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Kings Fund Life Sciences Explainer Launch – BIVDA

The King's Fund have released their new life sciences explainer, which was developed with support from BIVDA and ABPI. BIVDA Chief Executive Helen Dent was at The King's Fund on Tuesday for the launch of the resource. The explainer provides a comprehensive examination of the UK's life sciences sector, answering questions such as: what does 'life sciences' mean, who is…
Ben Kemp
September 23, 2025
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BIVDA Member Survey released

The BIVDA Member Survey has now been released and we ask members to respond here. The survey will be open until Friday 24th October. The survey should take just 5–10 minutes to complete and will allow members to provide BIVDA with feedback on how we operate, what improvements we could make, and which member priorities we should focus on. Member…
Ben Kemp
September 23, 2025
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See BIVDA present at Excellence in Medical Device Translations: Regulatory Compliance and Beyond Webinar

BIVDA's Regulatory Affairs Manager Neil Plumridge will present at the Excellence in Medical Device Translations: Regulatory Compliance and Beyond webinar on 30th September at 2pm to 2:45pm. This webinar will explore best practices and service models for delivering high-quality medical device translations that meet the demands of MDR and IVDR regulations, including Instructions for Use (IFUs), SSCPs, and other regulatory…
Ben Kemp
September 22, 2025
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NICE: New kidney cancer guidelines, including consultation

NICE has published new guidance on kidney cancer which says that more people should have a biopsy to confirm their diagnosis sooner. The new draft guidelines could see the number of biopsies increase to around 1,200 procedures a year. The NICE guideline: Recommends offering a biopsy to help confirm the diagnosis and inform treatment options for people with suspected renal…
Ben Kemp
September 22, 2025
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Delivering POCT: Diagnostics in the Community – Wednesday 8th October 2025, Manchester

Wed 8 Oct 2025 09:00-16:15 Manchester Conference Centre, 6 CPD hours POCT in the community: practical strategies for safe, effective, timely care As demand grows and delivery shifts closer to patients, it's time to break out of siloed working and learn from the teams already making it happen. Join POCT leads, community clinicians, and diagnostics specialists at this hands-on national training…
Ben Kemp
September 22, 2025
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BIVDA Member Survey incoming

The BIVDA Member Survey is set to be released shortly and we ask members to respond when it lands in their inbox. The survey should take just 5 minutes to complete and will allow members to provide BIVDA with feedback on how we operate, what improvements we could make, and which member priorities we should focus on. Member feedback is…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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BIVDA – BSI Webinar: EU RED cybersecurity mandatory requirements for IVDs

Online - 10am - 11am, Wednesday 15th October  BIVDA welcome BSI to deliver a webinar exploring the new EU RED cybersecurity mandatory requirements came into force on 1st August 2025 and how they are interfacing with IVD cybersecurity obligations. BSI will start by clarifying the RED updated scope, devices under scope and why IVDs are formally exempt of these new cybersecurity requirements, but…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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BIVDA Spotlight: Clinical Immunology Services

Who we are: The Birmingham University Clinical Immunology Services is a unique intersection of skills with clinicians, biomedical scientists, clinical scientists and researchers coming together to leverage our positioning in the intersection between academic research studies, assay development and commercialisation with private industry, and the NHS for whom we provide a routine clinical service. We have just moved into new…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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