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Winter Sustainability Seminar speaker profiles: Alexandra Hammond & Jason Thompson

BIVDA's Winter Sustainability Seminar kicks off on Tuesday 22nd October between 10am - 4pm and will provide members with vital updates and tools to help them with their ongoing sustainability journey. You can see the agenda and sign-up here. In the lead-up to the event, we will be profiling the speakers at the seminar. In this article, we will introduce…
Ben Kemp
September 17, 2024
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Helen speaks at Curia event on advancing healthcare leadership to drive innovation

BIVDA Chief Executive Helen Dent featured in a panel session at Curia’s recent ‘Advancing Healthcare Leadership to Drive Innovation’ event last week. The keynote was delivered by Dr Sam Roberts, Chief Executive of NICE. During the session, Helen emphasised the need for UK patients to have access to the latest innovations, technology, and care to improve patient outcomes, insisting the…
Ben Kemp
September 17, 2024
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Procurement Act 2023 delayed until February 2025

The Cabinet Office has announced that the Procurement Act 2023 will now commence on 24 February 2025 - a delay of four months from the original go-live date of 28 October 2024 to allow time for a new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) to be produced. Work will now begin on a new NPPS, creating a mission-led procurement regime which…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2024
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MHRA Fees Consultation Response

The MHRA recently announced a consultation on their statutory fees, running until 24th October. BIVDA have significant concerns about the suggestion of charging per GMDN code. As drafted, this could see fees increasing dramatically - from low hundreds of pounds to tens of thousands annually. The current regulatory transition may also see duplicate charging, where the same device is currently…
Ben Kemp
September 10, 2024
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Sustainability Autumn Seminar, Tuesday 22 October 2024

BIVDA are hosting our Sustainability Autumn Seminar on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 from 10:30 - 16:00. If you are interested in attending, you can register here. The agenda is as follows: The art and importance of collaboration; what we mean by collaboration and understanding similarities and differences to teamworking. This session will provide frameworks for use via interactive and practical…
Ben Kemp
September 10, 2024
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Latest funding from Innovate UK

We would like to make members aware of the following Innovate UK competitions: Innovate UK Smart Grants Closing: 23 October 2024 UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable research and development innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy.   Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 17 Closing:…
Ben Kemp
September 10, 2024
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Webinar: Best practice RWE approaches to support economic modelling for HTA

Mtech Access are hosting a webinar on Thursday 3 October at 1pm - 2pm examining how can real-world evidence (RWE) support health technology assessment (HTA). Further questions which will be discussed include: can real-world data (RWD) supplement clinical data? And how can RWE be used to solve common challenges with treatment comparison? Panellists include Dan Howard (Associate Director – Health…
Ben Kemp
September 10, 2024