20th August 2025
MediWales International Programme – Autumn/Winter 2025
MediWales has a busy international programme ahead, representing our members and the wider Welsh life science sector at major global events. Our focus is on identifying commercial opportunities, building partnerships,…
20th August 2025
New rapid test for sepsis and serious infection
A new rapid test that can detect serious infections, like sepsis, and other inflammatory conditions in just ten minutes has been launched by Cardiff University researchers. Developed by academics from…
20th August 2025
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026/27 for British researchers
The Swiss government offers fellowships for British researchers to undertake a research project in Switzerland. The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships give early-stage British researchers (Master’s degree or recent PhD) the…
18th August 2025
The Welsh Nursing Care Record is now live across all eligible wards in Wales!
The award-winning Welsh Nursing Care Record (WNCR) is now live on all eligible inpatient wards across Wales. Following a pilot in 2020, and full rollout in April 2021, WNCR is…
18th August 2025
Research uncovers breakthrough which could transform cancer screening
Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets which it says could significantly advance early cancer detection. A groundbreaking study, led by the University of Oxford and…
14th August 2025
£30 million to boost social care services and reduce hospital delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes. Local authorities are investing their…
14th August 2025
Pioneering ultrasound-guided technique transforms carpal tunnel care and frees up operating theatres
Patients are now benefiting from a ground-breaking surgical innovation that is transforming the way carpal tunnel syndrome is treated – offering faster recovery, lower costs, and no visible scars. Consultant…
14th August 2025
Wales to conduct new cancer vaccine study against head and neck cancer
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Patients in Wales are taking part in a study of an investigational cancer vaccine aiming to treat head and neck…
14th August 2025
NHS Wales Healthcare Science Framework launches
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. The NHS Wales Healthcare Science Framework has officially launched, created as a helpful guide that explains the various roles, opportunities…
13th August 2025
Farmer David first person in Wales to receive high-tech cancer treatment
An advanced form of radiotherapy is being used to treat pancreatic cancer at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital – the first in Wales to introduce it. The hospital is home to the…
12th August 2025
Research finds hospital cancer patients less likely to develop blood clots
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. A study funded by Health and Care Research Wales has suggested that cancer patients receiving palliative care in hospitals may…
12th August 2025
Lab-made sugar-coated particle blocks COVID-19 infection – possible new treatment on the horizon
Groundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem – a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle – that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing infection rates…
8th August 2025
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Advancing Researcher Scheme launching in August 2025
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce that the next round of the Advancing Researcher Scheme will open on Friday 15 August 2025. The Advancing Researcher Scheme is a personal award…
7th August 2025
CTMUHB’s Clinical Biochemistry Team win Institute of Biomedical Science Sustainability Award
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)’s Clinical Biochemistry Team won the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Award for Sustainability, at the IBMS awards ceremony that took place in London…
6th August 2025
Breakthrough in bacterial sepsis research could save lives and cut NHS costs
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Researchers, funded by the Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, have successfully identified biomarkers in both the host and bacteria…
6th August 2025
New ‘Google Earth for genomics’ tool developed by researchers in Wales
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. A new tool – described as the Google Earth for genomics – could transform how scientists visualise and analyse genomic…
6th August 2025
Study into cold stored platelets could help revolutionise pre-hospital trauma
This article originally featured on Health and Care Research Wales. Findings from a study funded by Health and Care Research Wales could mark a breakthrough in emergency care for trauma…
4th August 2025
Cardiff Capital Region to Get ‘At Least’ £30m to Invest in Science and Technology Innovations
Cardiff Capital Region is set to receive at least £30 million to unlock new, locally led innovation. It is one of three UK cities and regions to receive the UK…
4th August 2025
Digital Health Visitor Tool Rolled Out At Health Board
The University of South Wales (USW) is celebrating a major milestone in health innovation as eFRAIT, the electronic version of the Family Resilience Assessment Instrument and Tool (FRAIT), is rolled…
4th August 2025
New NHS Wales Chief Executive Appointed
The next Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales will be Jacqueline Totterdell, currently the Group Chief Executive Officer, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group….