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This section provides you with infographics and other visuals which introduce the BIC Tools.

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In this section you will find a walk-through videos and presentations to dive into the BIC commercialisation guide. It will help you understand its organization and to get familiar with its features.

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This section briefly outlines some basic definitions and characteristics of diagnostic accuracy and statistical measures used in BIC Tools and which are related to the ability of a test to discriminate between the target condition and health. It is important for researchers to know these measures as they are used to validate new diagnostic tests the researchers are developing.

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The BIC In Vitro Diagnostics Regulatory Roadmap is written from the manufacturer's perspective and is a map that provides guidance not only on what to do, but also on how to do it. The regulatory activities are aligned with the standards that provide the solution to achieving regulatory compliance.

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Business Finland has been seeking ways to make the transition into the new EU Medical Device Regulations MDR & IVDR smoother for the Finnish health tech sector, and especially for the small and medium size enterprises. For that, Business Finland published a 101 guidance booklet with focus on the MDR & IVDR in December 2020.

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Aalto University has opened a new, open access online course covering the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship today. The course was initiated by student-led startup accelerator Kiuas, and in the spirit of Nordic collaboration, has been designed together with early-stage VC fund Maki.vc, the university’s entrepreneurship education program Aalto Ventures Program, and technology company Reaktor. Learn to think like an entrepreneur and to solve real-world problems by creating something new.

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Browse through posts from our #FactFriday series all conveniently collected in one place and explore interesting facts about the biomarker field.

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In this section, we have gathered links to additional material that may be useful at various stages of biomarker commercialization. Currently, additional information relates to statistics, various topics of regulation, and intellectual property.