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.
M-SParc, Wales’ first science park, is tackling climate change and aiming to be the first NetZero Science Park in the UK by 2030. Having already established its carbon footprint over the past year, the roadmap to NetZero is now in place and M-SParc is in the delivery phase. The company has ambitions to lead the way not only regionally but nationally on the rote to NetZero.
The first robotic hysterectomy in Wales using the Versius robot has taken place at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. This is thanks to the implementation of the All-Wales Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme, which has been developed in partnership with Life Sciences Hub Wales, health boards across Wales and the Moondance Cancer Initiative.
Life Sciences Hub Wales has published its Annual Report, which highlights how it is accelerating the development and adoption of innovative solutions to improve health and economic wellbeing outcomes in Wales.
We were delighted to attend the Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022, where our CEO, Cari-Anne Quinn, delivered a talk on how digital innovation is transforming wound care in Wales.
The UK Government is currently negotiating Free Trade Agreement’s (FTAs) with a number of countries including India, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Canada and Israel.
Life Sciences Hub Wales was delighted to support the event held on 20 October in Cardiff. Nine awards were given to organisations from across Wales for their innovative efforts to ultimately help transform health and care outcomes for people in Wales.
The remote patient monitoring project got this acknowledgement in the Virtual or Remote Care Initiative of the Year award last night for reducing hospital admissions and optimising cardiac patients’ medications faster.
Bangor University’s Applied Learning for Preventative Health Academy (ALPHAcademy) is offering exciting opportunities to undertake postgraduate courses in Prevention, Population Health and Leadership.
M-SParc, a Bangor University Company, goes #OnTour to the city of Bangor, to bring workshops, business support, hot desks, and an entrepreneurial spirit to the Students, Businesses and Community of Bangor.
Life Sciences Hub Wales is delighted to be co-delivering the MediWales Innovation Awards 2022, taking place on Thursday 8 December 2022 at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff. The prestigious ceremony is now in its seventeenth year and is dedicated to celebrating healthcare innovation.
Life Sciences Hub Wales is delighted to be taking part in this year’s Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place on 1 November at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff.
The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) has launched their Cross-Sector Programme, designed to promote health innovation by bringing together cross-sector innovators and researchers through networking events and a collaborative funding scheme.
State-of-the-art surgical robots are now helping to treat colorectal and gynaecological cancer patients in Wales as part of the new National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme.
Life Sciences Hub Wales has supported Powys Teaching Health Board in scoping its point of care testing to help enhance services within primary care and Minor Injuries Units. This will help speed up patients receiving treatments and reduce the need for repeat visits and referrals.
Health Technology Wales (HTW) and Life Sciences Hub Wales are to continue working in partnership after the two organisations pledged to maintain and further develop their successful relationship. Following a two-year collaboration, the organisations have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
