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Free webinars: Diabetes NHS Update and AI and Life Sciences: The Future

Courtesy of your BIVDA membership, we are bringing you two free seminars each month from the Life Science Access Academy. If you would like access to the webinars, please email ben@bivda.org.uk. This month’s webinars are: Diabetes NHS Update For this deep and informative one-hour masterclass for LSAA members, Shailen Rao, Founder and Managing Director of Soar Beyond Ltd, is joined by David Strain to provide…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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Happy Diwali 2023

  What is Diwali and how is it celebrated? For many people this five-day festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. It celebrates the triumph of goodness, light and prosperity. Lamps are lit and windows and doors are left open to help Lakshmi find her way into people’s homes. Diwali is traditionally a time for redecorating the home, buying new clothes…
Natalie Creaney
November 10, 2023
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King’s Speech Roundup

This week, history was made as the UK’s first King’s Speech in seventy years took place in Parliament. Delivered by King Charles, the speech may have been historic but lacked depth; only 21 bills were introduced, the fewest since 2014. Substance may have been rather lacking in the speech, however, there are a few bills which may interest members. While…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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REMINDER: Competition 24 – Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future has launched

A reminder that the Competition 24 - Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future has launched. The competition is a standalone competition aimed at early-stage innovations to accelerate the development of greener innovations towards a more sustainable healthcare system. The early-stage development contracts are for a maximum of 12 months and from £50,000- £100,000 (NET) per project. Sign…
Ben Kemp
November 3, 2023
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Help NICE understand life sciences awareness and perceptions of NICE to win free 1-hour NICE Surgery

NICE would like to understand life sciences awareness and perceptions of NICE, and its advice services. The insight gained will help to inform future communications. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. It will close at midnight on Sunday 5th November. In exchange for your support with completing this survey, NICE is offering all respondents the chance…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Treasury survey on Full Expensing and Business Rates Multiplier

The Treasury has requested a brief, snap survey to understand the immediate effects of the temporary Full Expensing (tFE) measure from the 2023 Spring Budget and exploring options around making it permanent. In conjunction with this, they are also seeking insights on the impact of the upcoming Business Rates Multiplier increase. This is a very good opportunity to influence government…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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Maggie Throup MP questions the Minister on STEM apprenticeships following APPG for Life Sciences meeting

Maggie Throup MP, one of Parliament’s great life sciences advocates, raised a question about life sciences apprenticeships in the House last week. This followed last week’s APPG for Life Sciences meeting, of which BIVDA is a member of the secretariat, which centred on improving the life science apprenticeship environment. Ms Throup asked Maria Caulfield, Minister for Women and Women’s Health…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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MHRA to launch the AI-Airlock, a new regulatory sandbox for AI developers

The MHRA has announced it is taking forward its new ‘regulatory sandbox’, the AI-Airlock, that will provide a regulator-monitored virtual area for developers to generate robust evidence for their advanced technologies. Artificial Intelligence in healthcare represents the exciting potential to improve patient outcomes in many ways, for example through improving diagnoses and treatment selections, optimising medication dosages, and providing enhanced…
Dawn
November 3, 2023
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