25th March 2020
£500,000 Fund for Firms who Come up with Digital Support Solutions
£500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus. The funding will be…
25th March 2020
Creo receives FDA clearance for new product
Creo Medical Group has received US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a new endoscopy device. It is the first in a number of expected regulatory clearances for a…
20th March 2020
VR tech being developed for use in everyday medical treatment
Virtual reality could become part of patients’ everyday medical treatment plans, thanks to research and development from a UK tech company. Rescape Innovation is pioneering the use of virtual reality…
20th March 2020
Why life sciences and medtech are still open for business
These are of course, unprecedented times. As concern of contracting COVID-19 remains high, many of us have been now been confined to remote working while daily updates increasingly highlight the…
20th March 2020
Life science businesses react to chancellor’s first Budget
Businesses and organisations in the life science sector have been reacting to the Budget from chancellor Rishi Sunak. Measures announced include a £5 billion emergency response fund following the Coronavirus outbreak…
12th March 2020
Health Technology Wales and NICE announce strategic collaboration
Health Technology Wales (HTW) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have formally committed to work together to enhance their independent and authoritative Guidance on non-medicine technologies….
12th March 2020
AI is driving patient centric medtech innovation: How do we get it right?
Following the publication of Tessella’s white paper, Patient Centric Healthcare – The Role of AI and Data Science, Dr James Hinchliffe, senior consultant, comments on the effect AI and patient…
12th March 2020
APPG for Life Sciences relaunched
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Life Sciences has been relaunched to assist the government in exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Pictured left-to-right: Jerome Mayhew MP, Lord…
12th March 2020
Fujifilm unveils imaging device at Life Sciences Hub Wales event
Fujifilm has given Welsh healthcare professionals an exclusive first look at its latest medical innovation ahead of the product’s global clinical launch. The photography and imaging company previewed its new…
12th March 2020
Understanding NHS change is key to customer engagement
Oli Hudson, content director, at Wilmington Healthcare, which runs the Digital Learning Academy – the leading online learning platform for the life sciences industry – explains why medtech sales teams…
12th March 2020
Life Sciences Hub Wales to Cancel Tomorrow’s Health 2020 Conference
The Tomorrow’s Health 2020 conference, which was due to take place in Venue Cymru, Llandudno, on Wednesday, 25th and Thursday, 26th March has been cancelled. The decision was taken by…
10th March 2020
Member Feature – CulturVate
Teamphoria amplifies team engagement through open communication within the NHS. The NHS is the UK's biggest employer, with a headcount of nearly 1.5 million staff. With such vast operations, it can be a difficult task to align the entire organisation28th February 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you have been to the following areas since the 19 February: If you have returned from the following areas since 19 February: Iran Specific lockdown areas in Northern Italy…
28th February 2020
Improvements in emergency waiting times and Ambulance Service hits target for January
Welsh Government response to the latest NHS Wales performance statistics. A Welsh Government spokesperson said: It is testament to the hard work of front line staff and robust winter planning…
28th February 2020
£6.5m for new digital service for cancer care in Wales
On World Cancer Day, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced £6.5m for a new digital service for cancer care in Wales. The new system will replace the one currently used…
28th February 2020
New Treatment Fund cuts average access time for new medicines from 90 to 13 days
As it hits its three-year milestone, Welsh Government’s £80 million New Treatment Fund has cut the average time it takes for newly-recommended medicines to become available to patients by 85%,…
28th February 2020
Prevention is Better than Cure
Our healthcare system is something that we can all too easily take for granted, something that will always be there for us. However, the reality is our health resources are…
26th February 2020
Fujifilm offers Wales preview of new global tech
Global tech giant Fujifilm has given Welsh healthcare professionals an exclusive first look at its latest medical innovation ahead of the product’s global clinical launch. The Japanese multinational photography and…
24th February 2020
Jellagen® announces the appointment of new Chairman of the Board, Gregg Sando
Jellagen® Ltd, , the leading provider of next generation collagen products from marine sources, announces the appointment of Gregg Sando as Chairman of the Board and Non-Executive Director. Gregg replaces…
24th February 2020
Jellyfish collagen 3D systems support ovarian cancer cell line proliferation, confirming its suitability for advanced cell culturing applications and provides an excellent alternative to mammalian collagen sources for the culture of human cells
Jellyfish collagen sustains and supports ovarian cancer (OvCa) cell attachment, proliferation, morphology and epithelial to mesenchymal transition markers. Jellyfish collagen is tuneable and non-cytotoxic to (OvCa) cells and can be…