8th April 2011
Millions of pounds ‘frozen’ in NHS procurement due to poor purchasing systems, new report claims
Article published by Healthcare Equipment and Supplies (HES) MORE than £2billion worth of capital is ‘frozen’ in the UK healthcare system as trusts fail to utilise innovative financing techniques…
4th April 2011
MediWales member, Morvus, announce new members of their Board
Morvus Technology Limited (“Morvus”), the UK-based pharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics and diagnostics for the oncology market, today announced changes to its Board of Directors. Today, April…
1st April 2011
Expertise Wales Portal
Universities and Colleges in Wales are able to help your business become more innovative and competitive, but trying to find which University or College has the right knowledge, expertise or…
31st March 2011
3 of the top 10 most profitable Welsh companies are in the Life Sciences sector
Wales Business Insider’s March/April edition 2011 names the top 50 most profitable Welsh companies. In the top 10 are Life Science companies Biomet UK (6), a manufacturer of medical reconstructive…
30th March 2011
Cogent Sector Skills Council response to the 2011 Budget
The Budget has launched the Government’s “Plan for Growth”, a package of measures aimed at supporting private sector investment, enterprise and innovation. Cogent, the national skills council for the science-based…
29th March 2011
Welsh Start-up, Vital Smile Systems, to pitch in Dragon’s Den style for Medical Futures Competition
Vital Smile Systems, winners in the Start-Up category of the MediWales 2010 Innovation Awards last December and nominee for a Medilink 2011 Award have now been selected by Medical Futures…
29th March 2011
Budget 2011: Organisations in Wales give their reaction
BBC News: Budget 2011: Organisations in Wales give their reaction Organisations in Wales have been giving their reaction to Chancellor George Osborne’s 2011 Budget. David Rosser, director of business…
26th March 2011
Simbec – Spring 2011 Newsletter
MediWales Member, Simbec, Supplementary Accredited for Phase I, is highly experienced in the development of novel therapeutics and focuses on the early clinical development of new medicinals. They have over 35 years’…
21st March 2011
NICE responds to government’s plans to introduce value-based pricing
NICE has issued its response to the government’s plans to introduce a new value-based system of pricing medicines which aims to give NHS patients better access to effective and innovative…
21st March 2011
Alere acquires MediWales Member Home Telehealth Ltd
Alere, the global leader in near-patient diagnostics and health management services has acquired Home Telehealth Ltd (HTL), the UK’s premier provider of clinical managed telehealth services, forming a new ‘connected health’ company…
15th March 2011
TSB News:
£10 million for Scottish telehealthcare – Joint funding for assisted living and business growth Ten million pounds is to be invested over four years to improve care by growing the…
14th March 2011
News from the NHS Innovation Expo
Government will not give trusts cash to buy themselves out of crippling PFI contracts, DH leader reveals THE Government has ruled out providing financial help to hospital trusts struggling to…
14th March 2011
Comment: how to ensure public engagement in Gov’s ‘Big Society’ vision
David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ has reverberated throughout the UK since before the coalition government was formed and its wide-reaching ideology means it can be applied to every walk of…
9th March 2011
Chromogenex win national Award
Last night at the annual Medilink UK awards ceremony in London, MediWales member Chromogenex Technologies Ltd were awarded the prize for Export after being shortlisted in both the Growth and…
8th March 2011
MediWales on the BBC breakfast radio program Good Morning Wales
Gwyn Tudor, MediWales Forum Manager, comments on the Welsh life science sector. To hear the podcast click here and start listening at 2hrs 55mins. Alternitavely go to www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00yy8xw/Good_Morning_Wales_08_03_2011
8th March 2011
MediWales members, PDR, launch new patient-specific design centre
PDR’s new Knowledge Transfer Centre (KTC) aligns the needs of clinicians, patients and health services with those of manufacturing companies wishing to develop medical devices. The medical device…
4th March 2011
MediWales member, Prof Judith Hall, invents drug lock safety system
by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail March 1, 2011 FATAL errors made when injecting drugs into patients could be eradicated by a made-in-Wales invention. Devised by Professor Judith Hall and manufactured…
4th March 2011
Life sciences sector
by Rhodri Evans, Western Mail Mar 2 2011 THE importance of the life sciences sector to the Welsh economy has been underlined by Lesley Griffiths, Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and…
1st March 2011
Sterilin: April’s Member of the Month
New facilities demonstrate Sterilin’s commitment to the future of single-use laboratory products Sterilin is a global company and market leader in the field of single-use laboratory products. Fifty…
1st March 2011
Tenovus: April’s Member of the Month
Tenovus, Wales’ leading cancer charity aims to help prevent, treat and find cures for cancer. They offer support, advice and treatment for cancer patients; information on cancer prevention;…