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Healthy ageing competition launched in the UK and Canada – apply now!

The UK Canada AgeTech Innovation Exchange has launched a competition to support businesses with innovative products that improve the health and well-being of older people in the UK and Canada. Companies from across the two countries can apply for funding to participate. Eight winning companies from the UK and up to five from Canada will be selected to take part…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
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Life Science Access Academy: Free December webinars for members

Each month, two LSAA webinars are available exclusively to BIVDA members. This month is sustainability-focused with both webinars covering the topic. Webinar 1: Virtual Wards - The Future of Healthcare? Dr Gurnak Dosanjh and Shailen Rao provide an update on the progress being made in this innovative and important area of care that has come at a time of unprecedented…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
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PPN 06/21 Updates

The government guidance of the FAQs document for PPN 06/21 has been updated this month. The addition of some additional questions and further text provides more clarity around many of the questions that get asked around compliance to this PPN. They include: How supplier responses are assessed Reporting when a subsidiary company and part of a wider organisation What emissions…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
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Two new industry reports published by CPI

Challenges and opportunities for the UK HealthTech industry A strategic technology roadmap for the UK IVD industry These documents are the result of many months of work reviewing feedback received through Innovate UK’s grant funding HeathTRIP programme, and holding various discussions across the UK. BIVDA were involved with this project throughout and encourage all members to review the reports, which…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
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Innovate UK launches new funding competition aimed at SMEs

Innovate UK have kicked off 2023 with a new funding competition: Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Round 1: Industry-led R&D. UK registered SMEs can therefore apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges, including projects focusing on: disease prevention and proactive management of health and chronic conditions earlier and better detection and…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
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Reminder: Plastic Packaging Tax

Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was introduced on 1 April 2022. If you manufacture or import 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging within a 12 month period you must register for PPT on GOV.UK even if your packaging contains 30% or more recycled plastic. You need to register for PPT if: you expect to manufacture or import 10 or more…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
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The 2022 Regulatory Roundup

It’s fair to say that 2022 has been a very intense year for regulatory affairs, with some key milestones along the way. Back in January we got the much-needed transitional arrangement amendment to the IVDR, granting some extra time for a lot of products to gain full compliance. This is also the time that 6 notified bodies were added to…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
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Christmas Opening and 2023 January Renewals

BIVDA will be closed for the Christmas period from Friday 23rd December until Tuesday 3rd January. Both Doris-Ann and Helen will be monitoring their own email addresses intermittently for any urgent issues, but the membership and enquiries email addresses won’t be monitored. BIVDA is open as usual until 5.30 on Friday 23rd, so please contact Helen . Doris-Ann will be…
Natalie Creaney
December 16, 2022
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Hewitt ICS review: call for evidence

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has appointed the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt to consider the oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs). The review will consider how the oversight and governance of ICSs can best enable them to succeed, balancing greater autonomy and robust accountability. It will have a particular focus on real time data…
Ben Kemp
December 16, 2022
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