Belfast MedTech Ecosystem Gains New Product Development and Manufacturing Link

Sanner Group’s new Belfast base strengthens the connection between early-stage healthcare innovation and the engineering, industrialisation and manufacturing support needed to reach
market.

Sanner Group has established a new base at Catalyst’s Bedford Street hub in Belfast, adding further product development and manufacturing capability to Northern Ireland’s growing MedTech and life sciences ecosystem. The healthcare solutions company supports medical device, drug delivery and combination-product development, from concept and engineering through to industrialisation and commercial manufacturing. Its Belfast presence is intended to connect local and island-wide innovation pipelines with Sanner’s wider engineering, contract development and manufacturing network.

For SMEs, the announcement reflects an important feature of successful MedTech ecosystems: innovation needs to be connected early to design for manufacture, regulatory requirements, production processes and scale-up capability. These considerations can be difficult and expensive to address after a product design has already been fixed. The move also signals continued confidence in the region’s pipeline of diagnostics, drug
delivery, digital health and advanced therapeutics businesses. Building stronger links between innovators, research organisations, technical specialists, and manufacturing partners can help companies reduce development risk and prepare more effectively for commercial production.

Original article
Sanner Group, “Sanner establishes presence in Belfast”, published 22 July 2026.
https://www.sanner-group.com/about-us/press/detail/sanner-establishes-presence-in-belfast