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Spotlight on Sustainability: Environmental Procurement Requirements – How do Suppliers Comply?

BIVDA’s Sustainability Hub Environmental Section on Procurement Requirements/Law has been updated in January 2023 to include new information about what is being asked in relation to Net Zero by the devolved nations and also to update the NHS supplier requirements. You will find new information on Scotland here You will find new information for Wales here Updated information from NHS…
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
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Funding Competition: UK – Germany Bilateral – Collaborative R&D

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK), (The Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action), to invest up to £4 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to support UK and German business-led collaboration in innovation with grant funding. Innovate UK will support UK businesses to collaborate…
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
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BIVDA AGM and Executive Board

This year seems to be vanishing at a remarkable speed so we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the AGM on 21st March. The agenda and registration is now open so please remember to get this in your diary and registering at BIVDA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Tickets, Tue 21 Mar 2023 at 10:30 | Eventbrite. Headlining the…
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
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Medical Technology Strategy released

The UK’s inaugural medical technology (medtech) strategy has been released. It sets out how the health and social care system can reliably access safe, effective, and innovative medical technologies. The strategy builds on and supports the Life Sciences Vision to help secure the position of the UK as a global science superpower. The strategic priorities have been developed in conjunction with…
Ben Kemp
February 3, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 27th January – 3rd February

Lateral flow test engineering and lessons learned from COVID-19 Only 0.4% of the 3 billion COVID-19 tests performed through to mid-2022 were conducted in low-income regions, raising ethical concerns and constraining our collective ability to respond to a pandemic Key barriers to COVID-19 LFT development and adoption include lack of access to well characterised samples, limited accuracy, lack of connectivity,…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
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Chancellor recognises the life science industry as he outlines his plan for growth

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, laid out his plans in a speech last week to inject growth into the ailing British economy. He stated his optimism for the economy’s future, noting that the Golden Triangle – London, Cambridge and Oxford – has the largest number of tech businesses in the world outside San Francisco and New York. Mr Hunt then acknowledged…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
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Health Secretary announces virtual wards expansion as part of new plan

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, has published a new delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, the second of three plans to cut waiting times in the NHS. The plan aims to reduce waiting times in urgent and emergency care through an increased focus on demand management before patients get to hospital and give greater…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
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Diagnostics North East Conference 2023

The Diagnostics North East Conference 2023 is taking place on 17 March 2023 in Newcastle – Doris-Ann will be in attendance. The conference will showcase the region’s incredible diagnostics infrastructure, expertise, and resources, which provide unrivalled opportunities for researchers, clinicians, and industry. The conference will also introduce “Therapeutics North East” – a developing regional hub, working as a cohesive structure…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
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British In Vitro Diagnostic Association & Catax Webinar: Growing your business in an innovative industry

On February 23rd 10:30am, BIVDA members are invited to join the Tax Credit Company & Catax innovation funding webinar. The webinar will run as follows: Understand how Innovation Funding can be utilised to raise capital for future projects Review upcoming R&D tax changes, the uprising of fraudulent claims & how to avoid a HMRC enquiry. Grant Funding Masterclass Live Q&A…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
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£5m Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge launched

The Addiction Healthcare Mission, led by the UK Office for Life Sciences (OLS) have launched a £5m Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge, in partnership with the Scottish Health Industry Partnership (SHIP), part of the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO), through which applicants can bid for funding to develop innovative MedTech and Digital Health solutions that focus on detection of, response…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023