Abbvie to add 70 jobs at its Cork plant

€60m investment to expand manufacturing operations at Carrigtwohill

Making the announcement at AbbVie Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork were Malcolm Garde, AbbVie Site Director; Azita Saleki-Gerhardt Executive VP Operations AbbVie and Michael Lohan, Head of Life Science, Engineering and Industrial Technology IDA Ireland. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Biopharma company Abbvie is to invest €60m at its manufacturing plant in Cork creating 70 additional jobs.

The expansion will include the development of a new facility at its plant in Carrigtwohill that will allow it to support AbbVie’s aesthetics business.