BIVDA’s reaction to the launch of Building on our inheritance: genomic technology in healthcare Last week the Human Genomics Strategy Group (HGSG) launched their report Building on our inheritance: genomic technology in healthcare. BIVDA welcome this report as a comprehensive and thoughtful overview of genomic medicine but BIVDA still questions why genetic or genomic tests should be singled out as being different to any other diagnostic test. BIVDA’s Chief Executive, Doris-Ann Williams said ”there is a tendency for the public to worry about anything related to genetics and where tests are concerned the same issues apply equally to non-genetic/genomic tests; it is a question of the level of importance to health relating to the information the test provides”. Read the rest of BIVDA's statement here;

Early Diagnosis: Endometriosis UK has launched an online petition for the need for investment in Early Diagnosis across all disease areas. This is to ensure that UK Parliament prioritises the investment into the infrastructure and pathway from early diagnosis to treatment to ensure patient outcomes are improved.

Life sciences strategy – a challenge for the UK diagnostics industry to turn vision into reality Key measures announced today to boost the UK’s life sciences sector will help deliver more effective and accurate diagnostics tests leading to significant benefits to patients and the NHS. As a leader in healthcare innovation and an essential part of the UK life sciences sector, the in vitrodiagnostics (IVD) industry sees the launch of the Government’s UK Strategy on Life Sciences and NHS Chief Executive Innovation Review as an opportunity to deliver real change

Investment in the diagnostics industry Italian MEP Amalia Sartori has voiced "dismay" at the lack of investment in the diagnostics industry. She said she was "dismayed" that less than one per cent of European healthcare expenditure is allocated to in-vitro diagnostics (IVD).Speaking at an event organised by the European diagnostic manufacturers association (EDMA), she said, "Everyone would agree that this is disappointing.

Life sciences sector will welcome Minister for Life Sciences The Prime Minister's announcement today that he is minded to appoint a Minister for Life Sciences in the next Parliament is to be applauded and is welcomed by the UK's four life sciences trade associations - the Association for the British Healthcare Industry, the Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the BioIndustry Association and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association.

£115 DIY test for cervical cancer The £115 one-hour test – which involves wearing a special tampon – can be carried out at home, with the results posted to a lab for analysis.

The power of partnerships’ highlighted by Office for Life Sciences Report Today’s publication of the Life Sciences 2010: Delivering the Blueprint report, by the Office for Life Sciences (OLS), demonstrates tangible results and outlines a roadmap for the continued success of the life sciences industry in the United Kingdom.

Pre-Budget Report - ‘Patent box’ signals a commitment to innovation in the life sciences industry The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) welcomes the commitment to growth in the life sciences industries set out in today’s Pre Budget Report. The patent box proposal could create a real incentive for innovation in the diagnostics sector.

Rapid test to diagnose common womb condition endometriosis A painful womb condition affecting two million British women could be diagnosed with almost 100 per cent accuracy by a simple new test.At the moment, many women have to wait up to 11 years for a diagnosis of endometriosis

Don't give children ham sandwiches, say cancer experts Ham sandwiches are given to thousands of children every day in packed lunches. Many parents regard them as a healthy option. Now, however, parents are being urged not to put the sandwiches in their children's lunch boxes - because of the cancer risk.

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