Pharmatex 2007 exhibition for Cork

CORK will play host to a major conference next week which will discuss the challenges facing the €33 billion bio-pharma industry in Ireland.

The bio-pharma industry employs more than 17,000 people in this country, but reports say it is facing an international skills shortage.

The Pharmatex 2007 exhibition and conference will help Ireland decide how it can take action to maintain its place as one of the top three centres of excellence in the global bio-pharma industry.