3rd November 2020
Healthcare firm Forth’s popular Covid-19 antibody testing kits are back online
A 98% accurate home Covid-19 antibody testing kit is once again available from award-winning Chepstow-based healthcare firm Forth. In May this year, Forth won the race to be the first company in the UK to bring home antibody testing kits to the publi2nd November 2020
The Industry Response to Coronavirus Illustrates the Best of Innovation in Wales
Written By Cari-Anne Quinn CEO Life Sciences Hub Wales Cari-Anne Quinn, CEO of Life Sciences Hub Wales, explores the vital role that Wales’ life sciences industry is playing in the…
2nd November 2020
£3m Grant for Sony UK Technology Centre in Bridgend
The Welsh Government has provided nearly half a million pounds to support electronic powerhouse Sony, in Bridgend, through the pandemic as well as a £3m grant to help the company…
2nd November 2020
Buy Local is the Mantra at Gwalia Healthcare
Rod Parker, MD of medical and pharmaceutical products manufacturer Gwalia Healthcare, is a strong believer in buying local. He extends his doctrine of supporting local supply chains into every aspect…
2nd November 2020
Swansea Firm Supports COVID Fight With Disinfection Robots
A Swansea-based firm has been supporting the fight against Covid-19 by supplying robots designed to sanitise a whole building. Evolve Raybotix has supplied hundreds of robots worldwide to businesses such…
2nd November 2020
New annual report highlights how research has ‘never been more important’
The importance of research during the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighted in the Health and Care Research Wales Annual Report 2019/2020, published today (30 October). The report also showcases the impact…
2nd November 2020
First patient in Wales receives monoclonal antibodies in COVID-19 clinical trial
A patient at University Hospital Llandough has become the first in Wales to receive a transfusion of monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19. Melanie James, from the Pontprennau area of Cardiff,…
2nd November 2020
Behavioural Research To Help Reduce Antibiotics Use in Wales
Dr Emily Holmes, Senior Research Fellow at Bangor University’s School of Health Sciences has been awarded a £352,254 Health Research Fellowship to conduct Antibiotic Research in Wales. This Fellowship, funded…
2nd November 2020
MBO At Healthcare Staffing Firm
A healthcare staffing business has been acquired in a management buyout (MBO) backed by ABN Amro, providing an exit for private equity firm Key Capital Partners. Hallam Medical deploys highly qualified…
2nd November 2020
£100m Business Development Grants Now Fully Subscribed
More than 5,500 businesses have applied for £100m business development grants since 3 pm Wednesday. The £100m business grants element of the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) has been…
2nd November 2020
Welsh University Now a World Leader in a Nuclear Research
Bangor University is to become a world-leading nuclear research site after a £3 million Welsh Government investment in 15 new science posts. The highly qualified jobs will be at the…
2nd November 2020
Welsh Firm Invests £500k in Green Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
Cardiff based Pelican Healthcare Ltd, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of disposable stoma products in the UK and Ireland healthcare markets, has invested approximately £500k in new solar panels…
2nd November 2020
EKF Signs COVID-19 Antibody Test Distribution Agreement
Cardiff-headquartered EKF Diagnostics has signed an agreement for the distribution of a Covid-19 antibody test in the UK and Europe. The AIM-listed business has secured a two-year marketing and distribution…
29th October 2020
GS Verde: Is your business investor ready?
In this article, Nigel Greenaway, of the Elevate investment network, and Director of Verde Corporate Finance (both part of the GS Verde Group), looks at key considerations to getting your business ‘investor ready’.28th October 2020
£300m Economic Resilience Fund Now Open for Applications
Businesses can now apply for funding from the third phase of the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund (ERF). Last week, the Welsh Government announced it was doubling this phase of…
28th October 2020
2020 Presents Double Challenge for Healthcare Manufacturer Gwalia
2020 has been a challenging year for most businesses. For Gwalia Healthcare, it’s been doubly so. There’s been Covid-19, of course. But just weeks before the lockdown, the Valleys firm…
28th October 2020
University’s double success at diabetes awards
A Swansea University honorary senior tutor and a master’s student have been honoured for their dedication to diabetes care at a major UK healthcare awards. Dr Rose Stewart, who…
28th October 2020
New animation helps lymphoedema patients recognise symptoms
A new animated video has been developed by Swansea University to raise awareness of lymphoedema and help patients understand more about how their condition will be treated. It is estimated…
28th October 2020
Concentric Health and Accelerate: The Story so Far
Find out how Concentric Health, a Welsh health technology start-up, collaborated with Accelerate to support patients and clinicians to make better healthcare decisions. Ed St John and Daf Loughran, both clinicians and…
28th October 2020
Professor’s new role helping to promote nanomedicine across the UK
Swansea University Medical School’s Professor Steve Conlan has taken up a key role helping to highlight UK nanomedicine research. He has been appointed Chair of the British Society for Nanomedicine…