24th July 2026
Applications open for ABHI’s 2027 US and Middle East Accelerator Programmes
Applications are now open for the 2027 ABHI US Acceleratorand Middle East Accelerator, offering ambitious UK HealthTech companies the connections, knowledge and practical support needed to grow internationally. Delivered over...
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24th July 2026
Digital Health EU Funding Scheme Open for Welsh Applications
Welsh companies and organisations will be able to access R&D funding as Wales becomes a regional partner with a major EU scheme, the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy,...
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23rd July 2026
Medilink UK Announce New Chair – Sir Andrew Cash
With more than 35 years of senior leadership experience, Sir Andrew Cash OBE GCStJ has made a significant contribution to advancing healthcare delivery through innovation and partnership working at local, regional and...
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EIT Health Funding Calls
EIT Health has two funding calls, Transformative Healthcare Instrument 2026 and Innovation Uptake Call, open currently. Key dates Call opens on: 24 June 2026 Call closes on: 16 September 2026...
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11th June 2026
Medilink UK 2026 Healthcare Business Awards: Winners & Runners Up Announced
The prestigious national Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards 2026 will celebrate the achievements of some of the most innovative life sciences organisations in the UK, at the iconic Victoria House,...
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21st May 2026
MediWales welcomes strengthened MHRA engagement with Wales’ life sciences sector
MediWales welcomes the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) announcement of increased engagement and partnership activity in Wales, recognising the importance of closer collaboration across devolved nations.
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ABUHB leads the way with first-in-Wales procedure to treat hip pain from Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has marked a significant clinical milestone with the successful delivery of a pioneering new procedure at The Grange University Hospital – the first time it...
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Medilink UK: Draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026 – what you need to know
The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have now been published by the MHRA. The draft Regulations have been notified internationally for comment and are also the subject of a live MHRA stakeholder survey, open until 19 June 2026.
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12th May 2026
LimestoneGrey: Why regulated R&D tax advice matters more than ever
Protecting Your Business in a Higher-Scrutiny R&D Tax Landscape
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Awen Oncology secures significant new funds to advance pioneering cancer therapeutics
Awen Oncology, a pioneering Wales-based therapeutics company developing next-generation cancer treatments, has secured funds from a number of sources, worth seven figures, which will allow it to accelerate its research programme and support growth.
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22nd April 2026
Tech firm secures £7m to tackle hazardous surgical smoke in operating theatres
Alesi Surgical, a pioneering surgical technology company tackling surgical smoke in operating theatres, has successfully closed a £7 million funding round led by IW Capital and supported by existing shareholders,...
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Loan supports rapid growth at diagnostics firm U Test via Investment Fund for Wales
Cowbridge-based U Test Diagnostics has secured a £225,000 loan from FW Capital, via the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Wales, to accelerate the rollout of its clinically approved at-home...
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14th April 2026
Imspex Diagnostics renews ISO 13485 certification, supporting advancement of next-generation diagnostic technologies
Imspex Diagnostics Ltd, headquartered in Abercynon, Wales, has successfully renewed its ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical device quality management systems, reinforcing its commitment to regulatory excellence and product reliability. The...
Read more13th April 2026
Velindre becomes first healthcare organisation in the world to achieve ISO 56001 and BSI Kitemark
Velindre NHS Trust has become the first healthcare organisation globally – and the first NHS Trust, specialist cancer service, and blood service – to achieve the ISO 56001 Innovation Management...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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