50 biotechnology jobs to be created at Genzyme

WATERFORD-BASED biotechnology company Genzyme Ireland is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its establishment in Boston with confirmation that 50 jobs are to be created in the south-east by the end of the year.

The company, which arrived in Waterford in May 2001, already employs 300 people

Genzyme Ireland, where almost €250 million has been invested to date, supplies the global market with Renagel which is used in the treatment of chronic kidney disease for patients on dialysis.