17th September 2020
Welsh Hospital Upgrade Cost Over £60m More than Approved
Complex £171 million programme of asbestos removal and refurbishment at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd was completed successfully only a few months later than planned. An Audit Wales report sets out the…
16th September 2020
The Life Sciences Hub Wales is recruiting
Life Sciences Hub Wales drives transformational systematic change within the health and care sectors to create a better future for the people of Wales.15th September 2020
Accelerate supports the development of safer VR experiences in Healthcare
UWTSD’s Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) and Cardiff University’s Clinical Innovation Accelerator (CIA) are collaborating with Rescape Innovation Ltd to improve the safe deployment of VR for health care staff…
15th September 2020
Welsh manufacturer set to double workforce thanks to investment in sustainable PPE
A Welsh company has nearly doubled its permanent workforce to 127 staff in just four months after switching part of its operations to create personal protective equipment (PPE) in response…
15th September 2020
One Day Left to Invest in Healthcare Pioneer Rescape Innovation
Cardiff based medical technology business Rescape Innovation is entering its last day on Crowdcube and already raised almost £450k of equity capital to help the company expand its proven use…
12th September 2020
How can we ensure ambulance teams are best equipped to deal with suspected COVID-19 cases?
Researchers at PRIME Centre Wales are trying to find out the most effective way for ambulance services to triage patients with suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Not all ambulance services use the…
4th September 2020
UK’s first medical-grade face mask manufacturing facility set to open in Cardiff
A £1.5 million investment by Hardshell is set to see the UK’s first medical-grade mask-making facility established in Wales, creating over 40 jobs and boosting business opportunities in the region….
4th September 2020
BBI recruiting to support COVID-19 antibody home test ramp up
BBI Solutions is recruiting for roles to support its work as part of a UK government consortium, tasked with developing and manufacturing a COVID-19 Point of Care antibody test to…
4th September 2020
Study focuses on best way to handle 999 calls from Covid-19 patients
A new Swansea University study examining the best way for ambulance services to deal with suspected Covid-19 999 calls just won major funding support. COVID-19 is new and unpredictable, for…
4th September 2020
Brewin Dolphin Supports Social Entrepreneurs in Wales
Brewin Dolphin, the wealth manager, in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), has successfully completed the selection of 16 social entrepreneurs from across the UK to the SSE’s…
4th September 2020
New blood test for coronavirus
A new made-in-Wales antibody test is being introduced throughout the UK to tell whether people have had coronavirus. Wales – and the rest of the UK – will roll out…
2nd September 2020
Over 200 jobs announced as part of the Welsh Lighthouse Lab facility
Welsh Government and Life Sciences Hub Wales are supporting plans to build a 200 strong team of specialists at Wales’ soon to be launched Lighthouse Lab, which is set to create additional capacity for the UK’s Covid-19 testing strategy.2nd September 2020
BBI Creates New Jobs to Support Next Phase in COVID-19 Home Test Development
BBI Solutions is recruiting for roles to support its work as part of a UK Government consortium, tasked with developing and manufacturing a Covid-19 Point of Care antibody test to support the government strategy on COVID-19 testing.26th August 2020
Funding for Cardiff Firm to Develop New COVID-19 Immunity Test
Cardiff-based Indoor Biotechnologies Ltd has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop a new type of test for COVID-19. Identifying people who have already been infected with the virus…
22nd August 2020
KTN Unveils its Ambitious Five Year Strategy
Today is the start of a new chapter for KTN. Not only have we released a new website and brand, but we have laid out a new strategy with a…
22nd August 2020
EKF Diagnostics invests in digital health platform
Cardiff-headquartered EKF Diagnostics has invested $5m into a resilience-driven digital health service for complex chronic conditions. The investment in the Trellus Health platform will be used to support the newly…
22nd August 2020
More Success for GS Verde Group
The GS Verde Group, an integrated professional services group which specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and advice to scale-up companies, has received a total of 10 shortlisted nominations, across…
22nd August 2020
Cardiff Researchers Awarded £155k To Improve Brain Cancer Treatment
Researchers at Cardiff University have been awarded £155,000 from the Brain Tumour Charity to develop a standardised way of recording patient-reported outcomes for brain tumour trials. Brain cancer studies traditionally…
22nd August 2020
Four year delay in getting autism diagnosis, but online tools can cut the wait
Parents concerned that their child may have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can wait up to four years for a formal diagnosis, but online assessments can help reduce these delays, two…
18th August 2020
University experts leading the way on pandemic research
Four Swansea University academics are part of major new research project investigating Covid-19 and what it can teach us about coping with future pandemics. Biagio Lucini, professor of physics and…