Innovation Directory – Wales

GoggleMinds is developing training programs for healthcare students and professionals which can be delivered through VR or laptops. Training programs cover clinical specialities including medicine, nursing, surgery and allied healthcare professions.

GPC Systems is a Swansea-based 3D software company that was founded in 2010. GPC are developing healthcare-focused software, including a mobile application to measure the size of wounds, an app to aid general practitioners by providing potential diagnoses and a patient-clinician communication app.

Great Bear Healthcare is a manufacturer of continence products. Great Bear’s products include leg bags, reusable and single use night bags, adhesive removers/barrier wipes, sheaths, indwelling catheters and drainage bags

Grove Nanomaterials is a spin out from Swansea University's Nanomaterials laboratory. The company has acquired 3 patents from the university, and are looking to supply industrial customers with their manufacturing technology and nanoparticles, including companies in physical, chemical, biological and engineering science. Potential application areas include in catalysts, sensors, theranostics and novel materials

Gwalia Healthcare is a manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical grade containers and closures. The companies' medical device division manufactures components and assembles devices.

Gwella is the Leadership Portal managed by the Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) Culture Leadership and Succession team. Gwella aims to provide individualised, empowering leadership development pathways for leaders and managers at all levels within the health and social care workforce, for the benefit of patients in Wales. 

This digital leadership portal offers learning resources, event management, network management, self-assessments, 360 evaluations, blended learning pathways, personalised profiles, networking opportunities and tailored resource recommendations. 

RPBs have been established as part of Welsh Government's Social Services and Well Being Act to improve the well-being of the population and improve how health and care services are delivered in their region. The Gwent RPB covers the same area as Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The Regional Innovation Co-ordination (RIC) Hubs form a national network funded by Welsh Government. These Hubs sit within the local Health Board and work to enable the Regional Partnership Board's transformation programme and complement the Regional Integrated Fund (RIF) focussing on innovation infrastructure and activity helping to integrate health and care services. This Hub is situated within the Gwent Regional Partnership Board.

GX is a product design consultancy who offer services to the medical and life science sectors to develop products such as diagnostic devices and laboratory instruments.

Haelu is a start-up technology company based in Newport, Wales. Haelu have developed a digital platform for community-led preventative care which integrates existing data to allow health and social care workers to identify individual needs in the community.