MedPal AI launches largest robotic pharmacy facility to expand dispensing capacity (MPAL)

New Runcorn hub increases automation and prescription throughput

MedPal AI (LSE:MPAL) has opened Sarus Court, its largest robotic pharmacy dispensing and distribution centre to date, marking a significant expansion of the company’s technology-driven healthcare operations.

Located in Runcorn, the 23,000-square-foot NHS-approved facility replaces the group’s previous site in the town while operating alongside its existing Swaffham location. The new hub is being brought online in phases and is expected to process more than 2,000 prescription items each day during its initial rollout.

£1m investment supports long-term growth plans

The new facility has been developed with more than £1 million invested in robotics, automation and MedPal AI’s proprietary pharmacy technology platform.

Once fully operational, Sarus Court is expected to handle more than 10,000 prescription items per day, equating to over 300,000 prescriptions each month. The expanded capacity strengthens MedPal AI’s direct-to-patient dispensing model and supports its ambitions to grow across NHS prescription services, private healthcare, AI-powered patient engagement and nationwide medication fulfilment.

The company said the scale of the operation positions it among the UK’s most ambitious technology-led pharmacy providers, with planned processing capacity exceeding prescription volumes reported by a number of established digital and high street competitors.

More about MedPal AI Plc

MedPal AI is a UK digital healthcare company developing MedPal Health OS, an integrated platform that combines artificial intelligence, clinical services and automated pharmacy fulfilment.

Its consumer app brings together data from more than 100 wearable devices and health applications to create unified health profiles while providing access to NHS and private prescription services. Through its subsidiary, MedPal Limited, the group operates a 24-hour AI-enabled pharmacy distribution network using robotic dispensing technology and automated triage to deliver medicines efficiently across the UK with same-day and next-day delivery options.