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SHOWCASING ADVANCES IN WELSH LIFESCIENCE
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The MediWales journey
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Made in Wales
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Clinical Trials Services Wales
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Strength of Welsh connectivity highlighted at MediWalesâ Awards
23 Waking up to change- how
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Cerebra Innovation Centre celebrates commercial success with its first year of sales
24 IBI Group designed Cardiff
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Abel & Imray continues to supply an impressive offering to Welsh companies
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20 Cardiff Medicentre: Bringing
great life sciences ideas to life
22 Glyconics secures commercial
licence from Swansea University for COPD diagnostic signature TrakCel is helping cell therapies scale
PointMan⢠technology paving the way for simple blood tests for cancers
26 Jubilee celebrations start early
The Magstim Company Ltd, an innovative and award winning Wales-based medical device manufacturer, has recently celebrated 25 years of success
roadside drug testing
38 ÂŁ4m Welsh Wound Innovation Centre launch in Llantrisant
40 The South East Wales Academic
for CellPath
The Enterprise Europe Network: Delivering international business support and partnering on your doorstep
34 A UK first for Rocialle as it gains
36 Synergy creates speedy solution for
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award
international certification for social responsibility standards
University Brain Research Imaging Centre starts on site
Digital health conference showcases international excellence in open innovation practice
33 NHS partnership recognised in
Health Sciences Partnership (SEWAHSP) Health Technology Challenge Wales
UK HealthTech 2014: Collaborating for success
29 Welsh design engineering
destined to prevent global water contamination
42 Itâs all About Me 44 Building barriers to bacteria in medical packaging
30 Swansea University investor
readiness pilot ends on a high
32 Health Research Wales helps
Microvisk bring new technology to market
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