 Good morning. I'd like to say how delighted today I'm to be able to address you this morning, albeit remotely at the Kidney Research UK annual fellow's day. It has been over a year since the world moved to a soft opt-out system of deemed consent for organ donation. This landmark decision is already making a difference in helping to give people across Wales better access to life-saving surgery and new organs, including, of course, kidneys. Felly, we want the legislation to help make a society wide shift in culture so donation becomes a norm, on Scotland is now following our lead and developing their own model of deemed consent legislation. This has been a long journey and we are looking to improve on the achievements so far. We will continue to promote the awareness of all the donation in our communities and help empower people to have those vital conversations with their families and loved ones felly'r llythau o'r awgfyrdd yma yn y sgwrdd. Mae'r cysylltu o Daerol yn y Llywodraeth 2015, mae'r pethau i'r wneud yn gwneud yn ddod i amser a'ch gweithio'r cymdeithasol oherwydd dyma'r cyfan o'r ddod i chi. Mae'n cydweithio'r cymdeithasol yma yn ei cydweithio'r cydweithio o'r cydweithio. Oedden nhw, mae'n ymwneud yma i ymddangos yma yn y Llywodraeth UK yn ddod i'r cyfan ysgwrdd yma yn y Llywodraeth UK, i wneud o'r cyffredinol i'r llaw ei wneud. Os ydych chi'n gwybod yw'r cyffredinol o'r angen. Dyma'r cyffredinol o'r strategiaeth eu hunain yw'r Unedig Yng Nghymru, a'r cyffredinol o'r cyffredinol o'r cyffredinol i'r cyffredinol, sy'n gweithio'r ffocos â'r cyffredinol i ddof yn gwneud a'r cyffredinol i'r cyffredinol i'r cyffredinol i'r cyffredinol fel cynghori a'r cyfreid. mae'r scoliad am floddi, neu'r adylos yn eich tych yn eu gwirioneddau ac yn mynd yn lluniau. Ynnoch, rydyn ni wedi'i gweld i'w cefnidog ymgylcheddio Cydyniaethol i Weithlafor, byddai'n wgei mewn cyfrifru ac yn sefydlu cyrraedd y cyfrifredigolion yw mewn gwirioneddau, yn ddigon i'r cyfrifredigol i'r cyfrifredigol ar hyn o gyfrifredigol rheion wael. Mae gennym i gŷn ymlaen o gydâniaeth deulu a'r Gwnedigas Pawsigol yw Ynwyddi Ffraes. The Wales Kidney Research Unit is supported by major investment through health and care research Wales. The Welsh Government recognises that productive partnerships with the third sector organisations such as Kidney Research UK are a key driver of the excellent research undertaken at the unit. This has allowed researchers to develop key areas of kidney research that integrate an all Wales strategy to test existing clinical approaches and to investigate new diagnostics and therapies for kidney disease. Kidney Research UK continues to play a significant role in helping to fund high quality research aimed at finding better treatments and highlighting the importance of allwn donation and kidney treatment. The fundraising work relies on the goodwill of dedicated volunteers who give their time on a regular basis and I'd like to recognise their major and generous contributions. The audience may be aware that Kidney Research UK has now launched its unique Nurture Biobank project. This is a major initiative to collect samples with linked data from 3,000 patients with chronic kidney disease and at least 800 with nephrotic syndrome and directly supports a key priority from the UK renal research strategy. The Welsh Government recognises there are threats to continued progress across key research areas in Wales. For example, from the continuing impact of austerity and the potential effects of the UK withdrawing from the European Union. It's clear to me that if we are to tackle the challenges that lie ahead we must invest in high quality research to underpin the development of prevention initiatives, new treatments and efficient and well designed services to support people with kidney disease. Added to this of course there's little doubt that the research and development community is an important economic sector in its own right bringing high quality jobs and economic growth to Wales. I understand that most of you in the audience have at some point had support from Kidney Research UK. Some would have been supported by research funding and subsequently become leaders in the field. I'm also aware that Kidney Research UK has a strong ethos of engaging patients not only in the review of grant applications but also in conceiving, implementing and communicating the outcomes of renal research studies. This is crucial to ensure that research is well designed and generates meaningful benefits for patients. Occasions like today are hugely important to our shared efforts, not just to inform but to engage the research community, kidney patients and the public in research and to build up momentum in support of Kidney Research in Wales and its collaboration with Kidney Research UK. In closing I'd like to thank you again for the opportunity to speak and to congratulate everyone involved for your hard work in organising today's event. I wish you a stimulating, productive and successful couple of days. Many thanks.