BIVDA welcomed members to our event to network and hear from a stellar line-up of speakers from industry and government.We were delighted to host a successful and well-attended Parliamentary Reception last week in the Churchill Room in the House of Commons.We would like to extend a special thank you to former Health Minister, Baroness Thornton for stepping in to host the event at the last minute after Lord Darzi had to travel abroad. Her informed commentary and analysis after each presentation e...

17 October 2024, London, UK – A new group of MPs and peers have written to the Chancellor urging her to protect and promote the UK’s world-leading life sciences sector in the government's first Budget.The call comes from the newly-formed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Life Sciences, which held its first meeting in Parliament on Tuesday to discuss what the Labour government must do to ensure the UK remains a powerhouse for life sciences research and commercialisatio...

BHR Biosynex is pleased to have worked with the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) to produce a report that demonstrates how a community pharmacy diabetes screening service would save the NHS £50m in recurring costs each year.The report ‘Increasing Access to Diabetes Screening and Prevention Through Community Pharmacy’ highlights the need to create a clear national patient pathway for diabetes detection and prevention and used BHR Biosynex’s MoREM® service as a...

The Infection Management Coalition (IMC), of which BIVDA is a member, welcomes the publication of the Independent Investigation of the NHS in England, conducted by Lord Ara Darzi. Its findings highlight the persistent challenges in infection prevention and control (IPC), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and uptake and investment in diagnostics. Progress in all three areas has been slow and urgent action is needed to reduce the devastating impact of infection on people, the NHS and the UK economy.

The diagnostic industry is ready to support the NHS to resolve the issues identified in the Darzi Review. The Review makes stark reading; the Prime Minister assesses it as “reform or die”. Poor policy, austerity, and the pandemic have crippled the NHS. Systemic and structural pressures throughout the NHS have normalised appalling service.

ISO 13485 is the harmonized standard for Quality management system (QMS) in the medical device industryUpfront diagnostics announced today that their LVOne has been awarded EN ISO 13485:2016 Quality Management System (QMS) certification. This certification follows the design, development, manufacturing, and distribution of a rapid blood test for the diagnosis of stroke patients, highlighting the company’s adherence to rigorous quality standards.ISO13485 focuses on patient safety by ensurin...

Hugo Technology is proud to announce that it has joined the growing group of companies who are part of the Asker Healthcare Group.

London, 4th September 2024 – Fast MDx, the developers of the world’s first low‑cost, high‑throughput molecular diagnostic test system, today announced CE-IVDr marking for its flagship NGX 124 platform, following the signing of a Declaration of Conformity to the IVD Regulation 2017/746. CE-IVDr marking represents the latest milestone in the on-going development of NGX 124 and paves the way for an official launch in Autumn 2024.  Jointly designed and developed by Fast MDx a...

Tuesday 3 September 2024 – AMLo Biosciences Ltd (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) announce the successful receipt of the UKCA mark for AMBLor. AMBLor is a groundbreaking histopathological biomarker test for the personal identification of early-stage melanomas at low risk of progression, post staging diagnosis. This is the first in vitro diagnostic (IVD) of its kind that can reliably stratify non-ulcerated AJCC stage I-II melanomas that are unlikely to metastasise, potentially segmenting a group of...

BIVDA welcomes the UK's official accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by 15 December 2024.CPTPP is a free trade area spanning five continents and encompassing almost 600 million people following the UK's accession. More than 99% of current UK goods exports to CPTPP members will be tariff-free, driving important economic growth.On the announcement, BIVDA's Head of Policy, Programmes and Compliance Paul Fisher said, "T...