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Osteoarthritis affects nearly 9 million people in the UK; the knee being a commonly affected joint. This project proposes to address this problem, by introducing a bespoke surgical planning tool.

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.

Virtual reality (VR) enables users to interact with a 3D virtual world, in a safe, real-time environment. It is increasingly being used in the field of healthcare, to enhance the experiences of both patients and staff.

Xobaderm is an antiaging focused company which integrates the use of microneedles to deliver compounds to the skin which aims to not just cover up the external signs of aging skin, but aiming to instead slow cellular aging.

Three-Sixty Aquaculture specialise in culturing fish for consumers in both the international and local markets. They are part of a specialisation who use manual observations of fish morphology and behaviour as a predictor of fish health in a Recycling Aquaculture System (RAS).

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.

Copner Biotech is a Welsh biotech start up who's state of the art design and manufacturing process enables 3D cell culture scaffolds to be produced based on concentric shape constructs, such as circles. This provides a consistent variability of pore size (heterogenous pore size and distribution) emanating from the centre to the periphery of scaffold.

The use of antimicrobials to inhibit growth or kill microorganisms/ microbes, has had a significant impact upon worldwide health improvements.

Swansea University's Healthcare Technology Centre has announced a research collaboration with sensor and medical diagnostic company Zimmer and Peacock, which could bring jobs to Swansea. 

Kaleidoscope is the largest provider of support services to people who use drugs in Wales. They have been part of an informal working group, including members of the Swansea University School of Pharmacy, and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, looking at challenges around drug dispensing for therapy and rehabilitation, during the COVID-19 pandemic.