Ireland is the place for booming biopharma, but can be even better

Policy makers need to work on keeping Ireland an attractive place for the industry to soar

Gilead Sciences launched manufacturing operations in Carrigtwohill, which is their largest Irish site. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

It is 25 years since Gilead Sciences first established a presence here in Ireland.

There are a whole host of reasons why Ireland has historically succeeded in attracting more than 90 biopharma companies to set up operations here, employing some 45,000 people.