300 jobs in South and Dublin

An expansion by a Waterford-based healthcare company which makes cancer treatment drugs will create 200 highly-skilled jobs over the next five years.

The announcement was made yesterday by Opko Health Inc, owners of EirGen Pharma, which is establishing a new product development centre at an IDA-built advance technology building (ATB) at Waterford Business and Technology Park.

The Waterford ATB is one of 11 around the country which are part of the government’s regional jobs plan.