26th March 2026
Cardiff Met partners with HEIW to deliver Wales’ first dental technology apprenticeship
Cardiff Metropolitan University has partnered with sector experts to deliver Wales’ first higher apprenticeship in dental technology – marking a major step forward for work-based routes into the Welsh dental…
26th March 2026
National cardiovascular research network lands transformative grant to tackle heart disease
A new interdisciplinary network of leading clinicians, research, patients and innovators has secured landmark funding that will transform efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease. The National Cardiovascular Research…
26th March 2026
Cabinet Secretary hails Swansea Bay service top of the POPS and virtual wards a ‘brilliant concept’
The Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Miles MS, has paid a visit to Morriston Hospital to see the work of a highly successful specialist team…
25th March 2026
Physiotherapy trial aims to speed up recovery and tackle cost of hip fractures
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Two health boards in Wales are taking part in a national physiotherapy research trial which aims to help hip fracture…
24th March 2026
LimestoneGrey named finalist at the 2026 Finance Awards Wales
LimestoneGrey is delighted to announce that we have been named a finalist at the 2026 Finance Awards Wales. The Finance Awards Wales celebrates the achievements of finance professionals, teams and…
23rd March 2026
Early liver disease detection could be improved using routine blood test data in SAIL databank
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. A new study using data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank, published in Hepatology Communications, has shown that a simple…
20th March 2026
Aberystwyth Research Could Transform Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection
A simple, non-invasive home test kit could soon transform early breast cancer detection thanks to pioneering research underway at Aberystwyth University. Scientists at the university are developing a prototype lateral…
16th March 2026
Allergy Diagnostics Company Expands as Exports Fuel Rapid Growth
A North Wales life sciences company has doubled its workforce and is expanding into a second facility in Deeside following rapid international growth that has seen revenues rise by 400%…
13th March 2026
Mariposa Therapeutics secures a £750,000 seed round for rare skin disease treatment
Cardiff-based Mariposa Therapeutics has secured £750,000 in seed funding to advance the development of a potential first-in-class treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (EBS), a rare and painful genetic skin condition….
10th March 2026
BGF and Development Bank of Wales Back IQ Endoscopes to Support Early Commercial Rollout
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, has led a multi‑million‑pound follow-on investment into South Wales‑based medical device company IQ Endoscopes, alongside the Development Bank of Wales….
6th March 2026
£23m Investment Set to Create More Than 40 Jobs in Wales’ Life Sciences Sector
A specialist pharmaceutical company is investing £23 million and creating more than 40 new jobs at its plant in South Wales. Patients across the UK will have more reliable access…
6th March 2026
Medilink Midlands Innovation Builder Strengthens Investment-Ready Health Innovation Pipeline
The Medilink Midlands Innovation Builder (MMIB), delivered by Medilink Midlands, is supporting ambitious health and medtech innovators to accelerate commercial viability and investor readiness across the Midlands. Designed to move…
3rd March 2026
Biotech company announces strategic collaboration with Swansea University
A biotechnology company harnessing the natural biology of exosomes to develop next-generation drug delivery systems has announced a strategic collaboration with Swansea University for a sponsored research project focused on…
3rd March 2026
Investors back Antiverse to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery in $9.3 million round
Innovation Investment Capital Limited Partnership (IIC), the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) backed fund, and the Development Bank of Wales today announced a joint equity investment in Antiverse Limited, the Cardiff-based…
26th February 2026
Rapid diagnostics testing for bacterial infections to be rolled out in primary care
Rapid testing for bacterial infections is being rolled out in community pharmacies and GP surgeries across Wales. The two-year pilot project will provide near-immediate test results without the need samples…
26th February 2026
Cardiff Leads the Way with Groundbreaking Gene Therapy to Treat Haemophilia
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is proud to announce that the Cardiff Haemophilia Centre, based at the University Hospital of Wales, has become the first facility in Wales to…
25th February 2026
Startup Secures £350,000 to Accelerate Safer AI Use in NHS Healthcare
Cyber and data innovation startup Pontiro has secured £350,000 in seed investment, marking a major milestone in its journey from healthcare challenge to funded startup. The funding has been raised…
25th February 2026
Biotech Firm Pioneers New Robotic System for Diagnostic Tests
A North Wales biotech firm has pioneered a new robotic dispensing system for diagnostic devices that test for conditions such as cancer. Biofortuna, in Deeside, secured £225,000 SMART Flexible Innovation…
25th February 2026
Jellagen (UK) announces Strategic Partnership with Royal Biologics to Bring Jellyfish-Derived Collagen Type Zero to the U.S. Regenerative Medicine Market
Jellagen (UK) announces Strategic Partnership with Royal Biologics to Bring Jellyfish-Derived Collagen Type Zero to the U.S. Regenerative Medicine Market Jellagen (UK) and Royal Biologics (Hackensack, NJ – USA), a…
24th February 2026
MHRA launches a consultation on indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today launched a consultation on proposals for indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices in Great Britain (GB), aimed at protecting patient access and ensuring the…