Life Sciences and Stem Special Report

The Irish medtech sector employs 40,000 people but maintaining our global reputation will require action in a number of areas

Yhe continued success in R&D delivering new therapies and treatments will rely on the continued innovation and ingenuity of research conducted by academic institutions/academic partners across Ireland

Ireland’s pharmaceutical industry has seen a steady evolution to a fully integrated sector since it was first established in the 1950s

How life sciences companies are leveraging artificial intelligence

‘I was the first woman to win that award and all of a sudden I had a huge influx of women applying to work here’

Irish firms played crucial roles in national and international response to Covid-19

Sector employing 50,000 in Ireland leans towards scientific and engineering roles

Why Ireland is an attractive home for the world’s life science companies

Agility is important to the sector and valued by professionals who want to progress

The country’s medtech sector is growing and soon to be an international hub

Company awarded best clinical research organisation in 2020 for third time

Icon PLC mobilised its vaccine resources to address global threat posed by virus

‘There are days you witness how a patient’s life improved because of a new study drug’

Decades-long relationships helped Oxygen Care respond quickly to Covid-19 pandemic

Pharma and medtech companies showed ‘remarkable resilience’ through pandemic

BioPharmaChem Skillnet seeing companies invest in lifelong learning during pandemic

Pandemic is accelerating adoption of telemedicine and remote monitoring

Industry needs to attract curious minds from all walks of life, says plant manager