MediWales reports that, following a competitive tender, GX has been appointed as the product design partner for AgorIP, the latest collaboration between Swansea University, the EU and Welsh Government. Based at Swansea University, AgorIP aims to bridge the gap between designers and suppliers by helping those with embryonic ideas appreciate how to take their ideas … Continue reading GX announced as product design partner for AgorIP

A new medical pharmacology course at Swansea University Medical School could help reduce prescribing error costs incurred by NHS. A recent report commissioned by The British Pharmacological Society and produced by PwC has estimated the financial costs incurred from inappropriate and inefficient medicines use and prescribing error as £826m. The report called “Clinical Pharmacology and … Continue reading New degree “could help reduce NHS financial burden”

Researchers at Swansea University are hoping to develop technology which would alert doctors to people with a high chance of taking their own lives. Up to three hundred and fifty people kill themselves in Wales each year and it is the leading cause of death for people under twenty five. The BBC reports the researchers … Continue reading Swansea University research using AI to predict suicide

Geriatric Registrar and Clinical Fellow, Dr Sara Long, has won a funded place on Swansea University’s MSc in Health Data Science, through an innovative partnership with the Bevan Commission and HDR UK Wales and Northern Ireland. MediWales reports Sara Long is interested in exploring how AI, machine learning and smaller scale data analysis could help … Continue reading NHS doctor wins MSc Health Data Science place

Two Swansea University researchers, who work on hydration in older people and multiple sclerosis respectively, have been given awards by the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, allowing them to share and develop their work with fellow experts. The purpose of the awards is to support researchers in the early stage of their career. Alecia Cousins, … Continue reading Funding awarded to Swansea University researchers

World leading 3D design and printing technology used in facial reconstructions has been shown to aspiring Chinese medics. Abetawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board reports the twenty five students enjoyed a tour of the Maxillofacial Laboratory at Morriston Hospital in Swansea as part of a visit to the city’s university. They have come from universities … Continue reading Chinese students learn about 3D printing in Swansea

Researchers at Swansea University are hoping the increasing use of glucose monitoring devices will help encourage patients with diabetes to lead more active lifestyles. Swansea University reports their Associate Professor Dr Richard Bracken said “Hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar, is a real fear facing people with type 1 diabetes. As exercise can cause glucose changes … Continue reading Glucose monitoring plays crucial role in healthier lifestyle

Researchers at Swansea University are helping to pioneer a range of bespoke collar sensors to detect stress in guide dogs in training, who have to learn to operate in tense situations. The project stems from the Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network (CALIN), a €12m EU funded programme involving a network of experts based in … Continue reading New technology to detect stress in guide dogs

Swansea University and Pfizer have announced plans for future collaboration (Swansea University, 2017). The partnership will see Pfizer collaborate with Swansea University and other relevant partners on initiatives aimed at improving health across Wales. Plans also include the establishment of a Pfizer Innovation Hub, located within Swansea University’s School of Management on the Bay Campus, … Continue reading Swansea University and Pfizer announce plans for collaboration

Ahead of the Royal Welsh Show, a £7.3m EU-backed package to help address skills gaps and assist businesses in the food and agriculture sector develop new products and services has been announced by Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths. Led by Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) … Continue reading £7.3m EU-backed package to boost Wales’ food sector