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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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Mind the Gap

Advancing the 100 Days Mission for Diagnostics: 2025 Global Gap Assessment is a report developed by the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) in collaboration with the Brown University Pandemic Center and FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics. It identifies persistent barriers in diagnostic preparedness that continue to undermine efforts to prevent future pandemics and provides the first in-depth assessment focused specifically…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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Simple lung test TPP – survey input required

Have your say on the new innovations needed in GP clinics to deliver better solutions for diagnosing chronic lung disease. LifeArc, Asthma + Lung UK and NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation are producing a target product profile (TPP) that will be a list of instructions to new test developers, ensuring the most needed tests reach the…
Ben Kemp
September 15, 2025
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Come and see us at IBMS 2025!

BIVDA will be at the IBMS Conference 2025 all week at stand R8 — so make sure to come to visit us! Head of Membership Engagement Kaye Walton will staff the stand every day alongside a fellow member of the BIVDA secretariat. President Angela Douglas will also be in attendance all week. In keeping with tradition, our stand is in…
Ben Kemp
September 9, 2025
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