7th July 2020
Pembrokeshire MedTech Firm Assisting in Covid-19 Fight
A company based in Wales is helping in the fight against coronavirus after its clinical laboratory diagnostic equipment has been shown to have a key use for medical teams treating…
7th July 2020
Calling HR Directors – What’s on Your Agenda?
Grant Thornton’s Cardiff office may no longer be the choice of venue for hosting their programme of events, but the team are continuing to support Welsh business CEOs, FDs and…
7th July 2020
New Funding Support Announced for Universities in Wales
Thousands of highly skilled researchers, scientists and technicians working at UK universities will receive greater job protection thanks to two significant support packages announced by UK Government. From this Autumn,…
7th July 2020
Economic Intelligence Wales Reports Effects of Pandemic on Welsh Businesses
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Wales have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the second annual report published by Economic Intelligence Wales. The report highlights the…
7th July 2020
Jellagen Secures £1.9m Seed Funding
Jellagen announces seed financing to develop advanced collagen products for therapeutic and medical device applications. Jellagen, a leader in advanced collagen biomaterials from marine sources, announces the closing of a…
7th July 2020
Cardiff Capital Region Awards £2m Loan to Creo Medical to Develop Anti-Covid Technology
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has advanced a £2 million loan to Creo Medical to develop its Cool Plasma technology which could provide a valuable weapon in the fight against Covid-19….
2nd July 2020
Development loan for plasma sterilising product
Creo Medical Group plc (AIM: CREO), the medical device company focused on the emerging field of surgical endoscopy, announces that the Group has secured a £2m loan from the Cardiff Capital Region ("CCR") to develop Creo's Cool Plasma technology as a30th June 2020
CITER Launches BACK-on-LINE
CITER members Dr Liba Sheeran, Prof Valerie Sparkes, Dr Yulia Hicks, Data Innovation Research Institute (Dr Jeffrey Morgan) and clinicians (Mark Dunford and Elaine Lewis) launched an online low back pain self-management support system BACK-on-LINE29th June 2020
Project to help health staff using PPE facemasks communicate scoops innovation award
Swansea University’s Healthcare Technology Centre has played a key role in developing an award-winning communication aid for frontline health staff forced to wear face masks during the pandemic. The Centre…
29th June 2020
Pilot programme to measure coronavirus prevalence in waste water treatment plants
A pilot programme which will flag early signs of the coronavirus in Welsh communities by monitoring sewage systems, has been awarded almost half a million pounds – the Health Minister…
29th June 2020
Welsh Government Publishes First Results from Major New Covid-19 Survey
New research showing how people across Wales have been affected by the coronavirus crisis has been published for the first time. The new monthly telephone version of the National Survey…
29th June 2020
Pioneering Medical Device Firm Device Eyes Further Growth
The chief executive of a Welsh business behind a range of inflatable medical devices designed to safely lift patients and older people has opened up about the global company’s growth…
26th June 2020
Sony Provides Storage Help For Hospital Innovations
Medical supply company Hospital Innovations has been assisted by Sony to securely store thousands of safety gowns at its UK Technology Centre in Pencoed. Hospital Innovations recently secured a deal…
26th June 2020
What Welsh Businesses are Doing to Survive and Thrive
The Covid 19 Pandemic has created challenges for the global economy. Essential measures to curb the spread of coronavirus saw a lockdown introduced across the UK on 23 March. Welsh…
26th June 2020
Global Collaboration Establishes Wales’ National Covid-19 Testing Laboratory
An advanced laboratory dedicated to leading Wales’ national Covid-19 testing has been established in Cardiff, thanks to collaboration between Public Health Wales and one of the world’s leading diagnostics companies….
26th June 2020
Caerphilly company’s sustainable PPE receives global interest
A Caerphilly company has switched up production at its factory to create millions of sustainable face shields that will be used worldwide by frontline staff as well to support employees…
26th June 2020
Swansea student’s role helping to ensure hospital staff stay protected
A Swansea University student is playing a key role in managing supplies of PPE at one of the hospitals hit hardest by the pandemic. Simon Cardozo, a first-year student enrolled…
26th June 2020
Record Year For Development Bank Of Wales
Development Bank of Wales chief executive Giles Thorley The Development Bank of Wales has reported a record number of investments in its latest financial year, totalling more than £100m and…
26th June 2020
NHS staff tackling Covid-19 try out virtual reality to help reduce stress and anxiety
NHS staff tackling Covid-19 on the front line are, for the first time, using virtual reality to help support their mental health and wellbeing. Twenty-one staff working in intensive care…
26th June 2020
Expansion Lines Up By Cancer Treatment Centre Firm
Cancer treatment specialist Rutherford Health has entered into a £55m development framework agreement under which it will establish up to five new facilities in the UK to provide diagnostic services to…