A Meeting of Creative Minds: How Partnership is Driving VR Adoption in Healthcare A Meeting of Creative Minds: How Partnership is Driving VR Adoption in Healthcare Industry
Accelerate is working to understand the benefits of clear face masks in communication between health care staff and patients Accelerate is working to understand the benefits of clear face masks in communication between health care staff and patients Industry NHS
The Mullany Fund and ATiC Accelerate partners, ATiC, are working with The Mullany Fund to educate students about user experience research in the life sciences sector. Industry
Adwell Foods Ltd: Development and Validation of a Health Promoting Tea Accelerate Case study: Adwell Foods Ltd Health Promoting Tea Industry
UK’s first medical-grade face mask manufacturing facility set to open in Cardiff Life Sciences Hub Wales has supported Hardshell, a global leader in the production of protective defensive equipment such as body armour and demining suits, to secure product certifications that will allow it to become the first in the UK to produce medical-grade face masks for use by the NHS. Industry NHS
Project Drawdown: CAV UHB Anaesthesia Climate Smart Initiative During September 2018, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (CAV UHB) set up Project Drawdown to engage and educate anaesthetic staff about the climate impact of the anaesthetic gases they use. Industry NHS
Accelerate supports the development of safer VR experiences in Healthcare Rescape Innovation Ltd are pioneering the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare to reduce pain, anxiety and improve the patient journey Industry
Welsh manufacturer set to double workforce thanks to investment in sustainable PPE A Welsh company has nearly doubled its permanent workforce to 127 staff in just four months after switching part of its operations to create personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Industry
Over 200 jobs announced as part of the Welsh Lighthouse Lab facility Welsh Government and Life Sciences Hub Wales are supporting plans to build a 200 strong team of specialists at Wales’ soon to be launched Lighthouse Lab, which is set to create additional capacity for the UK’s Covid-19 testing strategy. Industry NHS
Accelerate programme is helping to develop high-tech dementia aid Accelerate programme is helping to develop high-tech dementia aid Industry Patient
Project to help health staff using PPE facemasks communicate scoops innovation award Swansea University’s Healthcare Technology Centre has played a key role in developing an award-winning communication aid for frontline health staff forced to wear face masks during the pandemic. Industry NHS
PPE experts ensure NHS Wales’ equipment is fit for purpose As the Covid-19 pandemic sparked unprecedented global demand and competition for personal protective equipment (PPE), a Denbighshire-based protective equipment specialist has leveraged its international supply chains to ensure Wales has access to sources of essential equipment. Industry NHS Patient
Digital Health Ecosystem Wales and Concentric Health Collaboration Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW), a collaboration between NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) and Life Sciences Hub Wales, has collaborated with Welsh health technology startup Concentric Health on a project to develop and understand the potential for APIs within the healthcare system in Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Global Collaboration Establishes Wales’ National Covid-19 Testing Laboratory An advanced laboratory dedicated to leading Wales’ national Covid-19 testing has been established in Cardiff, thanks to collaboration between Public Health Wales and one of the world’s leading diagnostics companies. Industry NHS Patient
Accelerate partners collaborate on new life saving ventilator Until now, ventilator designs could either be one or the other, but not both. Industry NHS Patient
Wales-based manufacturer to produce Covid-19 antibody tests Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Ortho), a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, has announced that production of their Covid-19 antibody tests is underway at its state-of-the-art facility in Pencoed, near Bridgend in South Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Caerphilly company’s sustainable PPE receives global interest A Caerphilly company has switched up production at its factory to create millions of sustainable face shields that will be used worldwide by frontline staff as well to support employees returning to the workplace. Industry
Harnessing the power of Welsh industry is crucial to combatting Covid-19 Businesses from across Wales have been adapting and innovating at an unprecedented scale and pace to combat the spread of Covid-19 and help treat those affected by the virus. Industry NHS
160-year innovation legacy sees manufacturer return to the frontline A Welsh manufacturer that can trace its life-saving work to the trenches of the Crimean war is now working to ensure that NHS Wales has the supplies it needs in the battle against Coronavirus. Industry NHS
Welsh distillers answer the call to collaborate to fight Coronavirus Welsh gin distilleries have produced and given away more than 200,000 bottles of desperately needed hand sanitiser to frontline services, essential workers and community care providers since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Industry NHS
First Stop Shop for Digital Health Activity in Wales Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW) and Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Cymru join forces to bring you a brand-new website helping support and accelerate innovation in digital health technology in Wales. Industry
150+ organisations committed to help fight coronavirus in Wales Life Sciences Hub Wales is calling on companies and innovators from across the country to join the fight against coronavirus. Industry NHS
2020 could see Welsh virtual reality prescribed on the NHS Patients in Wales could soon see virtual reality become an everyday part of their medical treatment plans, thanks to ground-breaking research and development by a Welsh tech company. Industry Patient
Fujifilm offers Wales preview of new global tech Global tech giant Fujifilm has given Welsh healthcare professionals an exclusive first look at its latest medical innovation ahead of the product’s global clinical launch. Industry NHS
Community Pharmacy Patient Inhaler Review Service Joint Working Project Community Pharmacy Patient Inhaler Review Service Joint Working Project Industry NHS Patient
£15,000+ funding secured at the Welsh Health Hack 2020 The Welsh Health Hack returned for the fourth time this January, in Anglesey north Wales. The event, hosted by event partners M-SParc, was attended by over 100 people across industry, academia and the NHS. Industry NHS
£50,000 funding awarded at the 2019 Cancer Innovation Challenge This two-day event, which was attended by over 100 delegates, including representatives from the life sciences industry from across the UK and clinicians from across NHS Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Cancer Industry Forum – Wales open for business! On Friday 4 October, industry colleagues from across the UK attended an event in Cardiff hosted by the Cancer Implementation Group and Life Sciences Hub Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Pioneering programme to accelerate health innovation now open for applications A pioneering programme that speeds up the translation of ideas into new products and services to improve health and care, is now open for applications. Industry NHS Patient
Content has video Bond Digital Health Ian Bond who is a COPD patient and an advocate of ‘self management’, has developed a digital platform with his colleague Dave Taylor that has enabled him to monitor his own condition and obtain evidence-led care from his GP and specialists. Industry NHS Patient
Content has video Cell and Gene Therapy Gene Therapy, known as Advanced Therapies, involves the use of live cells as treatments that lessen or cure health conditions Industry NHS