Innovation Directory – Wales

3D Pharma Consulting supports spinouts, start-ups and small-medium life sciences companies with their drug development process, including assisting with drug delivery systems, formulation, process development, clinical programme management and IP support.

A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH) is a collaboration between three strategic partners; Swansea Bay University Health Board, Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University. ARCH aims to improve health and reduce inequalities in its areas and to overcome challenges within rural and urban healthcare.

AAH Pharmaceuticals is a distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products serving pharmacies, hospitals and doctors nationwide, and is the largest community pharmacy network and pharmaceutical wholesaler in the UK. The company is headquartered in Coventry, but has a branch in Swansea.

ABClonal is a laboratory supplier based in Port Talbot. ABclonal supplies over 15,000 monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, molecular biology equipment, over 1,000 recombinant proteins, ELISA kits, laboratory supplies and services towards IVD raw material development and biological drug delivery.

Abel + Imray are patent attorneys who work in a range of sectors, including the healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. The company has an office in Cardiff.

Aber Instruments develop manufacturing solutions for the Brewing and Biotech industries, including biomass measurement sensors and equipment. The company supply large pharmaceutical and brewing companies, including Glaxo SmithKline, Novartis, ABInBev, Heineken, and SAB miller. The company is headquartered in Aberystwyth.

AberInnovation (part of Aberystwyth University) offers facilities and expertise for businesses within biotech, agri-tech, and food and drink sectors. Specifically, AberInnovation has five centres, focused on biorefining, future foods, advanced analysis, seed biobanking and innovation.

Aberystwyth University is attended by over 8,000 students and is made of three faculties; Arts and Social Sciences, Business and Physical Sciences, and Earth and Life Sciences.

Bangor University’s Academy for Health Equity, Prevention and Wellbeing is an Intensive Learning Academy (ILA), that has been developed in collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Academy is focusing on accelerating the promotion and adoption of preventative health into practice across an integrated healthcare ecosystem (such as health and social care, third sector, housing, education, and life science industries) and within a bilingual context. It will develop a network of informed, dynamic leaders equipped to drive change to address health and linked social challenges.

Acuity Law are a legal firm with offices in Cardiff and Swansea. The company work in a range of sectors, including healthcare and medical technology, with expertise in handling mergers and acquisitions, equity arrangements and commercial contracts.