Posts by DxNE Team

Following the success of the MedConnect North “Rediscovering the MedTech journey” 2023 conference in October, Craig Mower introduces himself, and the team. Hi Craig, can you introduce yourself and tell me about your role? Hi. I’m one of the Project Managers for MedConnect North.  It’s my role to assist companies and clinicians with the development…

Public and patient involvement and engagement forms an vital component of our ability to deliver high quality research and innovation.  At our recent Diagnostics North East conference on 19th April, RoseMary Nichols joined the break out session “Public and Patient involvement in diagnostic development and innovation – what difference can it make?”.  Read her event…

“How can diagnostic innovation be the saviour of the NHS?”   On Friday 19th April 2024, we were delighted to host our sold-out annual Diagnostics North East (DxNE) conference “How can diagnostic innovation be the saviour of the NHS?”. Held at Newcastle upon Tyne’s state of the art venue, The Catalyst, the event brought together…

In the fourth edition of “Under the Microscope” Claire Jones introduces us to “NovoPath” and explains the range of services on offer to support diagnostic development. Hi Claire. Can you introduce yourself and tell me your background, and current role? I’m the lab manager at Novopath and my background is as an advanced biomedical scientist.…

In the third edition of Under the Microscope, Dr Caroline Wilson introduces us to the team at the North East Innovation Lab (NEIL) and explains about her new role as the lab’s commercial business manager.

In the latest of the new Diagnostics North East Under the microscope series, Wayne Elliott reflects on his role as associate director for the commercial enterprise team at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

On 28th June, Diagnostics North East attended Bionow’s “BioFocus 2023” event, held at The Catalyst in Newcastle. With a varied agenda, of key note speakers and panel sessions, the day provided an excellent forum to hear about the latest technologies, funding, and innovations in the sector, but also the opportunity to discuss the challenges faced. With key note speakers, Sinclair Dunlop (Managing…

In the first of the new Diagnostics North East Under the microscope series, Mhairi Anderson reflects on her first 6 months in post as the Operations Manager for Diagnostics and Therapeutics North East and shares her plans for the months ahead.

Diagnostic test developers need to consider many elements when designing a test and taking it to market.

Read more about a recent interactive workshop, led by the North East Innovation Lab (NEIL) and the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative (MIC), which challenged participants to undertake the role of different stakeholders in the process, to learn the importance of strong evidence generation for diagnostic development…

A series of interactive breakout sessions held at the Diagnostics North East 2023 conference stimulated debate and open conversations, including the afternoon workshop session on “The Future of Diagnostics: Home and Away” – led by Dr Vicky McFarlane-Reid, and Prof Dawn Craig.