28th October 2020
Greenaway Scott Names New MD
Corporate and commercial law firm Greenaway Scott has named its new managing director. Rhian Osborne will take up the post from 1 November 2020. She is a co-founder of Greenaway…
28th October 2020
EKF Secures New Orders For COVID Collection Kits
Specialist manufacturer EKF has received two orders for Covid-19 sample collection kits. The Cardiff-headquartered business has secured two new customers for the PrimeStore MTM COVID-19 sample collection devices – Health Service Executive…
28th October 2020
Funding Triumph For New Decipher-Led Project
DECIPHer is awarded research funding to explore how foster care services are being moved online during COVID-19 to support the mental health of children and young people In September 2020,…
27th October 2020
Bond Digital Health’s remote recruitment drive transforms fortunes
Medtech firm Bond Digital Health has doubled its team in lockdown by recruiting half a dozen new members of staff remotely.27th October 2020
Hybrisan install new electrospinning production line
Hybrisan, the South Wales based advanced antimicrobial specialists, have installed a new Elmarco electrospinning production line to increase the production of PEE equipment, while also accelerating product development to expand its business offering.21st October 2020
Job Opportunity – Scientist at Cytiva
Cytiva are developing our capabilities in Assay Tool technologies for several areas of the business with a focus in Customised Genomics workflow products (particularly our SeraMag bead and Lyo-Stable (lyophilisation) products). We are looking to enga20th October 2020
Gwalia Healthcare Shows How to Win Through Diversification
If you have medicine bottles in your kitchen or bathroom cabinet, there’s a good chance they have child proof tops made by a South Wales company. Treforest-based Gwalia Healthcare makes…
20th October 2020
Wales’ Most Promising Scientists Awarded £3.5M Funding
Pioneering researchers in Wales will benefit from a £3.5 million cash boost to convert their innovative ideas to transformational products and services. Tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges, including…
20th October 2020
Queen’s Birthday Honours: The Welsh heroes honoured for their work in pandemic
The Queen’s Birthday Honours list was postponed from June in order to honour those who have made outstanding contributions during the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen’s Birthday Honours list has recognised…
20th October 2020
#ResearchWales20: Our first digital conference reaches largest ever audience
Almost 500 delegates attended our first ever online conference on 7 October – making it our biggest and best yet! Attendees to the conference – Making a difference: the impact…
20th October 2020
UKRI invests £109 million in future leaders
One hundred and one research and innovation leaders of the future have received significant government support to tackle major challenges ranging from cancer treatment to space travel and reducing harmful…
16th October 2020
St Joseph’s Hospital Transformed with £4m Investment
A market leading scanner has been unveiled at St Joseph’s Hospital as part of a £1.3m project – the latest stage in a £4m overhaul, which began in February 2020….
16th October 2020
New Local Testing Site Opened in Swansea
A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at the Grand Theatre, in Swansea, as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to continue…
15th October 2020
Life Sciences Hub Wales appoints new director for innovation adoption
Rhodri joins the organisation after serving as a member of its’ board for the last three years. He has held senior management roles in the commercial and voluntary sectors and worked extensively with the public sector over a number of years.15th October 2020
Cytiva expands contract lyophilization capacity with new lab
Cytiva is pleased to announce the official opening of its new manufacturing laboratory to support its Lyo-Stable lyophilization services for genomics and diagnostics assay stabilization, at its Center of Excellence in Cardiff, UK.15th October 2020
Plans unveiled for £23m health and wellbeing village
Plans have been unveiled for a new £23m health and wellbeing village in Bridgend, supported by funding of £18m from the Welsh Government.14th October 2020
Another Year of Celebration At The Virtual Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards
Over 190 individuals from across the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector came together online, on Thursday 8 October to celebrate success at the Medilink UK National Awards. The awards recognised…
14th October 2020
Geospatial Modelling To Predict COVID Prevalence at Community Level
NEW REAL-TIME ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN WALES HAS DIRECTLY INFORMED THE ONE WALES RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN WALES. Carried out by the team within Population Data Science…
14th October 2020
Health and Care Research Wales announces recipients of 2019-20 funding awards worth over £5 million
HCRW are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2019-20 funding call awards. In 2019-20, the Health and Care Research Wales grants team ran calls that resulted in 30 new…
14th October 2020
New reports show health and care research in Wales brings significant benefits
Research that is taking place to improve the health and care of the people of Wales will take centre stage at a national conference today (7 October), highlighting its impact…