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Ireland’s Life Sciences Industry at a Glance

Ireland has secured a global leadership position in the life sciences industry and four decades of continuous investment has made Ireland the location of choice for international life sciences companies.

This industry now employs over 50,000 people directly and exports over €42 billion annually making Ireland the largest net exporter of pharmaceuticals in the world.  Eighteen of the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies have substantial operations in Ireland and six of the world’s top 10 selling pharmaceutical products are exclusively produced here.

Ireland is also home to Europe’s leading medical technologies cluster and now has the highest per capita employment of medical technologies personnel across Europe.  This cluster is comparable in scale to some of the world’s leading clusters in Massachusetts and Minnesota and boasts nine of the top ten global medical technology companies.

A central feature of the Irish ecosystem is our dynamic, burgeoning and progressive indigenous company base.  Irish companies are now competing in international markets throughout the world and are using the many competitive levers of price, cost, quality, speed, flexibility and innovation to secure a continually increasing share of the global market.  From proprietary product developers, to technology intermediaries, to end product manufacturers and ancillary service providers, the indigenous company base is characterised by ‘excellence’ – on a global level.

Ireland’s indigenous and multinational company base is complemented by a world-class research base (basic and applied), a highly evolved technology transfer and clinical infrastructure, a buoyant venture capital community, and an internationally renowned regulatory environment. Through continued commitment and collaboration amongst all industry stakeholders, the sector continues to evolve and grow.  We now offer a fully integrated, multi-disciplinary and cohesive value-chain in the lifesciences industry making Ireland the partner of choice for the global community.

Contact

Cathal Ó Domhnaill, Senior Technologist, Environment & Lifesciences Dept., Enterprise Ireland

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