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28-05-2020
Meissner Manufactures Single-Use Systems in Castlebar, Ireland

Meissner Filtration Products announced today that their new manufacturing facility in Co. Mayo is operational. The new facility features a state of the art 930 m² (10,000 ft²) ISO class 7 cleanroom dedicated to the manufacture of Single-Use Systems. Validation of the facility was completed in mid-April and the facility is currently manufacturing products for their biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical client base.

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27-09-2019
Facts About Ireland 2019

Everything you need to know about investing in Ireland in 2019 including information on economy, talent, tax, commercial property and more.

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23-09-2019
Fort Wayne Metals expand with investment of €10M in new facility, creating up to 80 new jobs in Castlebar

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD on Friday last performed the official opening of Fort Wayne Metals new 45,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility which will lead to the creation of up to 80 new jobs over five years.

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17-07-2019
Five tips for rapid international business expansion

Every company that wants to grow will reach a point where it needs to expand into new markets. Doing it right means setting up operations closer to those customers.

It’s a big step, but it’s one that many others have taken before. For this blog, we spoke to senior leaders at leading tech companies that expanded into Ireland. They shared their advice on getting a fast and frictionless start, with five practical tips for others planning to grow their business internationally.

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15-07-2019
Stryker and RCSI Collaborate to Drive Digital Healthcare Innovation

Stryker announced today the opening of its Digital Platform Services Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Ireland, and a strategic collaboration with RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) to develop digital solutions for use in emergency and specialist care settings to provide more seamless care coordination for patients suffering from time critical medical emergencies.

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01-07-2019
Natus Medical Incorporated opens new Distribution Centre in Gort, Co. Galway

Natus Medical Incorporated announced today the expansion of operations in Gort, County Galway with an official opening of a new Distribution Centre Located in the IDA Business Park. The new Distribution Centre is a custom-built 22,000 square foot facility that expands the existing Natus facility in Gort to over 66,000 square feet.

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24-06-2019
Boston Scientific Galway expands in to new facility

Boston Scientific Galway has officially opened a new facility at its Ballybrit site. The expansion facilitates increased capacity to support global product demand and also includes an industry-leading Equipment Technology Centre. The new facility is at the site of the former Digital building and the company is investing €60M in this phase of development, with over 250 people expected to be based in the new facility by the end of 2019. Boston Scientific Galway has a workforce of over 3,700 people covering all aspects of product design & manufacturing exporting more than four million life saving medical devices each year.

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14-06-2019
Medical Technology Leader, BD, celebrates its 50th anniversary of manufacturing in Dún Laoghaire.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, celebrated its 50^th anniversary of manufacturing in its Dún Laoghaire plant.
The celebration was led by Minister of State for Higher Education and Dún Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, and senior leaders from BD and IDA Ireland. Opened in 1969, the site is central to the company’s global pen needle manufacturing operations, with more than 5 billion needles manufactured annually in Dún Laoghaire.

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13-06-2019
Leading medical technology company Stryker to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation projects across its range of operations in Co. Cork

Stryker today announced that it is to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) projects at three of its five Cork facilities as it continues its vigorous innovation journey to deliver next generation products and services across its Medical Surgical, Orthopaedics and Neurotechnology and Spine offerings.

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29-04-2019
Allergan accelerates expansion in Ireland with €65m investment and 63 new jobs in Westport

Global life-science innovation leader, Allergan, which is headquartered in Ireland and operates four facilities here, has announced a €65 million capital investment programme for 2019 to facilitate the continued expansion of the company’s state-of-the art laboratories and manufacturing campuses at Westport in County Mayo and Clonshaugh in north Dublin. The Westport facility has created 63 new highly skilled jobs, bringing total employment in Ireland to more than 2,000 across the country. One in ten employees in Allergan’s global workforce is based in Ireland.

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08-04-2019
Johnson & Johnson Vision adding approximately 100 jobs + investment of about €100M in expansion of Limerick facility

Minister of State for Trade, Employment and Business, Pat Breen TD today announced that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (Ireland) will be adding approximately 100 new roles as part of about a €100M expansion of its manufacturing operations at its site in the National Technology Park, Plassey, Limerick.

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22-02-2019
GW Plastics Increases Advanced Tooling and Injection Molding Capabilities in Ireland

Leading Contract Manufacturer Expands Newly Acquired Avenue Mould Solutions with Plans to Create Over 200 New Jobs

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28-01-2019
IDA Ireland welcomes significant new investment at the DePuy Synthes Ireland Innovation Centre, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.

€36 million investment will position DePuy Synthes’ Irish operation at the forefront of ground-breaking health solutions

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21-11-2018
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13-11-2018
Bausch Health will expand contact lens manufacturing facilities in Waterford, Ireland and Rochester, NY

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (“Bausch Health,” the “Company” or “we”) today announced it will invest to expand contact lens manufacturing capacity at its Bausch + Lomb sites in Waterford, Ireland and Rochester, N.Y. The Company is adding multiple production lines at these two sites to support the manufacture of its innovative daily disposable silicone hydrogel (SiHy daily) contact lenses.

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04-10-2018
Medical Products Company Harmac celebrates 20 years in Castlerea

Harmac Medical Products Inc., a leader in the international contract medical device market, today marked its 20^th anniversary in Castlerea with a special celebration for staff and guests.

Harmac Medical Products Ltd. was established in Ireland in 1998 to meet the service needs of its international client base. The facility strategically positions Harmac as a world-class medical device manufacturer by providing a direct presence in Europe.

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28-09-2018
Leading medical technology company Stryker celebrates 20 years in Ireland

Leading medical technology company Stryker celebrates 20 years in Ireland
Company operates seven sites, employing over 3,000 people

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11-07-2018
BD Opens new state-of-the-art R&D Facility, Creating 85 New Jobs in Limerick

BD, a leading global medical technology company, today announced the creation of 85 new jobs for the Limerick region. The €21 million investment in BD’s new centre of excellence has already seen 100 jobs recruited for the facility in 2017 and early 2018. The announcement of these 85 additional positions will bring the total number of employees across BD’s two Limerick sites to 285.

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25-06-2018
Quidel Corporation supports global growth with new European facility in Galway

Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, celebrated opening its new Business Service Centre in Galway city today. The celebration marks the company’s first expansion into international facilities.

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18-06-2018
U.S. Medtech Industry Looks to Ireland as a Resource

While the American medtech industry is thriving, it still must deal with challenges that include higher production costs, finding skilled staff and the ongoing issues innate to a highly regulated sector. Then there are global concerns such as competition, funding and the high cost of research. With Europe and the United States being the key markets, many U.S. medtech firms have located some of their operations in Ireland in order to take advantage of an established, flourishing life sciences sector, strong governmental support and easy access to the lucrative European market.

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Explore Latest News & Views

Meissner Manufactures Single-Use Systems in Castlebar, Ireland

Facts About Ireland 2019

Fort Wayne Metals expand with investment of €10M in new facility, creating up to 80 new jobs in Castlebar

Five tips for rapid international business expansion

Stryker and RCSI Collaborate to Drive Digital Healthcare Innovation

Natus Medical Incorporated opens new Distribution Centre in Gort, Co. Galway

Boston Scientific Galway expands in to new facility

Medical Technology Leader, BD, celebrates its 50th anniversary of manufacturing in Dún Laoghaire.

Leading medical technology company Stryker to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation projects across its range of operations in Co. Cork

Allergan accelerates expansion in Ireland with €65m investment and 63 new jobs in Westport

Johnson & Johnson Vision adding approximately 100 jobs + investment of about €100M in expansion of Limerick facility

GW Plastics Increases Advanced Tooling and Injection Molding Capabilities in Ireland

IDA Ireland welcomes significant new investment at the DePuy Synthes Ireland Innovation Centre, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.

Facts About Ireland 2018

Bausch Health will expand contact lens manufacturing facilities in Waterford, Ireland and Rochester, NY

Medical Products Company Harmac celebrates 20 years in Castlerea

Leading medical technology company Stryker celebrates 20 years in Ireland

BD Opens new state-of-the-art R&D Facility, Creating 85 New Jobs in Limerick

Quidel Corporation supports global growth with new European facility in Galway

U.S. Medtech Industry Looks to Ireland as a Resource

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