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BIVDA hosts first Springboard Programme 2024 event

BIVDA's Springboard Programme kicked off in style earlier this month, with our inaugural meeting hosted at the XandWhy Workspace in Chiswick, West London. What is the Springboard Programme I hear you cry? Well, the BIVDA Springboard Programme has been developed to provide guidance to our innovative new member companies by offering support to grow and develop through collaborating and connecting…
Dawn
February 14, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 1 February – 7 February

MHRA announces two new UK Approved Bodies to certify medical devices LNE-GMED UK and Scarlet NB UK join the seven current UK Approved Bodies, increasing capacity for the certification of medical devices in the UK. LNE-GMED UK has been designated as a UK Approved Body to assess and certify general medical devices in accordance with Part II of the UK Medical…
Dawn
February 7, 2024
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Labour unveils new Life Sciences sector plan

  Last week, the Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the Shadow Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle revealed Labour’s plans for the life sciences sector should they form the next Government. During the unveiling, the Shadow Secretaries declared that the NHS should be ‘an engine for innovation for our country’ and ‘the latest wave of technology can transform…
Dawn
February 7, 2024
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NICE guideline on suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

This final guideline has now been published on the NICE website. You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments received during consultation and the responses to these comments. NICE have also produced an equality impact assessment to support the guideline. There is brief information about the guideline for people using services,…
Dawn
February 7, 2024
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NHS Cancer Programme – Innovation Open Call 3

NHS England has launched a new round of its funding competition for innovation in the early detection and diagnosis of cancer. Based on the Rapid Cancer Registration Dataset, the proportion of cancers diagnosed at an early stage has started to improve for the first time in a decade. However, there is recognition that this improvement needs to accelerate. The NHS Long…
Dawn
February 7, 2024
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BIVDA Webinar: Shipping for Health, Friday 23rd February 10-11am

After a fantastic presentation at the Sustainability Seminar in November, BIVDA is delighted to welcome back Richard Hixson to talk to us about Oceans in a free member webinar. One of the questions on the NHS England Evergreen Supplier Assessment is: Has your organisation signed the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV www.cozev.org) ambition statement? This presentation will enlighten…
Dawn
February 7, 2024
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NICE consultation on interim methods and process statement for including NICE technology appraisal recommendations in guideline topic areas

NICE is consulting on an interim methods and process statement regarding its approach to including NICE technology appraisal recommendations in guidelines. Please submit comments on the interim statement; it is a valuable opportunity to give your views on the proposed approach. The consultation page has all the information and documents you need to comment. If you do have comments, please…
Dawn
February 7, 2024