Tagged with Ireland

Innovation Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland, highlights Ireland’s recent spectacular success in fostering research and innovation; the government’s strategy to further promote Irish science, Innovation 2020; the priority of building academia-industry partnerships; and his mission to turn Ireland…

Pharma Ireland is home to Recordati’s external supply operations and global in-licensing teams, alongside the API facility for one of the company’s most prolific products; Director Michael Kilkelly discusses the advantages of running such operations in Ireland, beyond the many financial incentives. In your opinion, why is Ireland such an attractive…

Research NIBRT’s projects director discusses the new ‘Biologic’ center for biologics research, business development, training, and commercializing the organisation’s extensive research capabilities. As Projects Director, you are responsible for driving NIBRT’s growth and development, in terms of both research and bioprocessing training. What’s the most exciting opportunity that NIBRT is currently working on?…

Ireland Barry Heavey, Head of Life Sciences at IDA Ireland, Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, discusses IDA’s focus on acting as a catalyst for B2B collaboration in converging industries like connective health solutions and innovative drug delivery devices, their focus on advanced manufacturing, and his mission to make IDA Ireland the…

Pharma With nearly €4 billion of capital investment in large molecule manufacturing underway, Ireland’s strategy to become a premier destination for biologics FDI has proven to be successful, according to BioPharmaChem Ireland director Matt Moran. Yet, Ireland today is much more than a manufacturing hub, and is well on its way to…

PPP Known as “Ireland’s university of Enterprise,” Dublin City University’s research and educational philosophy is very much informed by the institution’s strong partnerships and collaborations with the private sector. Professor Brian MacCraith discusses the institutions’ unique approach to academic-private collaborations and some of the initiatives currently underway in the life science…

Pharma Founded in 2011, APC has grown to be the largest process development company in Ireland. It is the largest employer of PhD Chemical Engineers nationally, is partners with the largest pharma and biotech companies globally, and over 80% of the company’s revenue is export driven. Since starting APC in 2011, what have been…

Pharma After a number of years of difficulty post-2008 and the euro-debt crisis, Ireland’s pharma manufacturing industry and economy in general is now firmly on the up. The local Irish pharma market is still under some pressure following years of austerity which saw the average price of a reimbursable medicine cut…

Pharma FDI into Irish pharma has almost exclusively targeted in biologics production over the last few years, largely due to Ireland’s skilled workforce of bioprocessing technicians. NIBRT director Dominic Carolan discusses how the institute supports the Irish biopharma industry through training and recruitment solutions, while pursuing research that may help to…

Basic Research “If you look at the cuts in the public sector, the science budget has been relatively lightly touched. This sends a signal at a very high level that science, the knowledge economy, and the smart training of people are very important for our economic recovery,” says Mark Ferguson, Director General,…

Ireland   What makes Ireland attractive for FDI? As the former general manager of Genzyme’s Waterford site, Pat O’Sullivan explains that a longstanding 12.5% corporate tax rate (that isn’t going anywhere) is one factor, but it doesn’t end there. Talent: “The first factor is the excellence of the workforce, which is…

Contract Manufacturing Lilly set up in Ireland three decades ago by purchasing a farm. In its early days, the operation produced intermediaries for small-molecule drugs. Nearby, Pfizer was manufacturing citric acid for soft drinks. The country was a fledgling industrial economy that was still mostly reliant on sectors like agriculture and fishing.…