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UKMedLab23 – buy your tickets today!

The Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB) is holding its National Meeting, UKMedLab23, between 12 – 14 June in Leeds, UK. You can book your tickets on the ACB website. There are multiple tickets available: Biochemistry Training Day ticket (12 June) Microbiology Training Day ticket (12 June) Two-day conference ticket (13-14 June) One-day conference ticket (13 or 14…
Ben Kemp
May 19, 2023
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Government invites views on tackling major conditions in England

A call for evidence has been launched to invite views on how best to prevent, early diagnose, treat and manage the 6 major groups of conditions which drive ill health and contribute to the burden of disease in the population in England. The 6 major health conditions are cancer, cardiovascular diseases including stroke and diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia, mental…
Dawn
May 19, 2023
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BIVDA to speak about sustainability at CAFA – the Climate Actions of Associations

BIVDA are members of CAFA, which is the Climate Action for Associations. They bring associations together to tackle the global climate emergency faster. Sarah Joy Newton, as the BIVDA sustainability programme lead, has been asked to present at the next member meetup as a Spotlight speaker about the work we are doing at BIVDA supporting our membership in their sustainability…
Dawn
May 19, 2023
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BIVDA attend APPG for Life Sciences

Doris-Ann and Ben attended the AGM of the APPG for Life Sciences in Parliament this week. Seven MPs were present at the event which examined access to innovation in the NHS. Chair Daniel Zeichner MP was joined by Parliamentary colleagues, including Maggie Throup MP, Chris Green MP, Steve McCabe MP and Father of the House, Sir Peter Bottomley MP. There…
Dawn
May 19, 2023
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Doris-Ann co-signs letter in The Telegraph raising AMR pharmacy concerns to the PM

A letter by leading scientists, which featured in The Telegraph this week, warning the Government of the potential implications of their new ‘pharmacy first’ policy on AMR has been co-signed by BIVDA Chief Executive, Doris-Ann Williams. The letter begins by welcoming the changes to community pharmacies which allow pharmacists to prescribe medicines for common illnesses, however, warns that unless the…
Dawn
May 19, 2023
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BIVDA launches new genomics whitepaper

Hot off the heels of our COVID-19 report, BIVDA have now released a new genomics whitepaper – marking our second report launch in as many weeks. The genomics whitepaper titled, ‘Leveraging advanced diagnostics to realise the UK's potential in genomics: A new whitepaper’, examines the UK genomics landscape, with a focus on patient access to genomic testing. The independent report,…
Dawn
May 19, 2023
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Meet Tehelj, BIVDA’s new Regulatory Affairs Officer!

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Regulatory Affairs Officer, who has begun working with us full-time from May 4, 2023. Tehelj joined us from Omega Diagnostics where she worked closely with partners, suppliers and distributors in support of creating labelling policy, product labels and translations. Her experience includes authoring high quality technical files and clinical…
Dawn
May 12, 2023
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BIVDA shortlisted for two prizes at the 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards

We are delighted to announce that BIVDA has been nominated for ‘Best Trade Association’ and the ‘Memcom Sustainability Award’ at the 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards. The shortlist was announced at the Memcom Spring Party on Thursday, which was attended by Regulatory Affairs Manager, Ashleigh Batchen and Operations Manager, Natalie Creaney. We are proud that the efforts of our small but…
Dawn
May 12, 2023
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