Bond Digital Health has received more than £200,000 in government grants to help the medical technology business develop its connectivity and data platform for a new Covid-19 test. Insider Media reports the Cardiff based company was awarded two major grants for its Transform technology, including £177,979 from the Welsh Government and £49,796 from Innovate UK. … Continue reading Grants to aid coronavirus test development

The chief executive of one of Wales’ leading life sciences companies says the sector has an opportunity to have a much bigger impact on the economy, providing the Welsh Government reaches out more. Penarth born Julian Baines has over twenty years of experience within the life sciences sector, having acquired EKF Diagnostics in 2010 through … Continue reading Life sciences sector can have bigger impact on Welsh economy says EKF Diagnostics CEO

Educators from science, engineering and patient advocacy are calling for a change to the way medicines are created. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. The Covid-19 pandemic is showing that the … Continue reading Could taking medicines back to the future beat coronavirus?

There have been growing concerns about the shortage of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needed to protect health and social care workers. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. Tanya Palmer, secretary of … Continue reading The people across Wales producing face shields to protect against coronavirus

The Gower Gin Company is following World Health Organisation guidelines to create a product called Glan, meaning clean, which is made up of ethanol, glycerol, hydrogen peroxide and water. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your … Continue reading The gin distillery now making and supplying hand sanitiser for hospitals and care homes

First Minister Mark Drakeford has issued a call to action for Welsh businesses to create a new Welsh supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support NHS and social care staff. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus … Continue reading Coronavirus: Welsh Government’s call to action for businesses

Virtual reality could become part of patients’ everyday medical treatment plans, thanks to R&D from Rescape Innovation. MediWales reports Cardiff based Rescape is pioneering the use of virtual reality to support patient recovery and rehabilitation. The company’s technology is used to solve challenges found in healthcare including reducing pain and anxiety, managing stress and improving … Continue reading VR tech being developed for use in everyday medical treatment

A 3D printer company in Italy has designed and printed a hundred life saving respirator valves in twenty four hours for a hospital that had run out of them. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your … Continue reading Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with respirator valves

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced the first testing in humans of an experimental vaccine for the new coronavirus began on Monday. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local … Continue reading Trial of coronavirus vaccine begins in Seattle

A small team in Wales is on the verge of a major breakthrough in the management of diabetes, which affects an estimated four hundred and sixty three million people worldwide. Business News Wales reports Afon Technology has patented the technology for the first real time, non-invasive blood glucose monitor. Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring has been … Continue reading Afon Technology makes breakthrough in diabetes management