Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit*The Brain Repair And Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit is a research organisation working to develop new therapies for brain diseases. Their work focuses on neurological and neurodegenerative conditions such as Huntington’s disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s diseaseand multiple sclerosis.Contact: brainunit@cardiff.ac.uk | 02920 688608 | www.brain.wales | @Brainunitwales

Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR)*Building on existing internationally recognised and transformative research networks the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) is a world class research centre addressing key internationally important questions in ageing and dementia. The Centre integrates multi-disciplinary activity and develops areas of expertise from biological, through psycho-social and environmental, to social policy in ageing and dementia.Contact: cadr@swansea.ac.uk | 01792 295099 | www.cadr.cymru | @CadrProgramme

Diabetes Research Unit Cymru*The overarching aim of DRU Cymru is to address the important social and health care needs in diabetes by undertaking and supporting a comprehensive, integrated translational research programme designed to advance development and implementation of therapeutic strategies for prevention, treatment and self-management of diabetes.Contact: DRUCymru@swansea.ac.uk | 01792 602223 | www.diabeteswales.org.uk | @DRUCymru

Exhibitors at Health and Care Research Wales conference 2019

Partnership & collaboration

Thursday 3 October 2019 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Grants Administration Team @ The Wessex Institute

The Grants Administration Team @ The Wessex Institute manages several funding schemes for Health and Care Research Wales. These are Research for Public and Patient Benefit, Social Care Grants, Health Research Grants, Social Care Fellowships and Health Research Fellowships.Contact: wales@soton.ac.uk | 02380 591925 | www.healthandcareresearch.gov.wales

Clinical Trials Units* Centre for Trials ResearchThe Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is the largest group of academic clinical trials staff in Wales. They tackle the big diseases and health concerns of our time, including growing resistance to antibiotics, early cancer diagnosis and how to eliminate health inequalities. The Centre for Trials Research achieve this by forming strategic partnerships with researchers, both seasoned and new, and building lasting relationships with the public, whose participation is essential for the success of their studies.Contact: ctr@cardiff.ac.uk | 02920 687620 | www.cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-trials-research | @CTRCardiffUni

North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health & Social Care (NWORTH)NWORTH, The Bangor University Clinical Trials Unit is a fully registered CTU which specialises in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of Phase II and III clinical trials. The CTU’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Wales and beyond by evaluating complex interventions in health and social care. They also aim to advance the theory and practice of randomised control trials and other rigorous designs for evaluation. NWORTH provides a Research Design and Conduct Service to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board.Contact: j.ryan@bangor.ac.uk | 01248 388095 | www.nworth-ctu.bangor.ac.uk | @NWORTH_CTU

Swansea Trials Unit (STU)STU is a UKCRC registered clinical trials unit funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales. STU work in partnership with NHS, social care and academic colleagues to design, conduct, analyse and report on the data from clinical trials and other well designed research projects. They particularly focus on research involving surgery, diabetes emergency care, gastroenterology and mental health. Contact: stu@swansea.ac.uk | 01792 606545 | www.stu.swan.ac.uk | @STU_Swan

Health Technology WalesHealth Technology Wales (HTW) is a national body working to improve the quality of care in Wales. It was launched in 2017 to deliver a strategic, national approach to the identification, appraisal and adoption of non-medicines technologies. HTW researches and evaluates the best available clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence about non-medicine health technologies. Contact: info@healthtechnology.wales | 02920 468947 | www.healthtechnology.wales | @healthtechwales

HealthWise Wales*HealthWise Wales is an opportunity for everyone in Wales aged 16 or over to take part in research. Funded by Welsh Government and led by Cardiff University, individuals answer simple questions about health and lifestyle which helps researchers to better understand the health of people living in Wales. Contact: healthwisewales@cardiff.ac.uk | 0800 9 172 172| www.healthwisewales.gov.wales | @HealthWiseWales

Life Sciences Hub WalesLife Sciences Hub Wales aims to drive transformational systematic change within the health and care sectors to create a better future for the people of Wales. Health and economic wellbeing go hand-in-hand. Life Sciences Hub Wales’ role is to inspire innovation and collaboration between industry, health and social care, and research organisations to make a positive difference to people and families across the nation. Contact: hello@lshubwales.com | 029 2046 7030 | www.lshubwales.com | @lshubwales

National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH)*The National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) is working to find out more about mental health problems. With 1 in 4 people affected by these problems each year, we’re working to learn more about what causes mental illness, from our environment and life experiences to our genetics and biological makeup. By understanding the causes, NCMH can work to develop better diagnosis, treatment and support for the future.Contact: info@ncmh.info | 02920 688401 | www.ncmh.info | @ncmh_wales

DECIPHer ALPHA DECIPHer brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to tackle public health issues such as diet and nutrition; physical activity; and tobacco, alcohol and drugs, with a particular focus on developing and evaluating multi-level interventions that will have an impact on the health and wellbeing of children and young people. DECIPHer’s public involvement work centres on ALPHA, our research advisory group of young people aged 14-25.Contact: decipher@cardiff.ac.uk | 02920 687218 | www.decipher.uk.net | @ALPHA_DECIPHer

National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR)*The National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR) has been funded by Health and Care Research Wales to increase the amount of ground-breaking research being carried out in Wales. NCPHWR do this by bringing together researchers and research services, the NHS, policy makers, the third sector, and members of the public to carry out cutting edge research across areas such as public health improvement.Contact: info@ncphwr.org.uk | 01792 295621 | www.ncphwr.org.uk | @NCPHWR_Wales

Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME)*PRIME Centre Wales is a research centre focusing on primary and emergency care, funded by Health and Care Research Wales in order to develop and coordinate research proposals and support researchers. It is an all-Wales centre co-led by Cardiff University, Bangor University, University of South Wales, and Swansea University.Contact: info@primecentre.wales | 02920 687240 | www.primecentre.wales | @PRIMECentre

Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales*RBCB Wales, founded in 2005, aims to drive an increase in the research capacity and capability of nursing, midwifery, pharmacy and allied health professionals, and contribute toward the development of clinical academic roles. The collaboration comprises six universities, namely, South Wales, Swansea, Cardiff, Cardiff Metropolitan, Glyndwr and Bangor, who provide a shared infrastructure and support for fellowships across the research trajectory. Contact: marina.mcdonald@southwales.ac.uk | 01443 483070 | www.rcbcwales.org.uk | @RCBCWales

All Wales Research Design and Conduct Services (RDCS)*The All Wales RDCS supports staff working in social care and NHS in developing research projects for public benefit as well as improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Wales, and is funded by the Welsh Government. The All Wales Research Design and Conduct Service provides guidance and advice to enable researchers to both assess the potential of an idea and to develop a study or trial idea effectively up to the point of application for funding.

South East Wales contact: rdcs@cardiff.ac.uk | 029 2068 7187 | www.cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-trials-research/research/research-design-and-conduct-service | @rdcs_sww

South West Wales contact: rdcs@swansea.ac.uk | 01792 602383 | www.swanseatrialsunit.org/rdcs | @rdcs_sew

North and Mid Wales contact: rdcs@bangor.ac.uk | 01248 388095 | http://nworth-ctu.bangor.ac.uk/rdcs/index.php.en | @rdcs_nmw

Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank*The SAIL Databank is a safe haven for billions of person-based records, which enables researchers to answer important questions for the benefit of society. Researchers can access a broad range of routinely collected data spanning up to 20 years from an entire population. SAIL Databank achieve this by working collaboratively with data guardians, academics, regulators, members of the public, practitioners and policymakers from Wales, across the UK and internationally.Contact: SAILDatabank@Swansea.ac.uk | 01792 602351 | www.saildatabank.com

Social Care WalesSocial Care Wales is the national organisation responsible for leading on the improvement of care and support in Wales. The organisation are responsible for regulating and developing the social care workforce, as well the improvement of services. Social Care Wales also set the priorities for social care research and hold information for our partners and the general public.Contact: info@socialcare.wales | 0300 3033 444| www.socialcare.wales | @SocialCareWales

The Wales Cancer Research Centre works with cancer patients and other partners to develop and deliver research excellence which benefits the health and welfare of people in Wales and beyond. They achieve this through Delivering cancer research excellence for better health and wealth for the people of Wales and beyond, improving collaboration with partners to advance research in Wales and beyond, ensuring research engagement, participation, involvement and awareness for patients and the public and turning cancer research results into better cancer care.Contact: WCRC@Cardiff.ac.uk| 02921 845850 | www.walescancerresearchcentre.com | @theWCRC

Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC)*

Established in 2002 and funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales, Wales Gene Park provides expertise and technology for medical genetic and genomic research in Wales, and for its translation in new NHS services and commercial products. Wales Gene Park engages patients, the public and professionals to increase awareness, understanding and debate of the opportunities and issues raised by genetics and genomics. It facilitates participation in research and in the development of services and policy.Contact: Walesgenepark@Cardiff.ac.uk | 02920 746940 | www.walesgenepark.cardiff.ac.uk | @WalesGenePark

Wales Gene Park*

The Welsh Health Economic Support Service (WHESS) is funded by Health and Care Research Wales to support health and social care research across Wales. WHESS supports research and improves decision making in health and social care in Wales by providing health economic support at the early conceptual stages of proposal planning, in research funding applications, research practice and in the dissemination of information.Contact: a.b.lawton@bangor.ac.uk | 01248 382153 | https://cheme.bangor.ac.uk/research/whess.php.en

Welsh Health Economic Support Service (WHESS)*

The Wales School for Social Care Research is funded by Health and Care Research Wales with a mission to support social care research capacity building in ways that make a tangible difference to social care in Wales. The School’s development is a response to the need for credible and timely social care evidence that responds to ever pressing population and service needs and issues for people across the life course (i.e. children, young people and adults).Contact: info@walessscr.org | 01792 604922 | www.walessscr.org | @WalesSSCR

The Wales School for Social Care Research*

Support & Delivery Service*The Support and Delivery Service aims to realise a ‘One Wales Seamless Service’ for supporting and delivering high quality health and social care research. The Support and Delivery Service consists of a coordinated network of local R&D services, and national services provided by a Support & Delivery Centre and Health and Care Research Wales Specialty Leads.Contact: healthandcareresearch@wales.nhs.uk | 02920 230457 | www.healthandcareresearch.gov.wales | @ResearchWales

* Part of the Health and Care Research Wales research infrastructure