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Questionnaire on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and the possibility of dual regulation

This is a thorough review of the Bill and can include involvement of experts in the field. Amendments will be proposed by MPs throughout which may change the existing wording of the Bill. This Bill aims to introduce a dual regulatory regime allowing both EU-compliant (CE marking) and GB-compliant products (UKCA marking) onto the market in Northern Ireland. The Department…
Natalie Creaney
July 22, 2022
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BIVDA attend Parliament to promote the Infection Management Coalition’s White Paper

BIVDA, as part of the Infection Management Coalition (IMC), attended Parliament on Wednesday to promote recommendations made in the IMC’s White Paper to MPs. The White Paper establishes a clear, bold vision for infection control across four pillars: outbreak and pandemic preparedness; infection prevention; rapid treatment of time-critical infection; and antimicrobial stewardship. Doris-Ann led one of the four stands set…
Natalie Creaney
July 22, 2022
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Diagnostics Industry Advisory Board (DIAG)

The DIAG was a key outcome from the Minister of State for Health’s Diagnostics Industry Roundtable held earlier this year, which focused on the collaboration with industry that is needed to achieve our diagnostics transformation ambitions. The group is expected to provide a vehicle for early engagement, giving industry sight of the evolution of the diagnostic transformation programme and the…
Natalie Creaney
July 15, 2022
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Joint NHSA & UKRI ‘Diagnostics Summit’ – Update from Doris-Ann

On Monday Doris-Ann joined the ‘Diagnostics Summit’ being hosted by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) together with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI – the names for the nine UK research councils, including the Medical Research Council and Innovate UK). The objects for the day were to look at all the innovation activity going on and to discuss the role…
Ben Kemp
July 15, 2022
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BIVDA attends the latest APPG for Life Sciences event in Parliament

BIVDA attended the APPG for Life Sciences third event of the year on Tuesday centred around the ‘Data Saves Lives’ Strategy first published in June. This was an opportunity to engage parliamentarians and facilitate sector discussions on the use of digital technology and health data for the benefit of patients, industry and the NHS. The roundtable event was hosted by…
Natalie Creaney
July 15, 2022
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Information on the North East Innovation Lab to support diagnostic development

The North East Innovation Lab, part of Newcastle Hospitals, has a well-established set of services to support developers in ‘testing the tests’. The team outside the Biosphere, in Newcastle Helix life sciences quarter Our services include independent evaluations for new and emerging diagnostics including analytical performance and clinical performance evaluations, developing test protocols and providing control materials, and human sample…
Natalie Creaney
July 15, 2022
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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
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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
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Diagnostics and the new NHS Webinar

The brief for the webinar was to discuss what the main drivers and challenges are for Diagnostics, what role Diagnostics has in the COVID-19 recovery and backlog and how decision making will work in ICS’s and ICB’s, focusing on where pathology networks fit, who are the customers and where the balance of power is. We highlighted that Diagnostics was made…
Ben Kemp
July 8, 2022
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