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Innovate UK: UK-Israel Eureka Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 2

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £2 million to fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects focused on industrial research with Innovation Israel. The UK and Israel are jointly funding this competition under the EUREKA framework. This competition aims to support business led collaborative, research and development (CR&D) projects resulting in new products, industrial…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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Innovate UK Smart Grants

Innovate’s SMART grants programme is one of the flagship funds of UK R&D grant funding, and is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and world-leading ideas, designed for swift, successful commercialisation. The Innovate UK Smart grant has focused eligibility criteria and scope to support SMEs and their partners develop disruptive innovations with significant potential for a rapid…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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Call for input: post-pandemic point-of-care test case studies in the UK involving molecular diagnostics

BIVDA's NPT and Infectious Diseases working parties have been asked to submit an article to the Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics for their special diagnostics edition this autumn. Therefore, we are asking members to submit any post-pandemic point-of-care test case studies in the UK involving molecular diagnostics to help the article progress. We would greatly appreciate any submissions, which can…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2023
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Men’s Health Week and Diabetes Week

This week marked Men’s Health Week and Diabetes Week, which we championed across our social media channels. Both weeks aimed to raise much-needed awareness for both diabetes and men’s health conditions, and we have used this opportunity to spotlight the importance of diagnostics in tackling a myriad of conditions. We tried to emphasise that IVDs are clearly not just for…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2023
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Free Life Science Access Academy Webinars: May

Courtesy of your BIVDA membership, we have two free webinars from the Life Science Access Academy for you to enjoy this month. If you would like access to the below webinars, please email: ben@bivda.org.uk. The available webinars are: Market Access for Digital Health Products In this free 60-minute live Masterclass, Stefan Walzer, an expert in payer strategy, pricing, health economics and reimbursement,…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2023
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TOPRA course chaired by Ashleigh – book now to get 10% off!

Ashleigh Batchen, Head of Regulatory Affairs, will chair this a TOPRA course on 5 July 2023, titled ‘Essentials of In Vitro Diagnostics Regulatory Affairs’ which is billed to help you master the fundamentals IVDs in regulatory affairs. BIVDA members can get 10% off the course – email ben@bivda.org.uk to obtain the code! By attending this course, you will: Learn about…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2023
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*Urgent* Are MFA security functions affecting your service functions for remote access to lab equipment?

The NCSC first published guidance back in January this year urging Govt organisations to bolster their cyber security resilience, this included ‘improving access controls and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA).’  This guidance was bolstered at the end of April when a joint advisory from the NCSC and international partners details the 15 most commonly exploited vulnerabilities in 2021.  The Cybersecurity &…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2023