Gene therapy firm MeiraGTx to hire 100 people at Shannon site

The company officially launched its 150,000 square feet facility and said the site has the potential to employ about 400 people in future.

MeiraGTx is now located in Co. Clare, London, New York, and Amsterdam. Picture: MeiraGTx

MeiraGTx’s, which makes gene therapy treatments for people with conditions such as Parkinson’s and vision loss, said it will hire 100 people at its facility in Shannon, Co. Clare.

The company officially launched its 150,000 square feet facility and said the site has the potential to employ over 300 people in future.