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Prime Minister unveils £29.5bn of investment at Global Investment Summit, including for life sciences

This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled £29.5 billion of new investment for thriving UK sectors, as the world’s A-list CEOs and investors arrive at the Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace. Backing some of the fastest growing and most innovative sectors in the UK, the transformative investments have been secured for projects in tech, life sciences, infrastructure,…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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APPG for Life Sciences meets to discuss AMR

The APPG for Life Sciences, of which BIVDA is a member of the secretariat, held a meeting on ‘UK Leadership in Antimicrobial Resistance’ this week. The event was attended by two ex-health ministers, Maggie Throup and Will Quince, as well as current Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, Chi Onwurah. Members of industry, NHSE and the Foreign Office were…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Autumn Finance Bill published

Following last week’s Autumn Statement for Growth, the Autumn Finance Bill 2023 has been published to enshrine a raft of landmark tax changes into law. Measures in the Bill back British business by cutting and simplifying tax to help them invest for less, making full expensing permanent – an effective £11 billion a year corporate tax cut. It also simplifies…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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RM6345 Digital Capability for Health 2

The Crown Commercial Service are currently working on the framework agreement which will be replacing RM6221 Digital Capability for Health , the new agreement is RM6345 Digital Capability for Health 2. RM6221 DCfH originally went live in January 2021, it was developed to support the public health and social care sector to meet their specific needs in developing digital solutions.…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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BIVDA attend the HCSA conference

Procurement and the supply chain within the health care sector are of key importance to manufacturers, suppliers, and users.  Value for money, sustainability, and the challenge of selling into the NHS are common themes mentioned by members to BIVDA. BIVDA attended the Healthcare Supply Association’s 2023 winter conference to represent members and enjoy access to senior industry, NHS, and government…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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BIVDA AMR podcast on AMR Awareness Week 2023

Helen Dent reached a total audience of almost 50 million people when she spoke to radio stations, including Sky News Radio, last week about AMR. BIVDA is passionate about raising public awareness of the topic and is undertaking many activities associated with AMR, having hosted Lord Darzi of the Fleming Centre last week and organising a high-level AMR roundtable in…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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BIVDA head to Poland for Health Tech Forward

Helen Dent and Innovation Programme Lead Lucy Lehane travelled to Poland for the Health Tech Forward conference where they engaged with members and met new companies, all of whom are developing exciting, innovative tests which are changing the healthcare landscape. First of all, what is Health Tech Forward? Health Tech Forward is considered the leading event in Europe for sharing…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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BIVDA visit the National Measurement Laboratory

We were delighted to visit the National Measurement Laboratory in Teddington last Friday and to see up-close the incredible work that they do in delivering world-class measurement science. This important work is fundamental to the measurements which affect our daily lives, from clinicians’ diagnoses to ensuring our water is drinkable. Their measurement science is used by an extensive list of…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will…
Dawn
November 23, 2023
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SciTech deals signed between the UK and South Korea

  The UK’s partnership with fellow science leader, the Republic of Korea, will be pushed to new heights with a series of science and tech deals were signed by Secretary of State Michelle Donelan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu, and Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong Ho, at the Royal Society. These have been agreed as…
Dawn
November 23, 2023
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