Genomics Working Party

The NHS Cancer Programme is launching its second Innovation Open Call in cancer care on 5 April 2022. The call aims to identify the most promising innovations targeting earlier diagnosis of cancer and accelerate them into practice. The call will support the ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP), to diagnose three quarters of cancers at stages one and two,…

This group finally met “in person” following the end of Covid rules and conducted a “Hackathon” to understand the requirements to make progress towards an ecosystem and regulatory framework. We welcomed MRC who outlined the feedback and requirements relating to the Cancer Summit. Members were asked to contribute their thoughts on the key objectives from the report. The overall consensus…

Please note the clarification in the minutes recently issued from the meeting on the 23 November 2021. *The £70m MRC spend on Translation Schemes is not an EU budget but part of MRC’s budget.

As members are aware, the next step is to meet “in person” when working from home guidelines are relaxed in order to conduct a “Hackathon” to make progress towards an ecosystem and regulatory framework for companies to work within to ensure access to advanced diagnostics and encourage dialogue and further understanding with the NHS and the Genomics Hubs. We hope…

This conference will discuss the next steps for rare diseases policy in the UK, looking at priorities going forward for the Rare Diseases Framework, the role of genomics in improving diagnosis and care, and the future for research, treatment access, and system preparedness. Taking place following the publication of the Rare Diseases Framework earlier this year, delegates will discuss the…

Genomics Working Party Meeting update - 9 September 2021  The Genomics working party was held on Thursday this week. Angela Douglas MBE, from NHSE/I presented to the group and took part in an open discussion about the NHS landscape, and how Industry represented by BIVDA could be more involved with the development of innovation and the uptake of innovation. Key…