BioPharmaChem Ireland and Irish Medtech, the Ibec groups that represent these sectors, have welcome the new National Life Science Strategy for Ireland, under the Programme for Government. Ireland is home
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has announced a €60 million investment in the expansion of its state-of-the-art facility in Shanbally, County Cork, with the addition of a new, four-story laboratory facility that

Reflecting Ireland’s position as a centre of excellence in life sciences and biopharmaceutical production, the Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected Live Conference and Exhibition will be held on Thursday, January

Novartis Ireland has marked its Collaboration Agreement with Deciphex, a Dublin-based digital pathology company, at a specially convened roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The collaboration is a global agreement between

PTC Therapeutics, a global biopharmaceutical company that delivers transformative therapies for children and adults living with rare diseases, has celebrated its tenth anniversary of operations in Dublin, with the opening

Scottish Enterprise delivered a record set of results last year, helping businesses to scale and contributing to Scotland’s economic transformation. Working with over 1300 companies between April 2023 and March

Cara Partners, a member of the Schwabe Group, has announced a €130 million modernisation and expansion of its Little Island Facility in Cork. This multi-million-euro investment is expected to create

Ashland has completed the second expansion of its pharmaceutical injectables manufacturing and R&D lab at the National Science Park in Mullingar, Ireland and will celebrate the moment with a ribbon-cutting

PCI Pharma Services, a leading pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has signed a 25-year lease agreement and will construct a new industrial facility at CityNorth Business Campus in

Yourway, a global leader in integrated clinical supply solutions, has marked the grand opening of its new flagship GMP depot in Dublin. Yourway is supported by the Irish government through

The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has officially launched a new advanced therapies facility. This expansion will increase NIBRT’s capacity and capability to conduct manufacturing-focused research and

An experienced pharmaceutical industry leader has been appointed as Director of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre at University of Limerick. Damon Warnock (pictured above), who has wealth of knowledge and

A report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) forecasts 21,000 additional jobs will be created by 2027, in order to support Ireland’s important and fast-growing Biopharma sector.

The annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will he held at RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, on Tuesday, 28th, and Wednesday, 29th of May 2024. Incorporating a comprehensive conference

Astellas Ireland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc, recently held a ceremony to mark the breaking of the ground and start of construction for its new €330 million,

The Almac Group, a global leader in providing expert services and support across the drug development lifecycle, has announced the completion of two new purpose-built facilities at its headquarters in

Bristol Myers Squibb has announced investment of $400 million at its Dublin 15 Cruiserath Campus towards the build and design of a Sterile Drug Product (SDP) facility, which will support

The Medicine Accelerator, the Irish multinational group responsible for breakthrough pharma process research and development (APC) and Manufacture (VLE), has announced a groundbreaking expansion that involves the creation of 300

Reflecting Ireland’s position as a centre of excellence in life sciences and biopharmaceutical production, the Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected Live Conference and Exhibition will be held on Thursday, January

Alkermes plc, a global biopharmaceutical company, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its development and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland to Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company.

The Almac Group, which provides a range of contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services globally, has announced details of an £80 million investment programme to build new extensive manufacturing, production

Meissner Corporation has celebrated the official opening of its new 3,900 sq m (42,000 sq ft) manufacturing facility in County Mayo. Although the facility has been producing therapeutic manufacturing systems

AbbVie, a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company with a significant presence across six Irish locations, has opened a new €23 million European services hub in Clonshaugh, North Dublin. The state-of-the-art facility

Astellas Pharma has announced its intention to submit a planning application to build a new state-of-the-art facility, at an approximate

MSD Ireland, one of the country’s leading healthcare companies, has announced the official opening of a new, state-of-the-art site in

The annual Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which is being held at the SEC Glasgow on 25th

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., a highly respected, global provider of drug discovery and non-clinical development solutions, has announced the

The Queen’s University-led Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), which represents investment of £100 million under the Belfast Region City Deal,

Global biopharmaceutical company BioMarin Pharmaceutical has opened the expansion of its manufacturing plant at Shanbally, County Cork. The company has

The 2023 National Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition will be held over two days – on 23rd and 24th of May

Eli Lilly has announced that it is to increase investment to nearly $1 billion at its new biologics drug substance

By Wendy Lloyd-Goodwin, Founder of Life Science Law, a disruptive new company providing leading legal and compliance advice for businesses

Live event scheduled 9th March 2023 will discuss the damaging nature of glass-in-glass contamination for food manufacturers and how x-ray

By Barry Heavey, Life Sciences practice lead, Accenture in Ireland I recently had the pleasure to meet Emily Whitehead, the first CAR T

Edinburgh’s Roslin Innovation Centre (RIC) has had a positive impact on the local, regional and national economy, a new report

Scottish Engineering, the industry membership and representative body for manufacturing and engineering in Scotland, has been announced as the Headline

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has announced the finalisation of a strategic partnership with

Reflecting Ireland’s position as a centre of excellence in life sciences and biopharmaceutical production, the Biopharma & Life Sciences Connected

Avantor, a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied

Grifols, a global leader in plasma-derived medicines, has inaugurated a new albumin purification and filling plant at its global manufacturing