April has seen innovation delivering impact in both North and South Wales. New technologies with long-term potential for enhancing health outcomes on a local and national scale have made this month an exciting one.
The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio and Life Sciences Hub Wales are launching a new fund today (April 3, 2023) to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS).
March has been a busy month for innovation in Wales with several funding opportunities for health and social care, having the potential to improve long-term health outcomes for people across the nation.
We’ve collated the best newsletters to subscribe to this year to make it easier for you to stay on top of latest developments in your field, be it health, social care, med-tech, research, or digital technology.
Hosted by the Health Innovation and Research Alliance NI (HIRANI), the Medical Innovation and Technology Summit (MITS) is a one-day conference taking place in Belfast on Wednesday 19 April.
This week we welcome the ambition laid out by Welsh Government as they launch the new Innovation Strategy for Wales. This puts creating a strong, consistent and connected culture of innovation at the forefront of helping to enrich our health and wellbeing, economy and our environment.
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced the development of a new diagnostics and treatment centre for the South East Wales region, located in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
There is incredible work by organisations and individuals going on across social care in Wales. We’re helping to celebrate this by supporting the ‘Supporting Unpaid Carers’ award at the Social Care Wales Accolades on 27 April 2023.
The importance of Wales to the UK life sciences sector has been highlighted in two sets of recent figures that demonstrate strong performance in key aspects of life sciences businesses in Wales.
Digital Health Ecosystem Wales and the National Data Resource (NDR) are hosting a Big Data event on 29 March 2023 at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.
February has been an exciting time for innovation in Wales, with funding opportunities being granted that have the potential to develop technology that seeks to transform healthcare on a local and national scale.
Health Technology Wales have launched an open topic call to find non-medicine health and care technologies that could improve the lives of people living with cancer in Wales.
The innovation team at Velindre Cancer Centre has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to support patients, their loved ones, and members of the public.
SBRI Centre of Excellence has launched an exciting opportunity for industry to work with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) and Health Boards within Wales. This programme aims to identify and implement innovative solutions that can reduce the unprecedented demand on both ambulances and Urgent & Emergency Care services across Wales.
The UK’s leading health technology Trade Association, ABHI, is calling on HealthTech companies, individuals, and NHS organisations to enter their submissions for the ‘Innovation in HealthTech: Recognising Excellence’ campaign.
Robotic surgery could become as common as CT and MRI scanners if the NHS and the Government invest in a national programme, according to leading NHS surgeons and hospital bosses.
Life Sciences Hub Wales partnered with MediWales to deliver the 2022 MediWales Innovation Awards. Bringing together innovation leaders across health, social care, and industry, this event recognised and celebrated the outstanding achievements across the sector.
Thousands more people in Wales will benefit from faster diagnosis of cancers and rare disease thanks to a new plan to increase the use of gene testing.
