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Natalie Creaney

Ashleigh speaks at the MedTech Summit 2022 Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Ashleigh speaks at the MedTech Summit 2022

Thursday was filled with many of the same messages that we have been hearing from our membership: the date of application of IVDR may have come and gone, but the work does not stop in becoming IVDR compliant, and there remains a shortage of IVDR Notified Bodies. This is a consensus shared across the sector, including from industry, the European…
Natalie Creaney
June 24, 2022
Sally Beken Heralds Developments in Sustainability at Plastics Live Sustainability ProgrammeSustainability Programme Archive

Sally Beken Heralds Developments in Sustainability at Plastics Live

The Plastics Live exhibition and conference is a new annual event for the plastics sector in the UK and Ireland, taking place 5th - 6th July in Coventry. UKCPN's Dr. Sally Beken will be speaking at the event. Plastics Live, incorporating AMPLAS, Industry 4.0 in Plastics, and Sustainability in Plastics is delighted to announce that Dr Sally Beken will be…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
Media Monitoring: 11th June – 18th June HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 11th June – 18th June

Elevated disease risk for the 1 in 500 men with extra sex chromosome Approximately one in 500 men may be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of them without knowing – leading to an elevated risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and thrombosis, Cambridge and Exeter University researchers say Researchers analysed genetic data collected…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
Government rejects MPs’ warning on early cancer diagnosis HighlightsHighlights Archive

Government rejects MPs’ warning on early cancer diagnosis

The Government have rebuked the Health and Social Care Committee’s warnings from their report into cancer services. The Committee’s report, which was published in April, claimed that progress on cancer targets would be negated if additional efforts were not made. They also stated their belief that the NHS would not currently meet the 75% early cancer diagnosis target by 2028.…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
BIVDA attends MedTech Europe’s Regulatory Affairs Committee Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA attends MedTech Europe’s Regulatory Affairs Committee

The meeting covered a number of topics, with of course a lot of discussion on the EU IVDR which had its date of application on 26 May. Attendees were keen to celebrate such a momentous milestone for the industry as we considered the key concerns we still have going forward. This includes a major gap in information and guidance around…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
New data strategy to increase efficiency and innovation released by Government HighlightsHighlights Archive

New data strategy to increase efficiency and innovation released by Government

DHSC has unveiled their new health in data strategy entitled: “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data”. It is hoped that this will provide faster, more innovative treatments and diagnosis for millions of patients. The new strategy focuses on seven key principles in order to build on the advances in data-driven, innovative healthcare seen during the pandemic…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
Northern Ireland Protocol Update Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Northern Ireland Protocol Update

The UK Government has this week introduced a bill which takes unilateral action to alter the Northern Ireland Protocol, which they claim will fix four key issues. These issues are: burdensome customs processes, inflexible regulation, tax and spend discrepancies and democratic governance issues. They believe these changes are fundamental to restoring stability in Northern Ireland and protect the integrity of…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
Sustainability implementation in tenders Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Sustainability implementation in tenders

A key focus of the Procurement Regulation Conference which I attended this week was on the introduction of Sustainability within the public procurement agenda. The procurement legal framework is changing quickly, and the drive to introduce Sustainability is fierce, members can find current requirements on Sustainability within our Sustainability HUB as there are any developments these will be included in…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022