Training Centre
Key to Ireland’s attractiveness to FDI is the quality of our education system and of our graduates. Ireland has the highest level of STEM graduates per capita in the EU. A new dedicated Government Department for Higher Education, Innovation and Science established in July 2020.
The National Institute for Bioprocess Research and Training (NIBRT), created from a €60million investment by the IDA, gave practical training to over 4,000 people in 2019. Senior executives from the sector sit on the NIBRT board in the knowledge that the availability of suitably trained staff is a key determinant of success in Biopharmaceutical manufacturing. NIBRT have identified ATMPs as a future growth area and are in the process of implementing a cap investment plan to deliver on this project.
Funding
IDA Ireland provide direct funding to companies to carry out in house RD&I and Training.(RD&I) grant is open to application by clients of IDA Ireland wishing to develop innovative products, processes and services it aims to increase the number of companies performing effective RD&I in Ireland.
In Addition to in house R&D there are multiple opportunities for research collaborations. Majority of these are funded through Science Foundation Ireland. (SFI) with an annual budget of circa €200 million funds a significant portion of basic research in the Biopharmaceutical sector, especially with regards to understanding cancer, autoimmune disease and Alzheimer’s.