MediWales & the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) are teaming up to deliver a collaborative event on 8th July at Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, South Wales.

We would like to invite you to join Doris-Ann Williams, the BIVDA executive team and their members to attend the Diagnostics Industry Update.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) is the national industry association for companies with major involvement and interest in the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry.

The event programme will include topics covering MHRA regulatory update, diagnostic evidence cooperatives, procurement and the opportunity to showcase technology, as well as a tour of Sony UK Technology Centre.

This event is free to attend for members of BIVDA and MediWales. Non-members can attend at £125 +VAT.

Welcome and Introductions

9.15am – 09.45am Registration
09.45am – 10.00am Gerald Kelly, General Manager, Sony UK Technology Centre – About Sony UK TEC
10.00am – 10.15am Gwyn Tudor, CEO, MediWales – Welcome and introduction to MediWales
10.15am – 10.30am Barbara Fallowfield, Managing Director, BIVDA – BIVDA: The Voice of Industry

New Technologies Showcase

10.30am – 10.45am Tamas Szakmany, Lead Clinician, South Wales Critical Care Network and Senior Lecturer in Intensive Care, Cardiff Institute of Infection & Immunity – Fresh look on sepsis biomarkers: the ICU consultant’s perspective
10.45am – 11.00am Steve Luzio, Operational Manager, DRU Cymru – Diabetes Research Unit Cymru
11.00am – 11.15am Tim Bowen, Senior Lecturer in Matrix and Molecular Biology, Department of Nephrology, Wales Kidney Research Unit, Cardiff University – Co-operating with industry in biomarker studies
11.15am – 11.30pm Ian Weeks, Dean of Clinical Innovation, School of Medicine, Cardiff University – Clinical Innovation at Cardiff University
11.30pm – 11.45pm John Draper, University Perofessor and Scientific Advisor for Aberystwyth Innovation & Enterprise Campus – Developing urine diagnostics using biomarker leads from Metabolomics

Lunch Break

11.40am – 12.25pm Tour of Sony UK Technology Centre
12.25pm – 1.15pm Lunch break

Regulatory Update

1.15pm – 1.45pm Stephen Lee, Biosciences Team Manager, MHRA – Update on the IVD regulations

Support for Research & Development

1.45pm – 2.00pm David Powell, Lead Industry Manager, Health and Care Research Wales – Health & Care Research Wales Services to Industry
2.00pm – 2.15pm Ravi Chana, Business Development Manager, NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI) – NIHR – Generating Clinical Evidence NIHR – Generating Clinical Evidence

Company Showcase

2.15pm – 2.30pm Jenna Bowen, Co-founder, Cotton Mouton Diagnostics – Magneto-optical multiplexed diagnostics
2.30pm – 2.45pm Paul Lewis, Co-founder, Glyconics
Optical spectroscopy for respiratory disease diagnostics
2.45pm – 3.00pm Paul Williams, Account Manager, BBI Solutions – Company Showcase

Developments in Precision Medicine

3.00pm – 3.15pm Chris Rowe, Lead Technologist, Innovate UK – A Review of the Stratified Medicine Innovation Platform – Innovate UK
3.15pm – 3.30pm Questions, discussion and closing remarks

Topics to include:

• Regulatory update
• Diagnostic Evidence Cooperatives
• Support for research and clinical trials
• Procurement update & innovation adoption initiatives
• Technology showcase and future watch