22nd April 2021
Huge new factory to help produce coronavirus vaccine planned for Cardiff
A huge new factory to help produce coronavirus jabs could be set up in Cardiff. The new site would be based at the former Batleys cash and carry in Radyr….
20th April 2021
Swansea Bay to support new UK trial for COVID-19 vaccine
Swansea Bay University Health Board and Public Health Wales are looking for volunteers to participate in the latest clinical trial studying a vaccine against COVID-19. It is the first study…
15th April 2021
Streamlining Public Services: Focus on Health
There have been many changes to the healthcare sector due to the pandemic, especially regarding the use of digital services. In this Business Insights Digital Discussion, an expert panel discusses…
15th April 2021
Fewer people sought medical help for severe asthma attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fewer patients with severe attacks were seen by their GP or admitted to hospital during the covid-19 pandemic, and fewer were admitted to hospital for pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung…
15th April 2021
Welsh Researchers Examine If Bone Marrow Stems Cells Could Prevent Damage Caused By Glaucoma
Researchers at Cardiff University funded by Fight for Sight, in partnership with Glaucoma UK and Health and Care Research Wales, are hoping to use bone marrow stem cells to prevent…
15th April 2021
New CEO Announced at SEHTA
SEHTA has appointed Neil Roberts, previously COO of SEHTA to become our new CEO, following the retirement of Dr David Parry after 16 years in the position. Neil comes with…
14th April 2021
Jellagen signs Research Partnership Agreement with IFREMER – The French Institute of Research and Marine Exploitation
Partnership agreement enables Jellagen privileged access to Ifremer’s proprietary technology on testing new marine derived natural products for medical research. The agreement grants Jellagen a first option to acquire an…
14th April 2021
Fast-growing Welsh Medtech Firm Creates Key Tech Role
Leading medtech firm Bond Digital Health has appointed a Chief Technology Officer to oversee its growing team of developers as they deliver a series of global projects. The Cardiff-based business…
14th April 2021
Finance Director Appointment at GS Verde Group
The GS Verde Group has appointed a new finance director for the corporate finance led, multi-discipline group. Neil Creswell has spent the last ten years in a senior role, heading…
13th April 2021
Wales’ First Science Park to Support Green Entrepreneurship Award
Wales’ first dedicated science park, based in Anglesey, will be sponsoring the green startup award category at the 2021 Wales Startup Awards. Opened in 2018, M-SParc was established in order…
8th April 2021
Welsh Technology to Help Hospitals in the Netherlands
Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group announces joint venture with Utrecht-based Greencycl Thermal compaction technology developed in Wales is set to help reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by hospitals in…
7th April 2021
New £20 million fund to grow UK life sciences manufacturing opens for applications
Life science companies can now apply to the new £20 million fund to expand manufacturing in the UK, Minister Nadhim Zahawi announced today (Wednesday 7 April). Applications open for new…
1st April 2021
New NHS Wales Organisation for Digital, Data and Technology
Digital Health and Care Wales has officially launched and has been created to take forward a digital transformation programme providing the national technology and data services needed by patients and…
1st April 2021
Covid innovations ‘will reshape future NHS’ in Wales
Innovations that helped NHS staff during the Covid pandemic will also reshape the health service, researchers believe. Video consultations and apps for recovering patients are among technologies forced into operation….
30th March 2021
New expertise added to University pharmacy team
Swansea University has welcomed a trio of new staff as the countdown continues to the launch of its first pharmacy programme in September. Sophie Croucher, Dr Rhian Thomas and Dr…
30th March 2021
EKF On Track to Set Fresh Records
AIM-listed point-of-care business EKF Diagnostics Holdings has reported record turnover and profits after having its most successful year to date and making a “real contribution to the fight against the…
30th March 2021
Trio of recruits at Geldards
l-r: Ewelina Wagiel, Joe Rogers, Andrew Morris and Alex Butler Law firm Geldards has grown the corporate team at its head office in Cardiff with the appointment of three new…
30th March 2021
Two business relocate with Development Bank and Council Backing
Two businesses have relocated to new premises at Parc Pensarn after securing backing from the Development Bank of Wales and Carmarthenshire Council. Old Oak Dental Practice received a £1.2m loan…
30th March 2021
Caerphilly Healthcare Manufacturer Set for 49% Growth in 2021
Healthcare manufacturer, which equipped the NHS with over 3,000 beds during the Covid-19 pandemic, on course for £89m turnover in 2021 Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) is set for a 49% leap…
29th March 2021
Fifth of young people in Wales were experiencing poor mental health prior to COVID-19, report shows
Almost 1 in 5 (19%) young people in Wales reported very high levels of mental health symptoms before the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cardiff University report reveals. The School Health Research…