9th April 2026
International team identifies immune pathway that may explain how probiotics influence cancer treatment outcomes
New research has revealed how a widely-used probiotic may enhance immune responses in some patients when given alongside cancer immunotherapy. Researchers at Cardiff University, working in partnership with Kumamoto University...
Read more9th April 2026
Removing barriers to participation for people who cannot consent to studies
A new research programme led by the Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is set to address one of the most persistent ethical and practical challenges in health research...
Read more9th April 2026
Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK supports Cardiff researchers to explore the development of a universal bowel cancer vaccine
Cardiff University scientists are leading research into the development of a potential universal bowel cancer vaccine, thanks to new support from the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK. The Fund...
Read more7th April 2026
Funding opportunity: i4i FAST – April 2026
Opening date: 8 April 2026 at 1:00pm Closing date: 29 April 2026 at 1:00pm The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Funding At the Speed of Translation (FAST) programme, in partnership...
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Three innovative projects receive funding to improve stroke care following Wales’ first Stroke Technology Symposium
Three innovative projects aimed at improving stroke care for patients across Wales have been awarded funding following the country’s first ever Stroke Technology Symposium. More than 160 clinicians, digital and...
Read more1st April 2026
Port Talbot advanced materials business Corryn Biotechnologies secures equity investment to scale cosmetic aftercare product
Corryn Biotechnologies, an advanced skincare and cosmetics company based in Port Talbot, has secured £500,000 equity investment to commercialise and scale up its cosmetic aftercare products in the UK and...
Read more26th 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...
Read more26th 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...
Read more26th 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...
Read more25th 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...
Read more24th 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...
Read more23rd 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...
Read more20th 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...
Read more16th 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%...
Read more13th 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....
Read more10th 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....
Read more6th 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...
Read more6th 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...
Read more3rd 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...
Read more3rd 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...
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