Innovation Directory – Wales

Mind supports people with mental health problems, by providing information and support, campaigning to improve policy and attitudes and, in partnership with independent local Minds, developing and providing local services.

Mind Cymru provides support, advocacy, advice and information to children and young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, and adults with mental health issues in Wales. There are 16 local Minds in Wales, each of which offer mental health services tailored to their local community.

The MND Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to improving care and support for people affected by MND, funding and improving research, and campaigning and raising awareness so that the needs of people with MND are addressed by society.

Molecular Devices are a provider of laboratory tools for life science research, and acquired Welsh company Cellesce. Cellesce had invented and patented a bioprocess for the expansion of human-derived, normal and cancer organoids for a multitude of applications including drug discovery and drug screening.

Moleculomics is a spinout company from Swansea University who specialise in the development of biosimulation tools in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. The services and platforms offered by Moleculomics assist in lead discovery, toxicology and drug re-purposing studies.

Momentum Bioscience have developed SepsiSTAT, a blood sample processing and organism detection system that allows for fast diagnosis of bloodstream infections

Moondance Cancer Initiative finds, funds and fuels brilliant people and brave ideas to make Wales a world leader in cancer survival. Its aim is to accelerate significant and sustained improvement in cancer survival outcomes over the next 10 – 15 years. They are a not-for-profit organisation that fund innovation and live implementation work in clinical settings that can have an immediate impact on cancer survival outcomes for patients in Wales.

The Moondance Foundation allocates funds to organisations for general charitable purposes, including other charities, constituted community groups, social enterprises, Community Interest Organisations, Community Interest Companies and not-for-profit organisations, with a bias towards Welsh organisations. The foundation focuses donations in the following key areas; care for illness/crippling diseases, children, education, elderly, environmental and poverty.

Morvus Technology Limited is a privately owned pharmaceutical company who specialise in improving existing drugs which are off patent or have previously been abandoned. The company has three product lines, two of which have been licensed to other companies, with the other being developed by Gordian Pharma, a vehicle established by Morvus to develop MTL-004, a cytotoxic small molecule drug with the potential to help control cancer.

The MS Society funds and promotes research to develop new treatments and services for people with MS and to understand the causes of the condition. Support is provided to people affected by MS, with efforts to raise awareness, improve understanding, and enhance care and support for all people living with MS. The organisation operates across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.