The UK National Screening Committee is hosting a roundtable information-sharing event on 29 January 2026 on new technologies relating to cervical screening tests.
It is aimed at organisations that have developed, or are developing, new technologies relating to primary cervical screening tests and/or triage tests.
Invitees will have individual 15-minute conversations (via Teams) with the UK NSC, to present and discuss their developments.
They are interested in novel test developments for use within the cervical screening and diagnostic pathway that include:
- HPV sample and collection methods (including different types of sample, such as urine, and different collection devices)
- developments in HPV testing targets (such as genotyping and mRNA/DNA)
- developments in cytology testing (such as digital cytology or the use of AI)
- other developments relevant to the cervical screening pathway (such as developments in post-HPV detection, or pre-colposcopy triage tests
If you are interested in attending, please email the following information to uknsc@dhsc.gov.uk by 11.59pm on Monday 5 January 2026:
- the name of your organisation
- your contact details
- where on the current cervical screening pathway your new technology would be implemented
- what type of novel test(s) your development involves (see Types of novel tests section below)
