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Make sure to register for the Near-Patient Testing Working Party — 3rd July

Join BIVDA's next Near Patient Testing Working Party meeting on Thursday 3rd July, 2pm - 4.30pm at our offices. We will be moving to a new, exciting format for our next NPT meeting to encourage discussions and conversations. Near Patient Testing - Actionable Steps towards the challenges of NPT Together we want to create actionable steps towards the challenges that we face…
Ben Kemp
June 17, 2025
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BIVDA welcomes Viscera Technologies as new BIVDA members

BIVDA are pleased to welcome Viscera Technologies as new BIVDA members. Viscera Technologies brings laboratory-precision testing directly to patients through smartphone-powered lateral flow analysis. Their platform delivers quantitative results in minutes, not days, making professional-grade diagnostics accessible anywhere. They combine patented lateral flow technology with intelligent self-correcting algorithms—delivering laboratory precision anywhere, with any smartphone, enabling healthcare providers to make confident…
Ben Kemp
June 17, 2025
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Pathology Managed Services Policy Guidance Development – DHSC Call for Evidence launched

Many of you will be aware of the work undertaken by BIVDA and members over the last six months to make the case to DHSC for improving the approach to the procurement of Pathology Managed Services in the NHS. This has now culminated in a "call for evidence" launched last week by DHSC. This call for evidence will be the…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2025
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BIVDA’s message from NHS Confed Conference: “United we deliver, divided we fail”

BIVDA's own Beth Loudon attended the NHS Confed conference in Manchester last week and provided a summary of some of the key messages and themes. The event was well-attended with over 9,000 delegates registered, complete with multiple stages prepared for the conference's prestigious line-up of speakers. The main themes over the course of the conference were innovation, addressing health inequalities…
Ben Kemp
June 16, 2025
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BIVDA member Viscera runner-up for Best Digital Health prize at Prix Galien UK Awards

At last week's Prix Galien awards, new BIVDA member Viscera Technologies' flagship innovation, Quantico, was declared runner-up in the Best Digital Health category. Quantico is the first lateral flow testing platform built around the smartphone. Capable of quantifying biomarkers using only a test strip, a sample and Lab-Flow technology — complemented by a proprietary app that automatically corrects for ambient…
Ben Kemp
June 11, 2025
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Upcoming Webinar: IVDs in the field of Clinical Genomic Testing – Global overview

The webinar is jointly organised by BIVDA, the ACGS QSC, RCPath Genomics SAC, and AMP. Join for an exclusive webinar on 20th June, chaired by BIVDA President Angela Douglas and featuring expert insights on the latest IVD related updates from the UK, EU, and USA. With regulatory landscapes evolving across the UK, EU, and USA, staying informed is essential for…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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BIVDA meet with DSIT PPS Callum Anderson MP

BIVDA met with Callum Anderson MP in Portcullis House last week to discuss challenges facing UK diagnostics companies and how to work more closely with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Mr Anderson is currently a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the department. We noted the regulatory hurdles which face many of our companies and the difficulties of scaling-up.…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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West Midlands IVD Innovation & Adoption Conference 2025

Thursday 17 - Friday 18 July 2025 Edgbaston Hotel, University of Birmingham Join this transformative event to accelerate clinical diagnostics innovation and adoption. The West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) in partnership with Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) and the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA), invites you to a two-day event dedicated to advancing diagnostic innovation, with a strong focus on in…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025
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Exhibit at the Royal Institution for a medical and scientific careers day

Date: Saturday 28th June Time: 12pm – 4pm (for the event) plus time for set-up and pack-down Audience: about 200 teenagers, 13 – 18 yrs The Royal Institution is seeking academics/professionals/researchers within any medical fields who are willing to run a stall where they can speak to the young attendees about their profession and how they got into it. Ideally…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2025