A survey conducted by the Irish Medtech Association (IMA), an Ibec group, has found that 74% of medtech businesses plan to increase R&D in Ireland during 2020.

Ireland must seize opportunities in the health technology sector, which is estimated to be worth €475bn globally by 2018. However, threats from Brexit remain on the horizon, according to the body representing the sector.

Kyran Fitzgerald asks if the country’s costly obsession with sending students to college for