Inside Story

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVM Catapult) gives Welsh manufacturers a direct link into the UK’s world leading network of applied research centres, helping them adopt digital, automated and sustainable technology production at pace.

The Cyber Innovation Hub (CIH) is Wales’ flagship engine for cyber security R&D, skills and startup creation, bringing together Cardiff University, industry and government to turn cutting edge research into deployable solutions… and new companies.

Make UK is the UK’s representative voice for manufacturing, supporting 20,000 companies of all sizes across engineering, technology and the wider industrial sector.

MediWales is the independent life sciences network for Wales, representing companies across MedTech, diagnostics, pharma, digital health and supporting services.

Marine Energy Wales sits at the heart of Wales’ blue green economy, bringing together developers, ports, supply chain and government to turn world class wind, wave and tidal resources into investable projects.

The Development Bank of Wales is one of the UK’s largest regional economic development banks, providing loans and equity to Welsh businesses at every stage from startup to scaleup, succession and major property or infrastructure projects.

Genomics Partnership Wales (GPW) is the national framework that brings together clinical human genomics services, public health and pathogen genomics services and research to embed genomics across health care in Wales.

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is a £400m rail innovation, testing and showcasing facility being developed in South Wales, designed to serve rolling stock, infrastructure and technology providers from the UK and around the world.