O’Keeffe: Ireland is top location for pharma firms

IRELAND has positioned itself as an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the pharmaceutical industry, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation said yesterday.

Addressing the BioPharma Conference on Lean Manufacturing in Dublin, Batt O’Keeffe told delegates “we are now emerging as a top location for biopharmaceuticals with a strong mix of start-ups, high-growth SMEs and large multinationals located here”.

“The biopharma industry is of major importance to the Irish economy and I am delighted that the conference is focusing on lean manufacturing which is a key driver of competitiveness,” he said.