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Free webinars: Diabetes NHS Update and AI and Life Sciences: The Future

Courtesy of your BIVDA membership, we are bringing you two free seminars each month from the Life Science Access Academy. If you would like access to the webinars, please email ben@bivda.org.uk. This month’s webinars are: Diabetes NHS Update For this deep and informative one-hour masterclass for LSAA members, Shailen Rao, Founder and Managing Director of Soar Beyond Ltd, is joined by David Strain to provide…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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King’s Speech Roundup

This week, history was made as the UK’s first King’s Speech in seventy years took place in Parliament. Delivered by King Charles, the speech may have been historic but lacked depth; only 21 bills were introduced, the fewest since 2014. Substance may have been rather lacking in the speech, however, there are a few bills which may interest members. While…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 28 October – 3 November

Ministers to scrap IVF laws denying access to people with HIV Ministers are to scrap “outdated” IVF laws that deny access to people with HIV and force lesbians to pay extra for tests Lesbian couples will no longer be required to pay for expensive screening before IVF   WHO publishes 2023 list of essential in vitro diagnostics The World Health…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Long-awaited Procurement Bill has passed into law

New procurement rules have today become law, following the Royal Assent of the Procurement Act and constitutes one of the largest shake ups to procurement rules in this country’s history. The Act establishes a new public procurement regime following the UK’s exit from the EU, and helps deliver the Prime Minister’s promise to grow the economy by creating a simpler…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Philanthropic partnership unlocks £32 million for the future of best-in-class UK Biobank

Former CEO and Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt, and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, have been announced as the first members of a new consortium that will shape the future of the best-in-class UK Biobank, starting with £16 million funding matched by government. Their donations will support UK Biobank to grow its already-unrivalled wealth of health data,…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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New £100 million fund to capitalise on AI’s game-changing potential in life sciences and healthcare

A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation. In a speech on Thursday, the Prime Minister announced that a £100 million in new government investment will be targeted towards areas where rapid deployment of AI has the greatest potential to create transformational breakthroughs in…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Help NICE understand life sciences awareness and perceptions of NICE to win free 1-hour NICE Surgery

NICE would like to understand life sciences awareness and perceptions of NICE, and its advice services. The insight gained will help to inform future communications. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. It will close at midnight on Sunday 5th November. In exchange for your support with completing this survey, NICE is offering all respondents the chance…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Treasury survey on Full Expensing and Business Rates Multiplier

The Treasury has requested a brief, snap survey to understand the immediate effects of the temporary Full Expensing (tFE) measure from the 2023 Spring Budget and exploring options around making it permanent. In conjunction with this, they are also seeking insights on the impact of the upcoming Business Rates Multiplier increase. This is a very good opportunity to influence government…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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