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BIVDA has appointed Angela Douglas MBE as President of the Association, taking up office on 1 December 2023

In an NHS career spanning over 42 years, Angela was most recently the Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England until retiring from the role in October 2023. Angela brings a unique perspective to the Association, with her experience including: providing scientific oversight to the AMR diagnostics team in the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, and working alongside NHS…
Dawn
November 17, 2023
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CPI Webinar: UK HealthTech challenges and opportunities

Join this CPI webinar on 23 November between 11am and 12pm on UK HealthTech challenges and opportunities. UK HealthTech companies often need access to funding to progress to the next stage in product development and navigating that process can prove challenging. In this webinar they will provide you with an overview of the funding landscape from private investment to publicly…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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NICE launches refreshed support service for life sciences industry

This week, NICE has launched its refreshed support service for the life sciences sector, NICE Advice. The service will provide accurate and reliable scientific and strategic advice, education, and NHS insights to pharmaceutical and healthtech companies. It aims to help companies succeed, so that more patients gain access to the best treatments and care. NICE Advice offers pharmaceutical and healthtech companies the same highly valued scientific advice and health system engagement meetings provided by NICE’s previous support…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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MedTech Europe position paper published: The Future of Europe’s Medical Technology Regulations

MedTech Europe have published a position paper The Future of Europe’s Medical Technology Regulations. This paper describes MedTech Europe’s vision for an efficient, innovation-focused, and well-governed regulatory framework. It addresses healthcare access challenges resulting from the structural issues of the European regulatory system. MedTech Europe has called out for comprehensive reform addressing the three key areas of efficiency, innovation and…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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Sally Hopkin, NHSE Sustainable Procurement Lead, to speak at BIVDA’s Winter Sustainability Seminar

  Sally is the Sustainable Procurement Lead at NHS England. She has a background in procurement since 2008, predominately within the public sector. During this time sustainable procurement has developed as a discipline, and Sally’s experience ranges from sustainable procurement delivery to leading sustainable development teams and supporting initiatives such as the Anchor Institutions Network. Project Athena ran over the…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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Free webinars: Diabetes NHS Update and AI and Life Sciences: The Future

Courtesy of your BIVDA membership, we are bringing you two free seminars each month from the Life Science Access Academy. If you would like access to the webinars, please email ben@bivda.org.uk. This month’s webinars are: Diabetes NHS Update For this deep and informative one-hour masterclass for LSAA members, Shailen Rao, Founder and Managing Director of Soar Beyond Ltd, is joined by David Strain to provide…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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Happy Diwali 2023

  What is Diwali and how is it celebrated? For many people this five-day festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. It celebrates the triumph of goodness, light and prosperity. Lamps are lit and windows and doors are left open to help Lakshmi find her way into people’s homes. Diwali is traditionally a time for redecorating the home, buying new clothes…
Natalie Creaney
November 10, 2023
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King’s Speech Roundup

This week, history was made as the UK’s first King’s Speech in seventy years took place in Parliament. Delivered by King Charles, the speech may have been historic but lacked depth; only 21 bills were introduced, the fewest since 2014. Substance may have been rather lacking in the speech, however, there are a few bills which may interest members. While…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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