Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) last week announced its support for the EU stability treaty, saying that it's necessary to help Ireland's exporters continue driving economic growth. Ireland will vote to ratify the treaty, officially titled the "Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union," ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Irish medtech companies are positive about the future and expect investments, turnover and employee numbers to grow in 2012, according to a report released by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. The "Irish business beyond the recession" report includes analysis of the Irish business climate as well as the outlook ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Limerick-based Cook Medical won the Irish Medical Technology Company of the Year 2011 award last week at the Irish Medical Technology Industry Excellence Awards. The award took place at the Limerick's Strand Hotel and is hosted annually by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Irish Medical Devices Association. According to ...
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Teleflex Medical OEM has started an expansion project for its facility in Limerick, Ireland. The project includes a 21,000-sq ft addition to boost manufacturing capacity as well as to provide additional space for expanded engineering and R&D activities. The project will also bring upgrades and enhancements to existing operations.
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Ireland has had its fair share of depressing news lately, so it's refreshing to come across the IMDA Yearbook 2010, published by the Irish Medical Devices Association. Fittingly subtitled "It's about looking forward," the yearbook's overall uplifting tone is set by IMDA Director Sharon Higgins in the Foreword: "We have ...
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Site-performance management firm Firecrest has announced that it has recently established operation in the United States. The company, which is headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, will bring its site-performance management systems to the United States to help solve the challenges organisations face during clinical trial management and site-performance assessment. “We ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
From the wire: Icon plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has expanded its European Central Laboratory, located in South County Business Park, Dublin. The newly designed 3800-m² facility, which is three times the size of the previous laboratory, provides centralised ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
If you are attending MEDTEC Ireland this week, here's one more thing to add to your to-do list. Teleflex Medical OEM has announced that it will showcase its TFX OEM brand 1.1 French microcatheter, which it describes as the smallest size available. It will also highlight its capabilities in the ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Prescient, moi? OK, that's conceited, but hey, I got your attention! And the boast is not entirely without merit. You be the judge.
On Wednesday, I put the finishing touches to a lead article for the MEDTEC Ireland section in the September issue of European Medical Device Manufacturer. Titled "MEDTEC Ireland ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
First, the bad news: It seems that Ireland's phenomenal run of economic growth may be on its last legs, at least for a while. A report issued by the Economic Social Research Institute at the end of June predicts the first fall in output since 1983. It's been one hell ...
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