Ireland
Ireland agrees deal on medicines
June 28, 2012Business Services, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, IPHA, Ireland, Lundbeck, Novartis, pricing
Ireland’s pharmaceutical industry has agreed a deal with the country’s government which breaks a deadlock over prices and access. The …
Lipitor fallout prompts Pfizer to cut Irish workforce
June 7, 2012Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Ireland, Lipitor, Pfizer, cuts, patent loss
Falling demand for blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor has prompted Pfizer to cut staff levels at two manufacturing facilities in Ireland. …
Mylan earmarks €380m for Irish expansion
April 24, 2012Manufacturing and Production Galway, Ireland, Mylan, manufacturing and production
Generic drugmaker Mylan has announced a plan to invest €380 million in its operations in the Republic of Ireland, including …
Lilly plans €330m biomanufacturing plant in Ireland
February 28, 2012Manufacturing and Production Abbott, Ireland, Kinsale, lilly
There was more good news for Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector this week with the announcement by Eli Lilly that it will …
Abbott plans €85m investment in Irish facility
February 13, 2012Manufacturing and Production Abbott. IDA, Ireland, Xinlay
Abbott Laboratories has said it will invest around €85 million in its manufacturing facility in Sligo, Ireland, more than doubling …
Allergan plans $350m expansion of Irish plant
January 10, 2012Manufacturing and Production Allergan, Ireland
Allergan has announced plans to invest $350 million in an expansion of its manufacturing facility in County Mayo, Ireland, a …
Pfizer to invest $200m in Irish biomanufacturing plant
September 21, 2011Manufacturing and Production Ireland, Pfizer, pharma manufacturing news
Pfizer is planning to invest around €145 million ($200m) at its biomanufacturing facility in Co Dublin, Ireland, according to the …
GSK downsizes Irish OTC plant
July 18, 2011Manufacturing and Production GSK, Ireland, pharma manufacturing news
GlaxoSmithKline is cutting around 130 jobs at a facility in Waterford, Ireland, over the next three years as part of …
Merck to close one facility, boosts another
July 5, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Ireland, Merck & Co, pharma job cuts, pharma manufacturing news
Merck & Co continues to shake up its network of facilities, deciding to close a recently-acquired site in the USA …
Pfizer sells Irish manufacturing facility to BioMarin
June 27, 2011Manufacturing and Production BioMarin, Ireland, Pfizer, pharma manufacturing news
Pfizer is selling its Irish manufacturing facility in Shanbally, Cork, to US biopharmaceutical company BioMarin for $48.5 million, creating up …
Lilly cuts jobs in Ireland
May 23, 2011Manufacturing and Production Ireland, job cuts, lilly, manufacturing and production
Eli Lilly has said it is downsizing its plant in County Cork, Ireland, by around 14% in light of patent …
GSK pilots wireless sensors to improve plant efficiency
April 11, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, GSK, Ireland
GlaxoSmithKline has started pilot testing of a wireless system of flow and pressure transmitters to try to improve the efficiency …
Pfizer sells Irish manufacturing facility to Amgen
March 14, 2011Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, Pfizer, pharma manufacturing, pharma manufacturing in Ireland
Amgen has come to the rescue of 280 workers whose jobs were threatened by the closure of a manufacturing facility …
Quality problems lead to short-term layoffs at Baxter Ireland
February 22, 2011Manufacturing and Production Dianeal, Extraneal, Ireland, Nutrineal, baxter, job cuts, manufacturing compliance, peritoneal dialysis
A contaminated production line at a facility in Ireland operated by Baxter Healthcare has resulted in 150 staff being laid …
Irish cost-effectiveness guidelines published
November 15, 2010Sales and Marketing Dr Mairin Ryan, Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies, HIQA, Health Information and Quality Authority, IPHA, Ireland, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, NICE, hta
The Irish government has published new health technology assessment guidelines to help decision-makers estimate the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments. The …
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