Cancer drug approval clears way for 150 jobs boost

THE US Food and Drug Administration last night cleared the way for production of a new drug which will lead to the creation of 150 new jobs in Cork.

Cancer drug approval clears way for 150 jobs boost
Wed, 14 Mar, 2007 - 00:00

GlaxoSmithKline, which plans to introduce five new treatments this year, won US approval to sell the drug Tykerb for breast cancer.

The drug will now be manufactured at the company’s Cork plant.

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