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Its strong pool of skilled and diverse talent, booming digital and technology sector, and rich heritage of arts and culture, make it such an attractive base for a platform that prides itself on being an inclusive home for creative expression
Leading Names in Medtech
Ireland’s medtech sector has a 50-year track record of attracting investment and the sector now includes more than 300 companies. Many IDA Ireland medtech clients have multiple sites around Ireland.
An Exporting Powerhouse
Ireland is Europe’s second largest exporter of medical devices, supplying products such as contact lenses, stents, diagnostic reagents and artificial joints. The sector continues to evolve, expanding its capabilities to include innovation, digitalisation and next-generation technologies.
Collaboration Made Easy
Ireland’s medtech ecosystem provides multiple opportunities for collaboration, asset sharing, supplier relationships and co-investment. Its mature, integrated medical technology community spans cutting-edge industry, academic and clinical research groups and government agencies.
Source Great Talent
There are 40,000 people employed in Ireland’s medtech industry. Ireland ranks first in the EU for availability of skilled workers to fill technology roles, while our EU membership provides unrestricted access to a labour pool of more than 240 million people.
Support for Innovation
There is a range of supports available in Ireland at every stage of medtech activity, from early-stage research through to near-commercial activity. These include incentives for building in-company capacity, sourcing skills, and collaboration opportunities.
Innovation, game changing technology and the opportunity to positively impact peoples’ lives are some of the reasons people love working with Stryker in Ireland
See What Sets Ireland Apart
There is an abundance of talent in Ireland which helped us to exceed our talent growth targets ahead of schedule. Ireland is a great place to do business, the country’s creative culture and diverse pool of technical skills make it an ideal location for our rapidly expanding business
We are committed to Ireland and will work with all local partners to build this state-of-art next generation biomanufacturing facility as a showcase to the global biotech community
Innovation, game changing technology and the opportunity to positively impact peoples’ lives are some of the reasons people love working with Stryker in Ireland
Ireland has really become a place where a lot of Europeans want to work and we've been very lucky in attracting great talent from all over Europe that are now working in Dublin
“The first team that you hire and second over to the location is so critically important. They’re the founding team so you’ve got to get the hiring right. You’ve got to send some of your best, most talented and culturally astute people to build that office”
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Avantor® Continues Investment to Support Biopharma Market with Opening of New Distribution Center
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Start your own European Success Story
“The first team that you hire and second over to the location is so critically important. They’re the founding team so you’ve got to get the hiring right. You’ve got to send some of your best, most talented and culturally astute people to build that office”
As you start to think about how Ireland is the best place to help you scale globally, IDA Ireland is here to offer comprehensive pro bono support for your company. As Ireland's inward investment promotion agency, we are a non-commercial, semi-state body promoting foreign direct investment into Ireland.