Edwards Lifesciences to add 250 further jobs in Limerick

The chairman of the medical devices firm, Michael A. Mussallem, said he wants the Castletroy facility to become a hub for its operations in Europe

The Edwards Lifesciences manufacturing facility at Castletroy, County Limerick, that will manufacture therapies and medical technologies for patients suffering from heart valve disease.

US company Edwards Lifesciences said it plans to significantly increase its Limerick workforce creating 250 extra roles to manufacture medical devices.

The firm officially opened its purpose-built €80m manufacturing centre in Castletroy today that will focus on the manufacture of therapies and medical technologies for patients suffering from heart valve disease. Employees will manufacture transcatheter therapies to repair or replace damaged heart valves.