New chair appointed for Life Sciences Hub Wales 23 August 2021 Dr Chris Martin becomes the new chair of Life Sciences Hub Wales. He succeeds Professor Sir Mansel Aylward who is stepping down from the role of chair but will continue as a non-executive director on the board.
Remote Cardiac Patient Monitoring Pilot launched in Wales 19 August 2021 Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) have teamed up with Huma to pilot the remote monitoring of patients with cardiac issues (heart failure) across Wales via an app in their own homes.
The Accelerate programme is helping to transform Glanrhyd Church 18 August 2021 The Accelerate programme is supporting refurbishing Glanrhyd church into a space for the local communities to use.
Annual review reflects on the support of industry to health and care during Covid-19 28 June 2021 Life Sciences Hub Wales has published its Annual Review for 2020-21, highlighting its work and achievements during the past business year.
Wales Tech Week 21 June 2021 The festival sets to showcase how technology is impacting, enabling, and improving our lives, all from the comforts of your own home/office.
An Accelerate case study: Precision medicine based diagnosis of post-surgical complications in patients undergoing abdominal surgery Following a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, 63% of patients will undergo a colorectal resection with most patients having an anastomosis.
An Accelerate case study: Virucidal coatings in the battle against Covid-19: using biorefining waste technology to enhance PPE safety This project builds on a collaboration to develop naturally-derived virucidal actives by trying to assess the efficacy of coating formulations in rendering pandemic viruses immobile and destroying them on contact with a coated surface.
An Accelerate case study: Geko™ Venous thromboembolic diseases (VTE) are caused by a thrombus (blood clot) occurring in a vein. Patients are assessed for their VTE risk when they enter a hospital.
Welsh company Creo Medical joins forces with UK charities to help emergency Covid-19 response in India 13 May 2021 Creo Medical, an innovative medical device developer based in Chepstow, has worked in collaboration with a range of charities and organisations to donate over £130,000 worth of medical equipment to support the critical Covid-19 response in India.
Join Life Sciences Hub Wales at the first annual Genomics Showcase 11 May 2021 On Friday 14 May, we will be exhibiting at the Genomics Showcase event hosted by Wales Gene Park on behalf of Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW).
