23/04/2026 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Genomics – the study of a person’s entire DNA (all the information that makes them unique) – is transforming medicine and healthcare. Whether you’re a health professional, researcher, patient, or a member of the public interested in this exciting topic, this in-person event is a chance to connect with others,…Continue Reading Genomics Showcase 2026
11/12/2025 Wales Genomic Health Centre (CIGC), Cardiff & Microsoft Teams Are you curious about how genomics is shaping healthcare, or personally affected by a rare or genetic condition? Join us either in person at the Wales Genomic Health Centre (CIGC) in Cardiff, or via Microsoft Teams, for a session of engaging talks, as well as…Continue Reading Join us for a Festive Genomics Café!
This November is set to be a busy one, with Genomics Cafés taking place in person across Wales. Our programme of in-person cafés kicks off at Xplore! Science Discovery Centre in Wrexham on Thursday, 13 November, where the talks will focus on a range of patient organisations. The session features the following talks: Optimising Rare…Continue Reading Genomic Cafés in Person this Autumn
The Wales Gene Park Education and Engagement team recently travelled to Japan to exhibit in the UK Pavilion during Expo 2025, Osaka. The team joined colleagues from Oxford Nanopore and Willsow to showcase exciting innovations in the UK life sciences sector through interactive, hands-on activities. ‘We were delighted by how many people visited the Building…Continue Reading Wales Gene Park in Japan!
A copy of Wales Gene Park’s Annual Report 2023-24 can be found below….Continue Reading Wales Gene Park Annual Report 2023-2024
Below you will find an infographic summarising the number of people Wales Gene Park Education & Engagement Team have engaged with in 2024, and examples of the kinds of events we have ran. We are grateful to all of our stakeholders for their continued support….Continue Reading Wales Gene Park’s Education & Engagement Team: 2024 in Review Infographic!
Deuce – By Illumine Theatre, Genomics Partnership Wales and Wales Gene Park When junior tennis star Alys Harris collapses serving for the championship at Wimbledon, she finds herself out-of-her-body in a hospital room, visited by her late father. Can Daf help Alys make sense of her collapse? And can the former player persuade his daughter…Continue Reading Deuce: an audio drama with Illumine Theatre
Wales Gene Park is delighted to announce that ‘Tremolo’ actor Gareth Elis (pictured below) won the Marc Beeby Award for Best Debut Performance at the recent BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023! ‘Tremolo’ by Lisa Parry, a collaboration between Wales Gene Park, Illumine Theatre and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, supported by the Genetics Society, is a thought-provoking, bilingual podcast…Continue Reading Audio Drama ‘Tremolo’ Wins BBC Award!
We are pleased to announce that our wet lab successfully prepared and sequenced the lambda control genome on the PromethION P2 Solo, making long read sequencing with Oxford Nanopore Technologies a reality at Wales Gene Park. Our flow cell check showed the presence of 6848 pores and started running with a 93.3% pore occupancy. Here…Continue Reading Oxford Nanopore Technologies comes to Wales Gene Park!