Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
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• Life <strong>science</strong> is seen as a fertile source of <strong>technology</strong><br />
transfer <strong>and</strong> a world class research hub for this has<br />
been established at Swansea University. Here a unique<br />
collaboration with IBM at the Institute of Life Sciences also<br />
provides a unique platform for computational biology us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
one of the few supercomputers <strong>in</strong> the world dedicated to<br />
life <strong>science</strong> research.<br />
• Facial structure rebuild<strong>in</strong>g follow<strong>in</strong>g extensive surgery<br />
has greatly benefited from the use of rapid prototyp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
techniques by the University of Wales Institute Cardiff to<br />
construct a 3D model based on CT <strong>and</strong> MR scan <strong>in</strong>formation.<br />
• Bangor University’s School of Chemistry is play<strong>in</strong>g a lead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
role <strong>in</strong> global fight aga<strong>in</strong>st TB be<strong>in</strong>g the first to prepare <strong>in</strong><br />
the laboratory a set of key molecules present <strong>in</strong> TBcells.<br />
The assessment of cardiovascular<br />
disease <strong>and</strong> foetal heart<br />
monitor<strong>in</strong>g has been greatly<br />
improved us<strong>in</strong>g Doppler<br />
ultrasound equipment<br />
developed <strong>and</strong> manufactured<br />
by world leaders Huntleigh<br />
Diagnostics of Cardiff.<br />
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