The Biomedical and Healthcare Technologies sector in Sheffield ranges from the world-class engineering of medical devices to internationally renowned research in such area as tissue engineering and biomaterials.
Sheffield’s unique cluster of orthopaedic technology companies is unparalleled anywhere in the UK. Companies such as BBraun, Symmetry Medical Europe, Doncasters Medical Technologies, Swann-Morton and JRI are involved in manufacturing products ranging from orthopaedic implants to surgical blades for export throughout the world.
Sheffield also offers businesses access to world-class research and innovation. The city has two of the UK’s leading universities, The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, both of which are actively involved in bioscience research.
The city has the additional benefit of support organisations set up specifically for the Biomedical and Healthcare Technologies sector; Medilink, a membership-based professional association, provides a range of services to medical technology companies, hospitals and universities. The South Yorkshire Bioscience Enterprise Network (SYBEN) aims to both strengthen existing bioscience activity within the region and to stimulate further growth.