Wales Could See New Life Sciences Institute If Plans Go Ahead
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Wales could become a centre for life science excellence if plans for a new educational site are given the go ahead.
Carmarthenshire Council are looking at proposals for the Llanelli Wellness and Life Science Village, which could be built along the Carmarthenshire coastline.
In addition to this village, which will include a wellness hotel, sports centre, spa and primary care facility, there are also intentions to build a Community Health Hub.
This will house the Institute of Life Sciences, with Swansea University and Sterling Health supporting the development of this site.
Once complete, it will boost educational provisions in the area for those in the life sciences and health sectors considerably by providing a place for doctors, nurses and other professionals to train.
The local authority will look at the development plans and will give its answer by mid-November.
If it gives its approval, the first phase of the project – including the wellness site – will be open by 2021, with work beginning within the next few months.
The second phase – the Community Health Hub – will be ready for use by 2023, and will be partly funded by private sector partner Sterling Health.
This comes after the Global Wellness Institute and the Institute of Life Sciences hosted a roundtable event to talk about Wales’ tourism and wellness during the summer.
It was held at Swansea University on July 14th and included debates on the country’s key challenges in wellness tourism.
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