Monthly Archives: October 2020

Innovate UK have commissioned a survey to understand how the EU IVD Regulation (IVDR) will impact on diagnostics companies.  This is an opportunity for you to provide feedback to Innovate UK to enable them to develop support mechanisms for the industry (if needed) associated with implementation of the IVDR. The IVDR came into force on 25th May…

In partnership with the NIHR Leeds Diagnostics Co-operative, Grow MedTech and Translate MedTech are hosting an Academic Industry Meeting (AIMday) on medical diagnostics on 10th December 2020. The aim is to discuss pressing diagnostic research and development needs, create or strengthen collaborations, and develop new diagnostic technology projects that can be further supported by Grow MedTech and funding bodies. …

On 8th October, the UK Life Sciences sector celebrated the success of healthcare companies during the first virtual Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2020. Their achievements were recognised in Start Up, Export Achievement, Collaboration with the NHS, Innovation and Outstanding Achievement categories. The finalists and highly-commended from the North of England were as follows: Start…

The UK government has entered into a contract with Abingdon Health, on behalf of the UK-Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC), for the supply of the AbC-19TM Rapid Antibody tests, and has placed its first order for one million COVID-19 rapid antibody tests. The AbC-19 Rapid Antibody Test, has already received the CE marking, uses a small drop of…