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Comprising the Medical Devices and Technologies (MDT) and the Pharmaceuticals sectors. Medical Devices and Technologies
This cluster is a great environment for anyone setting up a new MDT business. A Forfas 2006 report found that one of the reasons for the cluster was ‘a large pool of managerial, professional and technical people who regard this area as attractive’. Centres of excellence exist in:
There are also strong links between the industry and higher education NUI Galway, GMIT, IT Sligo and Athlone IT; all provide graduate recruitment and research. Some companies here already Boston Scientific, Baxter Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Cigna Healthcare, Medisize Donegal Healthcare, Zeus Industrial Products, Vistamed Ltd., ANSAmed Ltd., Hollister ULC, Harmac Medical Products, Brivant, Zerusa, Covidien, Proxy Biomedical, Pharmaplaz Ltd., Creganna Medical Devices, Nektar Ltd., Reagecon Diagnostics Ltd. Pharmaceutical In the West this sector is mainly concentrated around Athlone. Several MDT companies are also active in pharmaceuticals. In fact trends in life sciences show the two becoming increasingly closely connected. Some companies here already are; Abbott (Ireland), Topchem Laboratories, Benex (Becton Dickinson), Allergan Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Ltd., Schwarz-Pharma, Fort Dodge Laboratories Ireland Ltd., Roche Ireland Ltd., Stiefel Laboratories Ireland Ltd., Pharmaplaz Ltd. |
The West of Ireland is at the forefront of the global MDT industry. A significant cluster of MDT companies stretches across the region with over 7,500 people working in the industry.
Bio-engineering
