# Smith+Nephew to build £80m R&D and manufacturing facility in East Yorkshire

Smith+Nephew announced plans to build a new research and development and manufacturing facility for its Advanced Wound Management franchise at Wykeland's Melton West business park in East Yorkshire, with an investment of over £80 million. The facility is expected to open in 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-09
- Where: East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $100.0M (80.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced wound management products
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Smith+Nephew](https://endata.com/companies/32105.md)
- [Wykeland Group](https://endata.com/companies/63388.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wykeland.co.uk](https://wykeland.co.uk/wykeland-secures-world-class-smith-nephew-facility-for-melton-west/), 2022-06-09: "Subject to planning approval, Smith+Nephew has announced it will build a new research and development and manufacturing facility for its Advanced Wound Management franchise at Wykeland’s Melton West business park in East Yorkshire."

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