Innovation Support Services

The National Network for Innovation In Sport & Health (NNIISH), led by Swansea University and funded by Swansea Bay City Deal, is a groundbreaking initiative merging health, sport, and technology. It connects startups, multinationals, academia, and the NHS, fostering innovation through collaboration. The network provides members with access to cutting-edge R&D facilities, business support, events, and research opportunities. Focused on advancing healthcare, medicine, and sports technology, NNIISH creates new opportunities for companies and drives meaningful change in sport and health innovation. Members benefit from a collaborative ecosystem designed to shape the future of these fields.

A boutique health entrepreneur coaching and consulting business. Founded by Harvard & Oxford trained public health doctor, Dr Behrooz Behbod is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to create a healthier, happier world. Alongside teaching health sector and business knowledge, we go upstream to transform your leadership and thrive amid change.

Drumlord are a specialist Rapid Prototyping company that apply 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and Vacuum Casting technologies to support innovation, new product development and low volume manufacture across the medical sector.

SimplyDo provides digital products enabling organisations to more effectively manage innovation in health and care. The applications include for employee-led quality improvement programmes through to industry-led open innovation and supplier recruitment. This involves the capture and implementation of ideas with outcomes including new products, services and processes to improve patient care.

At Life Sciences Hub Wales, we drive the development and adoption of life science innovation in health and social care in Wales. We’re a dynamic interface, connecting life science innovators with research partners, funding opportunities and end users - frontline health and social care teams - supporting well-being and ultimately generating growth, jobs and prosperity across Wales. Life Sciences Hub Wales offer extensive support at any point on the development journey, right up to end user adoption.

Drumlord are a specialist Rapid Prototyping company that apply 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and Vacuum Casting technologies to support innovation, new product development and low volume manufacture across the medical sector.

SimplyDo provides digital products enabling organisations to more effectively manage innovation in health and care. The applications include for employee-led quality improvement programmes through to industry-led open innovation and supplier recruitment. This involves the capture and implementation of ideas with outcomes including new products, services and processes to improve patient care.

At Life Sciences Hub Wales, we drive the development and adoption of life science innovation in health and social care in Wales. We’re a dynamic interface, connecting life science innovators with research partners, funding opportunities and end users - frontline health and social care teams - supporting well-being and ultimately generating growth, jobs and prosperity across Wales. Life Sciences Hub Wales offer extensive support at any point on the development journey, right up to end user adoption.

SETsquared is a partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. The paetnership provides a range of business suppport programmes aimed at students, academic researchers, technology company founders and SMEs.

The North Wales Growth Deal is a £240m investment funded by the Welsh Government and UK Government. This investment aims to improve the economy in North Wales by building on strengths such as high value manufacturing, Agri-food and Low Carbon Energy.