NIHR Collaboration Challenge Fund Success
The NIHR HRC in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation has helped to secure £196,211 to accelerate health technology development and adoption.
We will work with six other HRCs on four projects…
Research Reflections: Admission Collaborative
In this feature one of our methodologists, Dr Sara Pretorius, discusses our involvement in the ADMISSION research collaborative. This programme brought together clinicians,…
Evidence Generation for Diagnostics Development 2025 – overview
We introduced key concepts associated with evaluating new diagnostics to individuals from a variety of organisations at our training course.
On 30 September and 1 October 2025, we hosted our…
NIHR Statistics Group Conference 2025
Plans are underway for the next NIHR Statistics Group Conference which will take place in Sheffield on the 19 and 20 June 2025.
We are excited to share that our…
Shaping new diagnostics for people with Cystic Fibrosis
Working with the Cystic Fibrosis community, we have produced a document to guide future diagnostic research and development.
Problem
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects about 11,000 people in the UK. People living…
Meet the Team: Ella Rose Blackburn
After graduating from Newcastle University in July 2023, Ella Rose Blackburn joined our team as part of the Applied Health Methodology Internship 2023 programme. In this…
Evidence Generation for Diagnostics Developers 2023
We introduced key concepts associated with evaluating new diagnostics to over 30 individuals from a variety of organisations at our training course.
On 8 and 9 November 2023 we delivered…
Meet the MIC: Jay Hall
Jay is a postgraduate student at Newcastle University. Jay joined the MIC team in 2022 as part of her master’s degree in neuroscience. Her dissertation focused…
Meet the MIC: Sara Pretorius
Sara joined the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (NIHR Newcastle MIC) as a methodologist in August 2022. Sara’s role at the MIC so far has…
What test, where and why?
Over 110 delegates from over 50 organisations delved into the world of diagnostic development and evaluation in interactive sessions delivered by the NIHR Newcastle MIC and North East Innovation…
Meet the MIC: Cameron Williams
Cameron joined the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (NIHR Newcastle MIC) as a methodologist in June 2021. Cameron’s role at the MIC focuses on statistics…
Meet the MIC: Chiko Mutepfa
Chiko joined the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (NIHR Newcastle MIC) as a methodologist in April 2021. Chiko’s role at the MIC focuses on health…