10th January 2025
Suzanne Rankin appointed as the first CEO Research Champion
Suzanne Rankin, Chief Executive Officer of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has been appointed as Wales’ first CEO Research Champion, aiming to facilitate and enable clinical research activities across…
8th January 2025
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care welcomes £100 million public-private investment to unlock cutting-edge treatments
Jeremy Miles, Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has welcomed news that patients in Wales will have greater access to cutting edge treatments thanks to a £100…
8th January 2025
“What I go through is not normal”: the study giving a voice to people with Severe Period Pain
A new study aims to explore the impact of severe period pain (SPP). SPP makes it difficult to focus, move and sleep and can mean missing school or work and…
6th January 2025
Welsh Startup Transforms Education at South Korean University
A South Korean university has adopted innovative virtual reality technology built by a Welsh startup. clear_pixel VR, based in Cardiff, develops VR training platforms that teach students and professionals in…
19th December 2024
Valley Diagnostics develops a groundbreaking rapid diagnostic test for prostate cancer
A Welsh diagnostics company is developing a groundbreaking test that could detect prostate cancer in men more quickly and with greater accuracy than current methods. Valley Diagnostics, based in Cardiff,…
17th December 2024
Development Bank invests in DNA-tech start-up Amped PCR
A mid-Wales-based start-up which plans to make DNA testing technology as easy to use as a smartphone has been backed with a £350,000 equity investment from the Development Bank of…
11th December 2024
Imspex Diagnostics Awarded SMART FIS Grant
Imspex Diagnostics has recently successfully applied for a SMART Flexible Innovation Support (SMART FIS) grant, awarded by the Welsh Government in support of the company’s innovative research and development initiatives….
10th December 2024
Local nurses shine at national awards
It was another night of success for Hywel Dda University Health Board’s nursing team with two winners and one runner up at this year’s Royal College of Nurses (RCN) Wales…
10th December 2024
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board showcases “phenomenal” breadth of research at annual conference
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board welcomed its biggest-ever turnout to its annual Research and Development conference at the Vale Resort in Hensol. Delegates from across the NHS, industry, academia…
10th December 2024
Research champions empower voices for research at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
The Research and Development team at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) recently held a special launch event to mark the induction of the first cohort of research champions, with…
10th December 2024
Singleton Hospital trial leads to “spectacular” leap in melanoma survival rates
The Cancer Institute at Singleton Hospital in Swansea, supported by Health and Care Research Wales, has played an important role in a global trial which has transformed treatment and survival…
10th December 2024
Health Technology Wales seeks Chair for Appraisal Panel
Health Technology Wales is seeking a highly experienced and knowledgeable care professional to support the development of national guidance on innovative health and care technologies in Wales by chairing the…
5th December 2024
MediWales Innovation Awards 2024
Welsh health and life science community celebrates health and care projects at the MediWales Innovation Awards 2024 On the 5th of December, MediWales held their nineteenth annual MediWales Innovation Awards…
2nd December 2024
New funding announced to deliver First Minister’s priorities
The Welsh Government has today announced £157 million of new funding to support the First Minister’s priorities this year. The additional funding includes £21 million for diagnostic equipment for the…
2nd December 2024
Research nurse recognised for pioneering critical care research
Jade Cole, Critical Care Research and Development Lead at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, was named runner-up for the Registered Nurse – Adult Award at The Royal College of…
2nd December 2024
Centre for Adult Social Care Research’s first year: building foundations for the future
Launched in 2023, from a significant £3million investment from Health and Care Research Wales, the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) has had a remarkable inaugural year, laying the groundwork for impactful research…
2nd December 2024
The power of nurse-led research
Breaking new ground in nurse-led research, Chief Investigator Emma Williams has published a pioneering study on the impact CAR-T therapy has on quality-of-life – the first UK study published in…
2nd December 2024
This November, we’re looking back at how Welsh researchers are leading the fight against cancer
Earlier this year British Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal, stage four prostate cancer, leading to an upsurge in NHS searches for symptoms. The disease…
28th November 2024
New £22.4 Million Bioscience Grant for Training Programme Involving Swansea University
Swansea University has helped secure £22.4 million in funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) – part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – to support emerging…
28th November 2024
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Develops Eco-Friendly ‘Gas and Air’ Technology Set to Reduce NHS Emissions
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has helped to pioneer ground-breaking technology that makes the use of ‘gas and air’, given as pain relief to women in labour, safe…