Research and Innovation
Research and innovation helps to improve public health and patient care.
Research and innovation helps to improve public health and patient care, enhancing knowledge, as well as advancing treatments in the NHS and making a difference to people’s lives.
Velindre University NHS Trust is recognised internationally for its broad, often complex and highly specialised services, state of the art technology, highly skilled clinical and non-clinical staff and ground-breaking, innovative research.
Our portfolio includes blood donor care, transfusion and transplantation medicine, cancer clinical trials, palliative and supportive care studies and research and innovation in health care.
Research at Welsh Blood Service
Advancing blood and transplant services through research.
Research at Velindre Cancer Centre
Making a difference to cancer care now and in the future.
Innovation at the Trust
Enhancing patient outcomes and improving donor experience.
Innovation is at the heart of our work at Velindre. We’re driven by a culture that encourages creative thinking and the pursuit of new approaches to improve outcomes for patients, staff, and the wider community. Velindre champions the adoption and development of cutting-edge solutions, whether that’s through digital transformation, technology implementation, service redesign, or fostering a learning environment where ideas can be tested and scaled. We focus on making a real impact by identifying challenges, supporting great ideas, and building on what works, always with the goal of delivering the best possible care. Velindre was awarded with the Innovation Management System kitemark and certification of its ISO 56001 Innovation management system in March 2026 -a world first for a health organisation.