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Lipitor fallout prompts Pfizer to cut Irish workforce

June 7, 2012
Manufacturing 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. …

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Mylan earmarks €380m for Irish expansion

April 24, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

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Lilly plans €330m biomanufacturing plant in Ireland

February 28, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

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Abbott plans €85m investment in Irish facility

February 13, 2012
Manufacturing 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 …

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Allergan plans $350m expansion of Irish plant

January 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Allergan, Ireland

Allergan has announced plans to invest $350 million in an expansion of its manufacturing facility in County Mayo, Ireland, a …

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Pfizer to invest $200m in Irish biomanufacturing plant

September 21, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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GSK downsizes Irish OTC plant

July 18, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Merck & Co

Merck to close one facility, boosts another

July 5, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Pfizer sells Irish manufacturing facility to BioMarin

June 27, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Lilly cuts jobs in Ireland

May 23, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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GSK pilots wireless sensors to improve plant efficiency

April 11, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Pfizer sells Irish manufacturing facility to Amgen

March 14, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Quality problems lead to short-term layoffs at Baxter Ireland

February 22, 2011
Manufacturing 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 …

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Irish cost-effectiveness guidelines published

November 15, 2010
Sales 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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GlaxoSmithKline review leads to 121 layoffs in Cork

October 7, 2010
Manufacturing and Production GlaxoSmithKline, Ireland, job cuts

GlaxoSmithKline has completed its review of a manufacturing facility in Ireland and concluded that it will have to shed 121 …

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