Careers 2017: Wealth of excellent opportunities in Ireland’s thriving life sciences sector

The Life Sciences industry has had a significant part to play in the Irish economic recovery, which is currently underway. There are very positive indications that this growth will continue to 2020 and beyond.

The industry in Ireland comprises of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device facilities engaged in activities from early stage R&D to manufacturing and delivery of finished products to market.

Today the sector accounts for 50% of exports, which is a significant achievement when you consider that the first pharmaceutical companies opened in Ireland in the 1960s.