19th October 2026
Imspex Diagnostics and Credence Genomics sign strategic agreement to advance infectious disease genomic testing across the UK and Ireland
Imspex Diagnostics Ltd has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Credence Genomics Holdings Pte. Ltd. in October to advance genomic infectious disease testing across the UK and Ireland. The agreement...
Read more19th October 2026
Applications open for Health plus innovation programme in North Wales
Applications are now open for Health+ (Iechyd a Mwy), an innovation programme supporting people and organisations across North Wales to develop ideas that could improve health and social care. Funded...
Read more6th October 2026
Eco-friendly maternity technology developed in UHW now available to hospitals across UK
An innovative technology developed in Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales to reduce nitrous oxide emissions in maternity care is now available to hospitals across the UK and Ireland, following collaboration...
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30th September 2026
LimestoneGrey: Fewer claims, more R&D spend: what HMRC’s latest figures mean for life sciences
The number of R&D tax relief claims has fallen, but HMRC’s latest statistics paint a much more positive picture of the R&D behind them. HMRC estimates that 40,325 R&D tax...
Read more29th September 2026
Welsh researchers are shaping care for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases through commercial research
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Patients at a Welsh hospital have become the first in the UK to be recruited into two international clinical trials...
Read more29th September 2026
Wound scanning app has helped transform how patients receive care
Swansea Bay staff have hit a milestone of using an innovative wound-scanning app which has transformed the way patients are cared for. The Minuteful for Wound app, developed by technology...
Read more28th September 2026
Call for applications: Data & Digital Innovation SIG
The Health and Social Care Innovation Wales Data & Digital Innovation Special Interest Group is now inviting applications for data and digital innovation projects that could improve health and social...
Read more22nd September 2026
Tech Talent Cymru is now open to Welsh employers
Tech Talent Cymru connects Welsh SMEs with trained graduates in AI or Cyber Security. Funded by the UK Government, it gives businesses practical support with digital transformation and cyber resilience,...
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15th September 2026
Symbiosis IP is now part of Gateley IP: what this means for MediWales members
MediWales members who have worked with Symbiosis IP can continue to access the same trusted life sciences and chemistry patent attorney team, but now with the added advantages that come...
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7th September 2026
MediWales Launchpad offers new support for life science start-ups
In partnership with Space2B at the Maltings, MediWales has launched a new hot-desk facility for life science start-ups and spin-outs as part of the MediWales Life Sciences Impact Programme. Based...
Read more3rd September 2026
Welsh Health Tech Innovator Named Finalist in Three Regional Awards
A trailblazing Welsh company developing a new generation of non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring has been recognised across three “highly respected” award categories. Afon Technology is a finalist in the Wales...
Read more3rd September 2026
Pioneer Group: Cardiff Regional Accelerator Programme
Pioneer Group has launched the Cardiff Regional Accelerator Programme, in partnership with Welsh Government. A six-week initiative designed to help emerging ventures validate unmet needs, test assumptions, and build commercially...
Read more26th August 2026
Welsh researchers identify ways to cut medical technology waste
Researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University have identified significant opportunities to reduce avoidable single-use medical technology waste across Public Health Wales, helping support the NHS’s transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon...
Read more24th August 2026
New capsule sponge test offers quicker alternative to endoscopy across Wales
Patients across Wales are benefiting from a new test that can help identify conditions linked to oesophageal cancer without the need for a traditional endoscopy. The capsule sponge test is...
Read more20th August 2026
Grant scheme for innovation and technology opens for Welsh organisations
Applications are now open for the latest round of SMART funding to help organisations across Wales invest in new equipment and technology. The funding round is open to businesses, universities,...
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10th August 2026
LimestoneGrey: A medtech founder’s five-point check on the new R&D schemes
Med-tech companies rarely struggle to show that their work is R&D. Prototyping, verification testing, materials that must survive repeated sterilisation: the science is usually the easiest part of the file....
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7th August 2026
Effective Communication: Why the new political landscape in Wales matters for life sciences and healthcare innovation
The 2026 Senedd election has marked one of the biggest shifts in Welsh politics since devolution. While much of the discussion has focused on the election result itself, the bigger...
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4th August 2026
Auditel: NHS Carbon Reporting Rules Are Tightening in 2027 – What Welsh Health Suppliers Need to Know
From 1 April 2027, NHS England will roll out enhanced Carbon Reduction Plan requirements that go significantly further than today’s rules, and the change won’t just affect suppliers chasing large...
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29th July 2026
Welsh Ambulance Service and Newcastle University begin pioneering new stroke trial
The Welsh Ambulance Service is taking part in a new study aimed at quickly identifying patients with a specific type of stroke. The PRONTO study, in partnership with Newcastle University,...
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27th July 2026
British Growth Partnership Fund I Invests in Draig Therapeutics Series B Financing Round
The British Business Bank has invested in Draig Therapeutics as part of its $65 million Series B financing round. This marks the first life sciences investment made by the Bank’s...
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