23rd February 2020
Double success for University drug resistance research
Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has been highlighted in two prestigious international journals. Fungal disease now kills more people than malaria or TB and…
23rd February 2020
University’s new course gets set to revive city’s pharmacy training tradition
Plans for the launch of Swansea University’s new pharmacy degree programme are now well under way but it won’t be the first time future pharmacists have been trained in the…
23rd February 2020
Meditech Business TrakCel Appoints New CEO
Medical technology company TrakCel has appointed a new CEO as it looks to its next phase of growth, TrakCel, a leading software developer of orchestration systems for advanced therapies, has…
23rd February 2020
Welsh Meditech Firm Joins Fight to Control Coronavirus
Digital technology developed in Wales could play a leading part in helping doctors stem the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. A Cardiff-based medical technology company, Bond Digital Health, has joined…
19th February 2020
£250k Investment Boost for Award Winning Biotesting Business
An award winning company that has developed an at-home blood testing kit for athletes has been boosted with a £250,000 investment.10th February 2020
ABHI Offers Most Competitive Solution for UK Exhibitors at MEDICA 2020
ABHI will once again be leading the largest Pavilion of UK health technology companies at MEDICA 2020, promising the most cost-effective solution for UK companies looking to develop and nurture…
10th February 2020
Life science innovation project wins extra €5m investment
A unique Irish-Welsh partnership involving life science expertise at Swansea University has won €5 million of additional funding. The extra money will help the Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network…
10th February 2020
Health Technology Wales Makes Impact in 2019
Health Technology Wales (HTW) was established by Welsh Government in 2017 to support a national approach to the identification, appraisal and adoption of health technologies. Throughout 2019, more than 65…
10th February 2020
Funding Secured at the Welsh Health Hack 2020
The Welsh Health Hack returned for the fourth time this January, in Anglesey north Wales. The event, hosted by event partners M-SParc, was attended by over 100 people across industry, academia…
5th February 2020
Boardroom appointment at Creo Medical
A non-executive director with extensive experience in corporate finance has been appointed to the board at Creo Medical Group.5th February 2020
EKF confident of further progress in 2020
EKF Diagnostics Holdings has said it is looking ahead confidently after maintaining momentum during 2019.4th February 2020
Sony UK TEC searches for “passionate and driven” applicants for Higher Apprenticeship scheme
Sony UK Technology Centre (UK TEC) is searching for the latest round of talented applicants to join its Higher Apprenticeship scheme. The Pencoed-based facility, which produces 4K and HD broadcast…
3rd February 2020
Student nurse Laura’s commitment to patient wellbeing
A Swansea University student has launched a campaign to collect basic toiletries and resources for hospital patients who are unable to access them themselves. Laura Davies, a third year Adult…
3rd February 2020
£8 million to transform health services in Pontypridd
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced an £8 million investment to complete the £10m transformation of a health park in Pontypridd. The redeveloped Dewi Sant Health Park will bring together…
3rd February 2020
£13m for new health centre in Cardiff
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced £13m funding for a new Wellbeing Hub in Cardiff. The Wellbeing Hub @ Maelfa will build on the existing advice, support and education services…
3rd February 2020
Record high demand on ambulance and Emergency Departments during challenging December
Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, has responded to the latest NHS performance statistics and announced an extra £10m, on top of the £30m earlier this year, to…
3rd February 2020
£89m fund supporting new ways of delivering care across Wales
An £89m Welsh Government fund is providing care closer to home for people of all ages, helping reduce pressure on hospitals and social care services across Wales, the Deputy Minister…
3rd February 2020
University of South Wales Partners With Capital Law
The University of South Wales’ (USW) School of Law has partnered with leading Welsh law firm, Capital Law, to develop its Legal Advice Clinic’s pro bono initiative. The new scheme…
27th January 2020
University joins philanthropist’s quest to understand why some patients stay free from cancer after treatment
Eminent philanthropist and three-time cancer survivor James Hull has joined forces with six universities across the country to investigate why cancer returns in some people and not others. Focusing on…
21st January 2020
Global Experts Join Forces to Transform Welsh Health and Wellbeing
Speakers from Amazon, INTEL and Pfizer are set to meet with Welsh innovators this March at an event which promises to reveal the near future technologies that will transform frontline…