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Articles from June 2008

Infectious diseases

Franco British business exchange, 4-5 November 2008 - Lyon (France).

Darzi Review

It is 99% certain that the report on the NHS by Lord Darzi will be published on Monday (30 June).

Foundation Trusts

A 2007/8 review of the performance etc of NHS FTs is available

£67m government contribution to the MRC Cambridge Laboratory of Molecular Biology

This contribution (from DIUS) tops up the £200m required for the rebuild.

Personalised Diagnostics and Genomics

Prompted by Invitrogen’s takeover of Applied Biosystems!

DH Commercial Directorate

Mark Britnell, Director General, Commissioning and Systems Management Directorate, will take on interim responsibility for the CD when Chan Wheeler shortly departs.

Local Health Profiles

These provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England

UK IVD Market Size

The BIVDA UK IVD Market Audit is the half yearly data collection, available for participation by all full BIVDA members at no charge.

SMEs and Public Procurement

OGC have launched an inquiry into the barriers small firms face in winning public sector contracts

Medical Device Technology Forum

MHRA are setting up a new Technologies Forum focused on medical devices.

A genomics merger highlights the potential for personalised medicine (June 2008)

Published in Economist.com - Business: Biotechnology section
Getting personal - link to article 24/06/08

Man guilty of crimes against his own health - Man found 'guilty' of causing his own premature death (June 2008)

The shock verdict, before a specially invited jury, followed a 'trial' in a London 'courtroom' that sought to identify responsibility for the early death of men in the UK.