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New Chair for NHS England.

Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has confirmed Dr Penny Dash will be the new chair of NHS England. Dr Dash is currently the Chair of the NHS North West London Integrated Care Board and is leading a major review into the regulation of health and social care quality in England. Her interim report, published last year, shone…
Paul Fisher
March 5, 2025
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MHRA Appoint New Chief Executive.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have announced Lawrence Tallon as their new Chief Executive from 1st April. Mr Tallon has a broad background across the health sector, having held senior roles within the NHS and Civil Service.   He is currently Deputy Chief Executive at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he has served since March 2020.…
Paul Fisher
March 5, 2025
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Innovate UK and BIVDA join forces to tackle Mpox

BIVDA and Innovate UK bring together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss diagnostics in an Mpox pandemic. Last week, 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,…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
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NIHR launch IVD Health Research Centre

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 Fisher
February 25, 2025
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BIVDA meet with MHRA Executive Committee

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 Fisher
February 25, 2025
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MHRA’s Rob Reid pens first MedRegs blog in new role

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 Kemp
February 25, 2025
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Reminder: Consultation on TTP on IVD assays for surveillance of Yellow Fever

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 Kemp
February 24, 2025
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