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First patients with inherited blood disorders to get world-first NHS test to curb transfusion side effects

From this week, thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a world-first ‘blood matching’ genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care. The NHS becomes the first healthcare system in the world to provide a new blood group genotyping…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 25 – 31 January

Warnings of bare R+D pipeline for top pathogens with pandemic potential, as latest 100 Days Mission report launched New analysis reveals limited approved tests, treatments and vaccines for WHO priority pathogens, except COVID-19 and Ebola Zaire. Progress made in vaccines R&D in 2023, but diagnostics and therapeutics underfunded and lagging. Partners come together in Rome as Italy’s G7 Presidency gets…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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UKHSA release 5-year Pathogen Genomics Strategy

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its Pathogen Genomics Strategy, laying out a 5 year plan for the organisation’s role in the wider delivery of pathogen genomics to prepare for and respond to infectious disease threats to public health. The new strategy sets out a programme to improve UKHSA’s ability to detect and understand the pathogens that pose the…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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Webinar – NHS Evergreen Supplier Assessment: Everything Suppliers Need to Know

It is now a mandatory requirement for suppliers who are already on any NHS Supply Chain Framework or who are participating in new tenders to complete and submit an Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment each year. All suppliers to the NHS are being encouraged to complete the assessment even if they don’t have a NHSSC contract. Have you been asked to…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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Apply for Horizon Europe funding today

The Government is encouraging UK businesses and academics to apply for Horizon Europe funding, which is worth, on average, £450,000 for each UK business. Horizon is the world’s largest programme of research collaboration, which the UK is a part of after the Prime Minister secured a bespoke deal, last year. Ministers are determined for UK researchers and businesses to capitalise…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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MHRA launches new fees calculator

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has developed a fees calculator to help companies calculate the fees they will be charged when making an initial or a variation application for a medicinal product. Applications can be invalidated because the correct fee has not been paid. This new calculator will help companies avoid this problem.
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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Science, Innovation and Technology Committee – Emerging diseases and learnings from COVID-19

During the first session of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Emerging diseases and learnings from COVID-19, MPs heard from: Dr Sergio Carmona, Chief Medical Officer and Interim CEO, FIND Dr In-Kyu Yoon, Acting Executive Director of Vaccine Research and Development, CEPI Key takeaways The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s session coincides with the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat launch…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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BIVDA Board Nominations for 2024-2027

Nominations to be received by 20 February 2024 The BIVDA AGM will be held on Wednesday 20 March 2024 and new members of the Executive Board are announced at this meeting. Prior to this we must go through the election process. The BIVDA Executive Board comprises 12 elected members, who serve for a period of three years. Retiring individuals may…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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