{"id":395651,"date":"2026-01-28T20:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395651\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:57:15","slug":"40m-digital-healthcare-centre-wins-planning-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395651\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a340m digital healthcare centre wins planning permission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Specialist capabilities will include artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, diagnostics, data analytics, design and simulation, imaging and vital signs monitoring\"CGI<\/p>\n

CGI of the proposed CDHT building located on Fredrick Street(Image: Cyanotype Media)<\/p>\n

Planning permission has been granted for a \u00a340 million innovation hub in Belfast that will specialise in medical technology and digital healthcare.<\/p>\n

Led by Ulster University and supported through the Belfast Region City Deal, the Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology (CDHT)<\/a> project will deliver an innovation centre and community living lab on Frederick Street, adjacent to the university\u2019s Belfast campus.<\/p>\n

The facilities will provide support to innovators developing next-generation medical technologies. The university said the centre will bring together expertise across engineering, data science and clinical practice.<\/p>\n

Specialist capabilities will include artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, diagnostics, data analytics, design and simulation, imaging and vital signs monitoring.<\/p>\n

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CGI of the proposed CDHT building located on Fredrick Street(Image: Cyanotype Media)<\/p>\n

Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice-chancellor of Ulster University, said planning approval is a \u201cstep forward in delivering a major development in medtech for Northern Ireland\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAs a co\u2011investor, the university welcomes this planning approval, which allows us, with our partners, to progress a transformative project that will strengthen multidisciplinary research, deepen partnerships with the NHS<\/a> and industry, and provide our students and graduates with exceptional opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cCDHT will further establish Belfast and Northern Ireland as a globally recognised centre of excellence for digital healthcare research and innovation, and will complement our research and teaching in the School of Medicine in Derry\/Londonderry and our Biomedical Sciences Research Institute in Coleraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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CGI of the proposed CDHT building located on Fredrick Street(Image: Cyanotype Media)<\/p>\n

Stormont<\/a> Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said: \u201cReaching this milestone reflects the commitment of Ulster University and its partners to delivering a cutting-edge innovation centre for life and health sciences.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing this sector is a key priority of mine, and CDHT \u2013 one of the flagship Belfast Region City Deal investments \u2013 marks an exciting step forward in strengthening digital healthcare and medtech innovation in the north.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Matthew Patrick said the centre will ensure Northern Ireland \u201cremains at the cutting edge of medical technology innovation\u201d.<\/p>\n

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CGI of the proposed CDHT building located on Fredrick Street(Image: Cyanotype Media)<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m confident that this will lead to better outcomes for students and patients, and it\u2019s great to see this progress on the UK Government\u2019s \u00a334 million investment in the centre, part of our wider \u00a3350 million investment in the Belfast Region City Deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction at the Frederick Street site is expected to progress following the completion of a formal competitive construction tender process.<\/p>\n

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