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Natalie Creaney

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BIVDA to join Eclevar webinar on the dynamic regulatory environment for IVDs

BIVDA’s Regulatory Affairs Manager Ashleigh Batchen is to join a webinar based on the UKCA Mark and other regulatory topics of note to life science companies on 20 July. This inaugural webinar hosts an exciting discussion between experts from across the sector. Eclevar have confirmed panel representatives from BSI, ABHI, BIVDA and FIND. Amongst them, there is a wealth of…
Natalie Creaney
July 15, 2022
Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Doris-Ann to speak at WHF online conference on the future for life sciences

Westminster Health Forum is hosting an online conference on the future for life sciences in the UK. BIVDA Chief Executive Doris-Ann Williams is pleased to be joining the event, and will be speaking on the topic: ‘Personalised, preventative and predictive healthcare - improving access for patients, innovation in diagnostics, AI and use of data, and the contribution of the life…
Natalie Creaney
July 15, 2022
Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Round up from Doris-Ann’s Diary

On Monday, Doris-Ann met with other Life Science Trade Advisory Group members at the Department of International Trade for a round table with the Secretary of State, Anne-Marie Trevalyan. The purpose of this was  to hear about progress from with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations in Geneva and moving forward with the free trade agreement (FTA) with India. The…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
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Inflationary Cost pressure Industry Position Statement Published

BIVDA has published a position paper outlining the challenges and issues related to the unsustainable zero inflation policy of the NHS and other public bodies. Cost pressures that are affecting the global and domestic economies and the cost-of-living increases for consumers are also affecting UK businesses, and it is clear that this is reaching the point that members cannot absorb…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
Export Working PartyExport Working Party Archive

HMRC provides updated guidance on declarations, safety requirements and CHIEF.

Please see the below updated information and guidance from HMRC on import/export of goods. Guidance on making a delayed supplementary import declaration using CHIEF has been updated, please find more information here. Guidance on making a delayed supplementary import declaration using the Customs Declaration Service has been updated, please find more information here. Guidance on safety and security requirements on…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
Digital Working PartyDigital Working Party Archive

Department for Health publishes ‘Plan for Digital Health and Social Care’

The Department for Health and Social Care has set out its ‘Plan for Digital Health and Social Care’ on 29 June, an ambitious vision for transforming health and care with digital technology. The plan aims to provide patients with swifter and more effective care and enable health systems to save time and money. Improved access to information and patient-led decision-making…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
AMR TaskforceAMR Taskforce Archive

Multi-million pound investment in AMR treatments announced by the Government

The former Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced extra investment from the UK to develop innovative treatments for drug-resistant infections. £4.5 million in investment has been made by the Government’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) to support the Global Antibiotic Research and Development partnership (GARDP) to develop new treatments. Now, the UK has announced an extra £19 million in GARDP’s…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
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BIVDA member companies enter into partnership to expand COVID-19 test use

A piece in the Business Leader magazine has been published on a collaboration between BIVDA member companies LumiraDx and Cignpost Diagnostics. The partnership will see LumiraDx’s rapid-result testing technology used by Cignpost for Covid testing across its corporate client base, specifically those in the elite sport and film and TV production sectors. Nick Markham, Co-founder, Cignpost Diagnostics, said: “Cignpost has…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
HighlightsHighlights Archive

BIVDA recommends: Article from ‘The Pathologist’ on Monkeypox testing

The Pathologist has an interesting article explaining the current state of Monkeypox testing, and the challenges of widespread testing. The virus is now spreading in 27 non-endemic countries and questions are being raised around the potential capacity of Governments and healthcare sectors to step up population testing if needed. The article also mentions the risk of misinformation and the importance…
Natalie Creaney
July 8, 2022
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