Attention News/Business Editors. Limerick, 11th July 2018 - BD, a leading global medical technology company, today announced the creation of 85 new jobs for the Limerick region. The announcement was made as Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen T.D., officially opened BD’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) in Limerick’s National Technology Park. Photographed from left at the opening were Hani-El-Sheikh, Global Integration Leader, BD; Mary Buckley, Executive Director, IDA; Dr. Dennis A. Gilbert, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, BD;
Minister of State Pat Breen T.D; Dr Samira Kaissi, Site Director, BD and Kenneth Kieffer, Director R&D Product Engineering, BD.The €21 million investment in BD’s new centre of excellence has already seen 100 jobs recruited for the facility in 2017 and early 2018. The announcement of these 85 additional positions will bring the total number of employees across BD’s two Limerick sites to 285. The project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
BD’s new Research Centre Ireland (RCI) is focused on product and software development, clinical research instrumentation and prototype development, expanding the existing community of Life Sciences companies in the region. The 85 new roles are for a variety of highly skilled positions such as software, hardware and systems engineering, scientists, and technical management, with the majority being brought on-stream by the end of this year.
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Medical technology firm Becton Dickinson has opened a new research facility at Plassey Technological Park in Limerick, adding 85 new jobs. The new global research facility is expected to drive the company’s international growth and has been designated as a centre of excellence.
Becton Dickinson, who currently employ 1,300 people throughout Ireland in facilities across Drogheda, Dun Laoghaire and two sites in Limerick, has invested 21 million euros into its new research and development facility. Extensive renovation to a pre-used site has taken place in the Castletroy campus, which is close to the University of Limerick. Becton Dickinson have will collaborate with local universities to develop new technical capabilities.
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