Life Sciences Hub Wales

16/07/2026

Our 2025-26 Year in Review shows what can happen when people and ideas come together across Wales.

The work we do focusses on three priorities: Making life better for people, supporting health and social care, and driving economic growth.

From new digital tools helping patients get care faster, to Welsh companies growing their innovations, we’re proud of the difference this work is making for communities across the country.

Find out how innovation is helping build a healthier, more prosperous Wales in our Year in Review: https://preview.shorthand.com/k69oqyySS1NthvZC

07/07/2026

One of our recent highlights was helping to develop a £7.8m bid to transform how weight management services are delivered in Wales.

We brought together all seven Welsh health boards and supported Public Health Wales to develop a successful bid for the UK’s Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme.

The project will replace Wales’ fragmented weight management service with a digitally enabled, community-led national pathway.

Discover more about our support and what we got up to in 2025-26 in our Year in Review: https://yearinreview26.shorthandstories.com/english/

02/07/2026

Could virtual reality change the way we train the social care workforce?

Traditional training methods don't always give staff the opportunity to put learning into practice before they face real-life situations. That's where virtual reality can make a difference.

Our latest case study explores how immersive training is helping care staff develop skills, build confidence and learn in a more engaging way. By creating realistic scenarios in a safe environment, staff can learn and practise at the same time, supporting better outcomes for the people they care for.

Watch our new video to hear from the people behind the project and those experiencing the training first-hand. 👇🎥

https://youtu.be/jLpav5mx6hI?si=hlwBuH0GncynsLHl

Explore how virtual reality training is helping social care staff i...

30/06/2026

This year, we’ve supported over 200 life sciences companies, helping brilliant Welsh innovators grow their ideas, build partnerships and bring new solutions to life.

By connecting universities, industry, and the NHS, we’re helping new opportunities reach and support patients and frontline staff and boost our economy.

Find out more about our impact in our 2025-26 Year in Review: https://yearinreview26.shorthandstories.com/english/

23/06/2026

More than half a million people in Wales are now using the new Electronic Prescription Service, thanks to the Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund!

This means prescriptions can go straight from the GP to the pharmacy electronically, making things quicker, safer, and easier.

Want to know more about electronic prescriptions in Wales and the impact of our support? Explore our Year in Review: https://yearinreview26.shorthandstories.com/english/

16/06/2026

We’re pleased to share our Year in Review 2025-26, highlighting how people and organisations across Wales have worked together to improve our health and social care systems.

At Life Sciences Hub Wales, we bring together the NHS, industry and universities to help new ideas grow and reach the people who need them. This year’s review shows how that teamwork is helping patients get care more quickly, supporting companies to develop new solutions, and helping health and social care teams use new technologies with confidence.

Read the full Year in Review 2025-26 to explore the impact in more detail: https://lshubwales.com/life-sciences-hub-wales-2025-26-delivering-impact-across-wales

23/07/2025

Putting Patient Voices at the Heart of Innovation ❤️

In our latest guest blog, Demi Melnyk from CanSense shares how the team is advancing the early detection of gynaecological cancers by co-designing diagnostic tools with the people they’re meant to serve.

With seed funding from the Innovation in Women’s Cancer Accelerator Fund, they're developing a novel liquid biopsy blood test for ovarian and endometrial cancers, backed by a public and patient involvement project.

Read more here: https://lshubwales.com/blogs/putting-patient-voices-heart-innovation-cansenses-mission-transform-womens-cancer-diagnostics

Swansea University | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board | Cardiff University

05/06/2025

What makes our Life Sciences sector so special? 👀

Wales offers a unique advantage — a centralised Life Sciences Hub Wales that connects startups, scale-ups and global leaders to world-class support, research, and NHS partners 🤝

💡 Collaborate. Connect. Grow in Wales!

Discover this thriving sector⬇️
https://tradeandinvest.wales/key-sectors/life-sciences