265 biopharma jobs for Galway and Waterford

The Irish biopharama and life sciences sector received two major boosts yesterday with the creation of 265 jobs in Waterford and Galway.

Laboratory services company Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories is to create 165 jobs in Dungarvan, Co Waterford by 2021 as part of a major expansion in Ireland.

Eurofins employs 335 staff at its campus in the IDA Business Park which is to be expanded with additions to its existing facility and the development of a new building.