Rapid recruitment of pharma workers continues in response to Covid-19

Biomedical testing firm Beckman Coulter announces more than 30 new positions.

Beckman Coulter employs 407 people in Ireland and has completed a significant expansion of its facility in Tulla, Co Clare.

The rapid recruitment in Munster of pharma workers in response to Covid-19 continues with biomedical testing firm Beckman Coulter announcing more than 30 new positions following the expansion of its site in Co Clare.

The plant manufacturers a key serology product to help test a person's level of antibodies to Sars-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes Covid-19. The test is already being manufactured and is now available in a number of countries.