Innovation Directory – Wales

CEDAR (part of Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board) focuses on the evaluation of medical devices and diagnostics, working with the NHS, academic institutions, commercial sector, publicly funded organisations, and charities.

Cefndy manufactures and supplies aids for disabled people, including grab rails, wheelchairs, shower chairs and stools, slings and dementia care products.

CellPath manufactures and supplies histology, pathology and cytology products, including equipment and consumables. In 2022, CellPath was acquired by US-based StatLab Medical Products

Celtic SMR supplies diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to the healthcare and veterinary industries. Products include X-ray equipment, portable and stationary X-Ray systems, diagnostic ultrasounds and magnetotherapy

Celtic Therapy and Rehab Services are a supplier of wheelchairs and seats, and are able to provide bespoke modifications.

Central Biotechnology Services are a technology facility within Cardiff University that offer access to life science research facilities and services, including cellular analysis, protein expression assays and genomic analysis.

The Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) is a Health and Care Research Wales-funded research institute based in Cardiff University that has been set up to advance knowledge and understanding in the field of adult social care through multidisciplinary research and collaboration.

The Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) is a world class research centre funded by Health and Care Research Wales to address key internationally important questions in ageing and dementia. CADR is a partnership between Swansea, Bangor and Aberystywth Universities

The Cardiff University Centre for Trials Research (CTR) is the largest group of academic clinical trials staff in Wales. The centre's portfolio of work includes drugs trials and complex interventions, mechanisms of disease and treatments, cohort studies and informing policy and practice.

CEMET (based within the University of South Wales) provide tech-based Welsh companies located in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Caerphilly, or the Vale of Glamorgan with access to funded 6-8 week R&D projects to develop products or services in fields including Machine Learning, AI, virtual reality and the Internet of Things.