A Cork-based medical diagnostics company has added to its impressive array of endorsements which includes contracts with the European Space Agency by landing a €4.5m investment from the European Commission.

Office activity in Cork’s suburbs, especially from FDI companies, has picked up sharply in recent months, according to agent Paul Hannon of Lisney.

Radisens Diagnostics was recently selected as one of six companies to partake in the recently announced National Healthcare Innovation Hub pilot launched to support the development and implementation of new healthcare innovations.

A CORK company is boldly going where no other company has gone before after it won a €1 million contract to develop a new blood-testing device for astronauts onboard the International Space Station.

A CORK-based medical start-up firm has secured a €1.1 million investment for future development.