New guidance published by Health Technology Wales (HTW) supports the routine adoption of a type of contact lens that slows the progression of myopia – or short-sightedness - in children and adolescents in Wales.
Recent statistics from our impact assessment highlight how their efforts are making Wales a place of choice for health and social care innovation and investment:
CMR Surgical’s Versius Clinical Insights will capture data from surgical procedures to provide a detailed evaluation of a surgeon’s performance. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are the first healthcare organisations in the world to have access to this new cutting-edge tool.
The NIHR i4i Programme and Office for Life Sciences (OLS) announce new funding call to support innovation in early detection and diagnosis of cancer, targeted treatments and approaches to tackle health inequalities.
Peter Bannister, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri and Neil Mesher bring their exceptional expertise and strategic vision to help shape the future of health and social care innovation in Wales.
The IDAP, supported by £10 million of Government funding, has the potential to expedite UK patient access to innovative technologies by providing innovators and manufacturers with multi-partner support and targeted scientific advice.
The Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund (CPSIF), set up to support the delivery of an EPS in Wales, has made three further grant awards to digital community pharmacy system suppliers, bringing the total number of organisations who have benefitted to five.
MediWales is celebrating the strength of the Welsh innovation landscape at its eighteenth annual Innovation Awards on Thursday 7th December 2023, in Cardiff. Apply today to highlight your organisation’s impact!
Wales is set to take London by a storm this September, as M-SParc showcase a nation of innovators, and provide an opportunity for industry to network with a new ecosystem.
The Bevan Commission has recently opened applications to Innovation Intensive Learning Week 2023. They’re also giving people the chance to apply for one of thirty subsidised places at this unique learning and networking week.
State-of-the-art surgical robots will soon be helping to treat colorectal and gynaecological cancer patients across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area as part of the All-Wales National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme.
Inspiring Innovation is our monthly collection of news from Wales’ thriving innovation landscape. Collated by our Sector Intelligence Team, we bring you the latest breakthroughs in the life sciences sector and the potential impact for the future of health and social care.
The Office for Life Sciences launch survey to evaluate impactful manufacturing and research and development (R&D) activities across the United Kingdom.
Social Care Wales stride forward with ambitious plans to improve digital technology adoption and combat digital exclusion. They’ve commissioned a new report which sets key areas for development, support, and priorities for digital innovation in Wales.
Inspiring Innovation is our monthly roundup of news from Wales’ thriving innovation landscape collated by our Sector Intelligence Team and fuels our ambitions to elevate Wales as a place of choice for health and social care innovation and investment.
This week the Minister for the Economy visited M-SParc in Ynys Mon to announce Welsh Government support and £2.5 million funding towards a second building for the innovative science park, continuing on the journey to creating further economic opportunity in North Wales.
Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW) and Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW) are coming together, alongside others in health, social care, and academia, to embrace the power of immersive technology and drive innovation to the frontline.
On 28 – 29 June, we exhibited at Coventry’s EBME Expo. It was fantastic to see the vast array of innovative MedTech across the two days, a reminder of the UK’s strong life sciences sector.
We recently hosted the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Symposium, which took place on the 16 June, where we explored how the NHS can help shape the delivery of these therapeutics in Wales. Read on for a summary of the insightful talks delivered by key decision makers across the day.
We reflect on the powerful teamwork between industry, academia, health, and social care propelling innovation to the frontline, the difference being made to the people of Wales, and what is to come for the Welsh life sciences sector.
Did you attend the panel event our Chief Executive Officer, Cari-Anne Quinn, hosted at NHS ConfedExpo exploring the All-Wales National Robotics-Assisted Surgery Programme? In case you missed it, here is a summary of the key discussion points and key information about the programme…
Inspiring Innovation is our monthly roundup of news from Wales’ thriving innovation landscape collated by our Sector Intelligence Team and fuels our ambitions to elevate Wales as a place of choice for health and social care innovation and investment.
