First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has welcomed Cardiff being named as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in a network of hubs to develop 
precision medicine across the UK.
It is one of six centres named in the £50m Precision Medicine Catapult project funded by Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency.
Led by a consortium headed by the Welsh Government, NHS Wales and Cardiff University, the Centre will work on local and national programmes, building expert teams across the region. Cardiff University’s expertise in researching and developing innovative technologies for the UK healthcare sector will support the Cardiff Centre.
The Centre, which will also be supported by Swansea University, will collaborate with local, national and global partners and industry to drive development and innovation in personalised medicine, new diagnostics and e-health systems and to identify and resolve barriers to building a leading UK precision medicine industry.
The First Minster said:
“Wales has a thriving life sciences sector and a worldwide reputation for excellence in research. Today’s announcement of Cardiff as one of the Centres of Excellence to develop precision medicine is a further boost to the sector.
“This new Centre will help deliver more efficient treatments providing real benefits to patients and saving money for the NHS in Wales. The choice of Cardiff as one of the Centres of Excellence is testament to the talent and expertise that already exists in the region and at Cardiff University.”
