# Smith & Nephew opens £8 million R&D centre in Hull

Smith & Nephew opened a new £8 million state-of-the-art Research & Development centre at its Hessle Road site in Hull, UK. The centre includes Surface Analysis and Bio-Mechanics laboratories.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-12
- Where: Hull, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $10.4M (8.00M GBP)
- Starts operating: 12 May 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: wound care products, PICO negative pressure wound therapy system, ALLEVYN Life foam dressings
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Smith & Nephew](https://endata.com/companies/19873.md)

## Sources

- [smith-nephew.com](https://www.smith-nephew.com/en/news/2017/05/12/20170512-sn-opens-state-of-the-art-research-and-development-centre), 2017-05-12: "Pioneering innovation is a strategic priority for Smith & Nephew and we are committed to delivering products that will make a meaningful difference to our customers and their patients."

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