Life Sciences Hub Wales helps 64,000 patients access innovation in 2024-25
Life Sciences Hub Wales’ 2024-25 Annual Report highlights how cross-sector collaboration is tackling real-world challenges and making a lasting difference to the health, wealth, and wellbeing of Wales and its people.
Life Sciences Hub Wales exists to help propel inspiring life science innovations into frontline use in health and social care across Wales. Their team works to support industry, health and social care organisations, and academic institutions who share the same goal: using new ideas to manage, avert, and prevent poor health.
Their Annual Report for 2024-25 demonstrates how they do this. It explores the projects they’ve supported over the last year and their impact on the health and wellbeing of people across Wales, economic development, and our health and social care colleagues.
Here’s a look at their 2024-25 in numbers:
Making life better for patients in Wales
64,606 patients accessing innovation
1,040 fewer days patients spent in hospital
2,191 fewer clinical visits
Driving economic growth in Wales
Delivering £3.895 million Welsh Company GVA Growth
Securing £5.046 million in funding
Inducing £2.44 million of investment
Supporting the health and social care ecosystem
Supporting 8 adoption projects
Completing 119 innovation assessments
Crafting 16 market intelligence reports, 28 rapid scan reports, 4 sector reports and 4 international reports
Overall, they have delivered a return on investment of £9 for every £1 spent.
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles said:
“This Report is a testament to the importance of collaborative innovation across life sciences.
“Innovation is at the heart of transforming health and social care in Wales, helping us to deliver better outcomes for people. It plays a key role in reducing waiting times, improving access to care, and transforming how we detect and treat diseases like cancer.
“Life Sciences Hub Wales continues to be a catalyst for innovation across health and social care, through its dedicated support programmes, projects, and partnerships. Its work is not only enhancing outcomes but is also bolstering our economy.”
Cari-Anne Quinn, Chief Executive Officer, Life Sciences Hub Wales, said:
“Our latest Annual Report demonstrates the power of collaboration and the incredible innovations that are transforming health and social care delivery across Wales. We are proud to be a partner for health innovation projects from digital prescriptions to pioneering cancer diagnostics, our work continues to deliver real impact.
“In 2024-25 we’ve seen 64,606 patients access innovation, which is a 29% increase on what we recorded in 2023- 24. Central to this success is our close collaboration with industry—supporting over 100 innovation assessments and helping businesses bring forward solutions that improve care and stimulate economic growth.
“As we look ahead, we remain committed to championing collaboration, supporting high-growth life sciences businesses, and positioning Wales as a global leader in health innovation. I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved together.”
Life Sciences Hub Wales’ Annual Report for 2024-25 is available to read here.
