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June MedTech Trade Association Forum meeting

The agenda covered various updates across Government, lead by the Department of Health and Social Care. The new Northern Ireland Bill was discussed, and what this could mean for products between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Bill still needs to pass though parliament before it enters into force, but it could introduce a dual regulatory route for products allowing…
Natalie Creaney
June 24, 2022
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Northern Ireland Protocol Update

The UK Government has this week introduced a bill which takes unilateral action to alter the Northern Ireland Protocol, which they claim will fix four key issues. These issues are: burdensome customs processes, inflexible regulation, tax and spend discrepancies and democratic governance issues. They believe these changes are fundamental to restoring stability in Northern Ireland and protect the integrity of…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
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National TOMs update

One of the aims of this update has been to make it easier to use. So, with this in mind, there are now 3 sets of measures. A light version which has a set of 18 measures, a core version with 40 measures and then a non-core list of 280 measures that can be selected by contracting authority to reflect…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
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Sustainability implementation in tenders

A key focus of the Procurement Regulation Conference which I attended this week was on the introduction of Sustainability within the public procurement agenda. The procurement legal framework is changing quickly, and the drive to introduce Sustainability is fierce, members can find current requirements on Sustainability within our Sustainability HUB as there are any developments these will be included in…
Natalie Creaney
June 17, 2022
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Update on MHRA restructuring and BIVDA engagement

As many members will know, MHRA has been undergoing a re-structuring to bring all elements of healthcare regulation together. But meanwhile they have lost critical IVD expertise with recent moves by Graeme Tonbridge, Mike Messenger and Camilla Fleetcroft. This week however Dr Penny Wilson, who will be familiar to many of you, took up position as a Deputy Director  and…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2022
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BIVDA’s Sustainability Hub goes live for members!

BIVDA was pleased to hold its second annual Sustainability Seminar this Thursday 9 June, and the event featured the launch of the BIVDA Sustainability Hub for members to access! The work on the Hub has been led by BIVDA’s Sustainability Programme Lead, Sarah Joy Newton and we are proud to see it go live on the BIVDA site, accessed via…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Doris-Ann to feature on Westminster Health Forum event on ‘Next steps for the UK life sciences sector’

BIVDA CEO Doris-Ann Williams will be speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event titled: Next steps for the UK life sciences sector - policy and regulation, funding and investment, collaboration and the mission approach, evidence and clinical trials, and patient access to innovation’. The event takes place virtually on 19 July, and will be an opportunity to assess changes to…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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