Jobs boost for county as pharma giant announces €250m investment

ONE of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies confirmed it is to invest €250 million in a Co Cork plant, creating a further 150 jobs.

Jobs boost for county as pharma giant announces €250m investment
Fri, 30 Mar, 2007 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

The announcement was made yesterday by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which will plough the money into developing its plant at Currabinny.

The project envisages increasing manufacturing output, especially the active ingredients for Tykerb, a new oral treatment for advanced breast cancer.

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