Welsh Government Innovation is supporting Design Reality Ltd to develop an elastomeric pandemic respirator in response to Covid-19. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted key shortcomings of the PPE that is available to frontline workers in the UK. There are two types of respirators; disposable and reusable. Disposables are more affordable but depend on unreliable supply … Continue reading Design Reality developing respirator for frontline workers

An Ystrad Mynach based company, which has nearly doubled its permanent workforce in four months after switching part of its operations to create PPE, has secured more than £10m of funding to facilitate the growth of the business. Transcend Packaging specialises in providing sustainable packaging products to restaurants including McDonalds and Starbucks. Converting some of … Continue reading Staff numbers almost double at Transcend after PPE investment

Alesi Surgical announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Olympus to distribute the 510(k) cleared Ultravision surgical smoke control system in the US. Olympus is passionate about the solutions it creates for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries, as well as cameras and audio products. Olympus’ medical business uses … Continue reading Alesi Surgical strikes exclusive US distribution deal with Olympus

A Cardiff based immersive technology in healthcare pioneer is overfunding after its successful crowdfunding campaign secured backing from a wide range of investors. Insider Media reports Rescape Innovation has already raised more than £350,000 through Crowdcube to help the company expand its use of virtual reality in the treatment of patients and to help frontline … Continue reading Rescape overfunding after successful crowdfunding campaign

BBI Solutions has welcomed the UK-Rapid Test Consortium’s (UK-RTC) announcement that their COVID-19 lateral flow antibody test, designed for people to use within their own homes, has received approval to go to market for professional use. Crumlin based BBI Solutions is a leading global developer and manufacturer of raw materials and finished test products for … Continue reading Consortium completes successful coronavirus study

A new Covid-19 ventilator, designed and built in Carmarthenshire, is being trialled on patients in Bangladesh. The BBC reports initial results from clinical trials in Dhaka have been described as “very encouraging”. We reported in March how consultant anaesthetist Dr Rhys Thomas and engineer Maurice Clarke from Ammanford built the Emergency Covid-19 C-PAP device prototype … Continue reading Welsh made ventilator trialled in Bangladesh

A material derived from waste crab shells is being tested for use as a virucide for use on PPE and other medical devices. Bangor University reports its experts are working Pwllheli based Pennotec (Pennog Limited) to develop a unique coating which has long lasting virus destroying properties. The BBC reports the crab shells providing the … Continue reading Crab shells could protect NHS staff from coronavirus

A new Swansea University study examining the best way for ambulance services to deal with suspected Covid-19 999 calls has just won major funding support. Covid-19 is new and unpredictable for communities and individuals. The number of emergency ambulance calls related to Covid-19 increased enormously at points during the coronavirus pandemic. In some areas the … Continue reading Study focussing on the best way to handle 999 calls from coronavirus patients

Cardiff University has signed an agreement with Cytox to help the company develop a genetic risk assessment tool for Alzheimer’s disease. Cardiff University says under the licence Cytox will access its IP regarding polygenic risk scoring algorithms for predicting the future onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Cytox will gain exclusive commercialisation rights to IP and know … Continue reading Agreement between Cardiff University and Cytox to tackle Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Morriston Hospital in Swansea are aiming to find out why coronavirus can cause blood clots with potentially life threatening complications. WalesOnline reports a team based at the Welsh Centre for Emergency Medicine Research has secured £130,000 funding, including a grant from the Welsh Government, to investigate one of the most devastating consequences of … Continue reading The potentially deadly side effects of coronavirus Welsh doctors are urgently investigating