The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) launched their IVD Health Research Centre on Friday 19 February. BIVDA’s Neil Plumridge and board member Ross Stevenson joined members and stakeholders for the launch. The new IVD Diagnostics Centre is hosted by the team at Imperial College, in collaboration with key partners across London, including the Royal Marsden and the…
Paul FisherFebruary 25, 2025
Updates from the latest of our regular meetings with the MHRA’s senior leadership team. With new chair Prof. Anthony Harnden in place, BIVDA met with him, Chief Executive June Raine, and other senior leaders from the MHRA. In a wide-ranging discussion, we discussed the MHRA contribution to the UK’s life sciences vision and NHS Ten Year Plan and the recent…
Paul FisherFebruary 25, 2025
The Life Science Access Academy has a number of exciting webinars coming up in March which members may enjoy. Thanks to BIVDA's new partnership with them, members have access to all of their webinars. To access content, members do not need an account. You just need to visit the Life Science Access Academy website and register for any content that…
Ben KempFebruary 25, 2025
Following the departure of Laura Squire, Dr Robert Reid, MHRA Deputy Director, will now author the regular MedRegs blog. For the uninitiated, the blog aims to keep readers up-to-date with the progress of the MedTech regulatory reform programme. Dr Reid's inaugural post focuses on staff changes at the MHRA, updated guidance, the progress of the AI airlock, and the PMS…
Ben KempFebruary 25, 2025
A reminder that the World Health Organisation has proposed a Target Product Profile (TPP) which highlights the minimal and optimal characteristics required to guide forthcoming efforts in YF assay development and address end user needs. This TPP comprises four types of tests to identify Yellow Fever infections in the context of surveillance: A standardized molecular assay test kit A standardized…
Ben KempFebruary 24, 2025
Interested in selling to the Indo-Pacific? Want to hear from sector specialists, market experts and other companies about opportunities in the Indo-Pacific? The Made in the UK Sold to the Indo-Pacific: Meet the Experts is a two-week series of in-person events run by the UK Government and partners taking place between 4 - 13 March 2025 in UK cities, including…
Ben KempFebruary 24, 2025
The nominations for candidates to be new BIVDA board members has now closed, with candidates to be announced shortly. This year there will six places available for election, who can be from either Full or Associate Member companies, voted for by our members. We will circulate a form shortly where members are able to vote for their preferred candidates. Please note,…
Ben KempFebruary 24, 2025
NICE have partnered with the USA-based Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the Canadian Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) to establish the Health Economics Methods Advisory (HEMA), a new international initiative to research and assess health technology assessment (HTA) methods. HEMA’s aim is to critically and independently research some of the most pressing topics in global health economics and health…
Ben KempFebruary 24, 2025
Yesterday BIVDA and Innovate UK brought together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss how diagnostics would play a part in an Mpox pandemic. Commissioned by DHSC’s Chief Scientific Advisor and CEO of NIHR, Prof. Lucy Chappell, the group discussed the current and future status of Mpox , available diagnostic solutions, and enablers for pandemic preparedness. With expert…
Paul FisherFebruary 20, 2025