TIPPERARY medical devices company Technopath Manufacturing is starting the new year with plans to recruit more staff, increase turnover, and develop global sales of products used in hospital laboratory quality control.

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Irish medical devices firm Technopath to create 40 new jobs in their facility at Ballina, Co Tipperary, it was announced today.