation Fund offers support for SMEs based in the East Midlands, to further advance disruptive innovations with significant potential for rapid economic growth in the region and widespread adoption by the NHS. They are looking for late-stage innovations that are market ready but require an injection of funding to overcome barriers to market entry for successful deployment and…
Dawn
January 3, 2024
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Spring Budget announcement

The Chancellor has announced that the Spring Statement will be made on the 6th March 2024. This is earlier than expected and has fuelled speculation that an early general election is more likely.  BIVDA has been working closely with the current government to inform and influence policy, and has already begun to engage with potential new government members. Simultaneously, he…
Dawn
January 3, 2024
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New Year’s message

With Helen enjoying some well-earned leave, it is my turn to wish members and partners all the best for 2024.  I hope you all got some downtime over the festive period. Since joining BIVDA from the Civil Service in October, I’ve been blown away by the level of expertise, commitment, and scientific innovation our members showcase every day.  It is…
Dawn
January 3, 2024
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£10 million invested in cancer and chronic health conditions

Innovate UK and OLS will invest £10 million in 17 projects as part of the advancing precision medicines competition. The OLS funding is part of the life sciences vision cancer mission. Precision medicine offers new ways of treating disease based on individual patient characteristics and can enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of diseases, including cancer. The funded projects will…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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Evaluation of Medical Devices for Product Development and Health Technology Assessment – Uni of York Course

Tagline: The Department of Health Sciences and the CPD Team at the University of York are running the above 3-day course in June 2024 in York City Centre. The course provides a comprehensive overview of key issues associated with medical devices clinical and economic evaluation and the creative alternative methods available to robustly evaluate them. The Department of Health Sciences…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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Life Science Access Academy Webinar Recordings for November

Due to BIVDA’s partnership with the Life Science Access Academy, members are entitled to two of their webinar recordings each month. This month’s offerings are ‘Midlands NHS Review: In Conversation with Scott McKenzie’ and ‘Sustainability: the Circular Economy and the NHS’. The descriptions are below. Please email ben@bivda.org.uk if you would like to receive the recordings. Midlands NHS Review: In…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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Funding competition: UK Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks – Discovery phase

Collaborations of UK based organisations can apply for grant funding of up to £50,000 to develop proposals for Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks in their area – closes 31 January 2024. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £7.5 million, up to 2025, to support the creation of regulatory science and innovation networks across the…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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BIVDA attends the Future of Trade Association Engagement meeting with NHS Supply Chain

On 13 December, NHS Supply Chain hosted a meeting with Trade associations to discuss and determine the future channels for Trade Association engagement with NHS Supply Chain, DHSC and NHSE, seeking to foster greater two-way engagement. Natalie and Tehelj attended this meeting alongside representatives from other trade associations, DHSC and NHSE. This meeting was an opportunity to achieve a clearer…
Dawn
December 15, 2023
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