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Expert regional innovation hubs given £75 million boost to local research, businesses and economies

Regional clusters of world-class innovation across the UK are being backed by a share of £75 million that will boost local economies and pioneer game-changing solutions from healthcare to net zero, UK Science Minister George Freeman has announced. Following pilots in Liverpool and Teesside, launched earlier this year, a further 8 Launchpads, facilitated by Innovate UK, will be rolled out…
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October 27, 2023
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Invention for Innovation – Product Development Awards Call 27

i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) support collaborative research and development of medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and high-impact patient-focused digital health technologies for use in the NHS or social care system. The expected focus of a PDA is product development required to enable a technology for clinical use or use in social care and/or the clinical development of a…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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Early Cancer Diagnosis Clinical Validation and Evaluation – apply now!

The NIHR i4i Programme, in collaboration with the Office for Life Sciences (OLS), invites applications to the Cancer Mission: Early Cancer Diagnosis Clinical Validation and Evaluation Call. The aim of the call is to support the clinical validation and evaluation of breakthrough technologies that can increase the proportion of cancers which are detected earlier in the disease course and/or target…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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PACE AMR launches: a new £30m Initiative to address the global threat of AMR

Innovate UK, LifeArc and Medicines Discovery Catapult to accelerate early-stage innovation in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). PACE will focus on removing barriers and connecting the AMR ecosystem to accelerate and strengthen the pre-clinical AMR pipeline. The initiative aims to establish a platform for UK-based early-stage research and development (R&D) projects in medicine discovery and diagnostics, making them more attractive for investment…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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BIVDA hosts event on the future of point of care diagnostics in community pharmacy

On Wednesday, BIVDA hosted an event, as part of BIVDA’s Near Patient Testing Working Party, which examined the future of point of care diagnostics in community pharmacy. A packed audience and the expert panel gathered at the Royal College of Nursing to discuss this topic over three hours. The panel consisted of Helga Manion, Healthcare Policy and Public Affairs Lead…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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NHSE’s Nicole Fletcher to speak at BIVDA’s Sustainability Seminar

BIVDA are delighted to welcome Nicole Fletcher, Sustainable Procurement Lead at NHS England, to the Winter Sustainability Seminar to come and update us on NHS England’s findings following Project Athena. Nicole has taken a leading role in NHS England’s Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement team for over 2 years, driving policy compliance across the Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, modern slavery…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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Access this month’s free Life Science Access Academy webinars

As a BIVDA member benefit, each month you have access to two Life Science Access Academy Webinars. This month we have a terrific lineup, including a webinar delivered by Scott McKenzie, whose contributions during our recent MGM proved immensely helpful. If you would like to access both or either of the webinars, please email ben@bivda.org.uk. This month’s webinars are: Medical…
Dawn
October 27, 2023
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Weekly update from GOV.UK for: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Code of practice for app store operators and app developers Page summary: This code of practice sets out minimum security and privacy requirements for app store operators and app developers. Change made: An updated version of the Code of Practice has been added to this page. This is the latest version.
Dawn
October 20, 2023