30th January 2015
Medilink UK partners with Med-Tech Innovation Expo for third year
Medilink UK will partner with the UK’s premier medical device exhibition for the third year running. This year’s Med-Tech Innovation Expo will take place on 29-30 April 2015 at the…
27th January 2015
7th Innovation Prize – Paris 2015: Do you want to submit your project?
Less than one week before the opening of the call for proposal. What is the Innovation Prize? For the 7th consecutive year, Universal Biotech launches the Innovation Prize rewarding young…
27th January 2015
Great Life Sciences Innovation Exchange: Budapest, 17th February 2015
The British Embassy in Budapest, in partnership with the Hungarian Biotechnology Association, is hosting an event on Red Biotechnology that aims to: Provide insight to life sciences and partnership opportunities…
26th January 2015
The Health Foundation: Innovating for Improvement. Deadline 10/02/15
The Health Foundation Innovating for Improvement We have £1.5m available for up to 20 teams to test and develop innovative ideas and approaches to improving health care delivery in the…
26th January 2015
Longitude Prize
At the end of June 2014, the British public voted for antibiotics to be the focus of the £10 million Longitude Prize. The race is now on to develop a…
23rd January 2015
Introducing LifeStories
The planning and production of our new LifeStories publication is well underway and we need your stories. LifeStories magazine will be dedicated to promoting the increasingly successful Welsh Life…
23rd January 2015
CareUmbrella register as UK company and feature in ‘Life Hacks for 2015’
Since visiting Cardiff to attend the UK HealthTech Conference in December 2014, our friends over at CareUmbrella Ltd, who originated in Canada, have been registered as a UK company. Recently, CareUmbrella have been…
19th January 2015
25 years in the field for Magstim
Carmarthenshire based medical device manufacturer The Magstim Company Ltd celebrates 25 years of business The Magstim Company Ltd, an innovative & award winning Wales-based medical device manufacturer, celebrates 25 years…
19th January 2015
Innovate UK: Biomedical Catalyst – Feasibility studies. Deadline 21/03/15
Round 8 of the Biomedical Catalyst competition. This Technology Strategy Board and Medical Research Council programme offers funding to innovative small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and researchers to develop…
19th January 2015
Innovate UK: Biomedical Catalyst – Early stage awards. Deadline 28/01/15
Round 8 of the Biomedical Catalyst competition. This Technology Strategy Board and Medical Research Council programme offers funding to innovative small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and researchers to develop…
19th January 2015
Cell Therapy Catapult and TrakCel to Collaborate on Research Project
Cell Therapy Catapult and TrakCel to Collaborate on Research Project Cell Therapy Process Management solution to be analysed in a GMP-compliant environment CARDIFF, WALES, UK January 19 2015 – The…
14th January 2015
Funding Call Deadline 15th April 2015: Wellcome Trust Translation Fund
Funding Call Deadline 15th April 2015 The aim of Translation Awards is to develop innovative and ground breaking new technologies in the biomedical area. Projects must have already demonstrated proof…
14th January 2015
Funding Call Deadline 6th February 2015: Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Awards
Funding Call Deadline Approaching: 6th February 2015 The Wellcome Trust is seeking to kick-start pilot projects that have significant potential to help develop innovative new products that address an unmet need…
14th January 2015
B & V Group to appear as Guest Speaker at Conference for Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Toiletries Industries
B & V Group’s entry into the life sciences sector has once again grabbed the attention of key players within the Pharmaceutical sector with Richard Sinden, Head of B &…
19th December 2014
Chromogenex raises funds from US investor
Carmarthenshire-based Chromogenex Holdings has raised money from a US medical technology investor to execute the next stage in its growth plan. The Llanelli developer and manufacturer of laser and intense…
18th December 2014
TrakCel raises £750,000
Cell therapy business TrakCel has raised £750,000 through a rights issue. The Bridgend-based group has secured the funding through a number of business angels and investors and it will be…
17th December 2014
MediWales Innovation Awards Gallery
Photos from the MediWales Innovation Awards 2014. The awards celebrated the fantastic achievements of life science companies and individuals from the NHS in Wales. A priority sector in a tough economy,…
17th December 2014
The National Assembly for Wales’ Health and Social Care Committee calls for Wales to have a robust and coordinated approach to medical technology
Assembly Committee calls for Wales to have a robust and coordinated approach to medical technology The National Assembly for Wales’ Health and Social Care Committee has found that a number…
17th December 2014
Q Chip acquired by nanomedicine specialist Midatech Pharma
Q Chip, a pharmaceutical company that specialises in the development of cancer therapy and opthalamology products has been acquired by a Europe-wide nanomedicine business. Oxford-based Midatech Pharma announced the completion…
11th December 2014
Strength of Welsh connectivity highlighted at MediWales’ Awards
The MediWales Innovation Awards 2014 celebrated the fantastic achievements of life science companies and individuals from the NHS in Wales. A priority sector in a tough economy, Welsh industry’s innovative…