13th April 2023
New study shows the potential of machine learning in the early identification of people with inflammatory arthritis
A study from the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR), which is funded by Health and Care Research Wales, has revealed how machine learning can help with...
Read more13th April 2023
MediWales Members Get Exhibition Discount at the Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2023
MediWales members get a 15% discount on all stand prices at the Med-Tech Innovation Expo in June! Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK and Ireland’s leading event for medical device...
Read more12th April 2023
New guidance for easier payment of public research contributors
New guidance has been launched (today) to help organisations, researchers and involvement staff pay members of the public helping shape life-changing health and social care research across the UK and Ireland....
Read more11th April 2023
Funding to support “next generation” of scientists in tackling one of the UK’s most common forms of leukaemia
Funding from Health and Care Research Wales is helping to develop the next generation of blood cancer researchers. Blood cancer is the fifth-most common cancer in the UK, but its...
Read more11th April 2023
Innovate UK Smart Grants January Deadline Extended
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. The dates for...
Read more6th April 2023
Researchers aim to unravel mysteries of blood cancer in search of life-saving treatments
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY researchers funded by Health and Care Research Wales are hoping to be the first to understand the role of a key protein found in one of the most...
Read more4th April 2023
Creo Medical to Create 85 New Jobs Following £708,000 Welsh Government Investment
Monmouthshire-based Creo Medical Limited is expanding and creating 85 well-paid jobs over 3 years, thanks to a £708,000 investment from the Welsh Government. The high technology medical device company specialises...
Read more3rd April 2023
Endometriosis research is “key to making progress for patients.”
Research funded by Health and Care Research Wales aims to improve quality of life for the one in 10 women in Wales living with endometriosis and reduce the wait for...
Read more30th March 2023
RWG Mobile signs agreement with Fujifilm to deliver connectivity for health innovation project
RWG Mobile has announced a new partnership with Fujifilm to provide the connectivity behind a unique innovation in the provision of mobile healthcare within the community. Fujifilm has created a...
Read more29th March 2023
Minister for Health and Social Services helps launch new Evidence Centre
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services, opened the launch event for the new Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre this week, an event which saw over 140 delegates...
Read more29th March 2023
Robot-enabled hip and knee surgery clinical trial at Hywel Dda University Health Board
Researchers at Hywel Dda University Health Board are delivering the first Welsh clinical trial using state-of-the-art surgeon-guided robots to carry out hip and knee replacement surgery. The project is one...
Read more28th March 2023
Life Sciences Firms Secure £277M of Investment
Four life sciences companies from across the UK will benefit from the first tranche of Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) grants in a move which is set to support...
Read more27th March 2023
Creo Medical and the Intelligent Energy Transforming Lives
When October saw Chepstow-based Creo Medical win the ‘Tech for Healthcare & Wellbeing Award’ at the Wales Technology Awards and achieve the coveted No. 1 spot in the Welsh Fast...
Read more26th March 2023
Two Hywel Dda UHB researchers receive NHS Research Time Award
Two researchers from Hywel Dda University Health Board have been successful in their applications to the Health and Care Research Wales NHS Research Time Award Funding Scheme. Dr Helen Munro,...
Read more26th March 2023
Health board welcomes appointment of new chair
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan MS, has today confirmed the appointment of Jonathan Morgan as the new chair of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. Jonathan...
Read more26th March 2023
High-tech leg gives dad the confidence to carry his baby son without fear of falling
A dad who lost his leg in a road crash can carry his baby son without fear of falling after being fitted with a high-tech artificial limb. Richard Jones owes...
Read more26th March 2023
New Evidence Centre aims to improve health and social care in Wales
A new Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre, funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales, is being set up to provide Ministers and other decision-makers with...
Read more26th March 2023
Figures show strong growth for Wales’ life sciences sector
The importance of Wales to the UK life sciences sector has been highlighted in two sets of recent figures that demonstrate strong performance in key aspects of life sciences in...
Read more23rd March 2023
Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data
The Welsh Government have issued a statement on the latest NHS Wales performance data published today. The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, said: Despite continued pressure on...
Read more20th March 2023
Independent Board members to champion research across NHS Wales
Health boards and NHS organisations in Wales have appointed one of their non-executive directors to be the voice of research and development on their Boards, as part of a new...
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