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BIVDA meet with DSIT PPS Callum Anderson MP

BIVDA met with Callum Anderson MP in Portcullis House last week to discuss challenges facing UK diagnostics companies and how to work more closely with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Mr Anderson is currently a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the department. We noted the regulatory hurdles which face many of our companies and the difficulties of scaling-up.…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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West Midlands IVD Innovation & Adoption Conference 2025

Thursday 17 - Friday 18 July 2025 Edgbaston Hotel, University of Birmingham Join this transformative event to accelerate clinical diagnostics innovation and adoption. The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) in partnership with Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) and the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA), invites you to a two-day event dedicated to advancing diagnostic innovation, with a strong focus on in…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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Exhibit at the Royal Institution for a medical and scientific careers day

Date: Saturday 28th June Time: 12pm – 4pm (for the event) plus time for set-up and pack-down Audience: about 200 teenagers, 13 – 18 yrs The Royal Institution is seeking academics/professionals/researchers within any medical fields who are willing to run a stall where they can speak to the young attendees about their profession and how they got into it. Ideally…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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Helen attends the Prix Galien UK Awards 2025

The Prix Galien UK Awards reward outstanding achievements in improving the global human condition through innovative drugs and other treatments. It is a movement to foster and recognise excellence in innovation to improve human health with an unrivalled network of biomedical scientists including Nobel Laureates in medicine. BIVDA extends our warmest congratulations to Dame June Raine who was awarded the…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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BIVDA welcome new member Guy Howland Ltd!

We are delighted to welcome Guy Howland Ltd as a new BIVDA members! They are an established business service provider offering specialised solutions in regulatory medical writing, business support and management consultancy. Their expert team of scientists supports a growing portfolio of in vitro diagnostic, medical device and pharmaceutical companies to achieve their global scientific regulatory goals, by delivering rapid…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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Latest NIHR Funding Opportunities

We would like to make members aware of the latest NIHR funding opportunities which have recently opened. Health Technology Assessment - Spinal muscular atrophy screening Closing date: 24 September 2025 at 1:00 pm NIHR's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund research into spinal muscular atrophy screening. This is a 2-stage, commissioned funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you…
Ben Kemp
June 3, 2025
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Welcome to our new members: Fujifilm and Clinical Immunology Services (Uni. of Birmingham)!

We are delighted to welcome our two newest members to BIVDA: Fujifilm Healthcare UK and Clinical Immunology Services (University of Birmingham). Fujifilm Healthcare UK is a leading provider of innovative medical imaging systems and healthcare solutions. Their portfolio covers digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, CT, MRI, enterprise imaging solutions (including PACS, VNA, Clinical Workflow Management and 3D surgical planning tools), AI,…
Ben Kemp
June 3, 2025
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The Gates Foundation: Innovative Diagnostic Devices for Priority Conditions Impacting LMICs

The Gates Foundation Diagnostics Team invites you to complete a Request for Information on Innovative Diagnostic Devices for Priority Conditions Impacting LMICs by June 15, 2025. The Diagnostics Team at the Gates Foundation focuses on developing affordable, scalable diagnostics and screening tools for tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, HPV, anaemia, pneumonia, Neglected Tropical Diseases and other infectious diseases, and…
Ben Kemp
June 3, 2025
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Metrological Traceability for In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Survey

Accurate, informative, and comparable biomarker measurements from commercial in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests are essential for sound medical decision-making. In accordance with the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR), the metrological traceability of values assigned to calibrators and/or control materials must be ensured through appropriate reference measurement procedures (RMPs) and/or certified reference materials (CRMs) of higher metrological order. Despite…
Ben Kemp
June 3, 2025
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