11th December 2020
Board Appointments At Life Sciences Hub Wales
Life Sciences Hub Wales has appointed five non-executive directors to join its board who will help shape the organisation’s future direction. Victoria Bates and Erica Cassin join the organisation with significant…
9th December 2020
Five Non-Executive Directors set to join Life Sciences Hub Wales
Life Sciences Hub Wales has appointed five Non-Executive Directors to join its Board to play a critical role in shaping the organisation’s future strategic direction. The appointments come at an exciting and challenging time for industry, health and9th December 2020
Researcher to deliver keynote address at unique virtual summit
Swansea University researcher Dr Lewis Francis will share his work with a global online audience at an international online conference next week. Dr Francis, an associate professor in biomedical sciences…
9th December 2020
Trailer Firm Creates Bio-Secure Mobile Clinic for Corwen GPs
A big-hearted trailer firm has come to the rescue of a GP practice that desperately needed a separate clinical area to assess patients with Covid-19 symptoms. Ifor Williams Trailers worked…
9th December 2020
£3 million investment into the impact of COVID-19 on Welsh health and social care
Health and Care Research Wales will create the first Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre on behalf of Welsh Government to analyse the impact of coronavirus and use research-based evidence to address…
9th December 2020
Welsh Medtech Firm Raises £1.2 Million
Fast-growing Welsh medtech firm Bond Digital Health has received a further £1.2 million in equity funding to cap a hugely successful year. The Cardiff-based company received £1 million from Wealth…
8th December 2020
Prime Minister announces £20m to grow medicines manufacturing in the UK
The new fund will improve medicine supply chains and create thousands of jobs.2nd December 2020
Winners announced for MediWales Innovation Awards
Winners have been announced at the fifteenth annual MediWales Innovation Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements in the Welsh life science and health technology communities. This year, the awards ceremony took…
1st December 2020
Welsh Law Firm Completes Head Office Move
Leading Welsh law firm Geldards LLP has completed the relocation of its head office to Cardiff’s flagship Capital Quarter development. Geldards will occupy more than 24,000 square feet of space…
1st December 2020
Capital Law Strengthens its Real Estate Division with Three Appointments
Cardiff and London based law firm, Capital Law, has appointed three new commercial property lawyers to bolster its 20-strong real estate division. Capital Law’s commercial property and construction lawyers work…
1st December 2020
EKF Sells Shares In Spin-Out Company
Cardiff-headquartered EKF Diagnostics has secured about £7.7m through the sale of shares in a spin-out company. The listed company has sold about 1.68 million ordinary shares in Renalytix AI, a…
1st December 2020
Swansea University research study of NHS frontline workers underway to investigate if seaweed could be a powerful ally in preventing Covid-19
Study investigates if Boots Dual Defence, which contains Carragelose® (a patented version of iota-carrageenan), a form of seaweed, prevents the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 Human trial follows successful laboratory study…
1st December 2020
University cancer research progress leads to partners’ funding boost
A Swansea University project’s ground-breaking work to improve diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer has helped it secure more than £3 million of investment from industrial partners. The Cluster for…
1st December 2020
Revenue And Patient Growth At Rutherford Despite COVID Impact
Cancer care group Rutherford Health has reported an increase in interim revenues and growth in overall patient numbers despite the impact of Covid 19 on cancer patients and healthcare in…
1st December 2020
The Cluster Making Wales (and the World) A Sustainable Place for Future Generations
2020 will surely be seen as a watershed year for humanity. COVID has forced governments and people to re-examine priorities and look to change behaviours on a fundamental level. And…
25th November 2020
Coordinated industry response to Covid-19 provides major boost to Welsh economy
New figures reveal that Welsh industry’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has generated millions of pounds for the Welsh economy and supported the creation and safeguarding of hundreds of jobs…
25th November 2020
Trio Of Hires At Capital Law
Leanne O’Brien Capital Law, which has offices in Cardiff and London, has appointed a trio of commercial property lawyers to bolster its 20-strong real estate division. Hannah Vosper has joined…
25th November 2020
Development Bank Invest £137 Million in Welsh Firms
£137 million has been invested in Welsh companies by the Development Bank of Wales during the period from April to September 2020, according to figures published by the Welsh investment…
25th November 2020
Firm Repays 7-Figure Finance Package from the Development Bank of Wales
Viscose Closures has repaid a 7-figure finance package originally put in place in 2011 with Finance Wales (later to become to the Development Bank of Wales). This substantial investment provided…
18th November 2020
Success for Genesis Biosciences at the Inaugural Wales STEM Awards
Pioneering natural microbial and anti-microbial manufacturer, Genesis Biosciences, has won two Wales STEM Awards in the event’s inaugural year. The Cardiff based global biosciences company was among 42 innovative businesses…