“ Ireland is one of the top five MedTech manufacturing hubs in the world, employing more than 29,000 people across 450+ companies. ”
In Conversation
“ We want to be a meaningful player and transforming our organization is one of our key objectives. That means we have to constantly open our minds… ”
Interview: Julie O’Neill – Executive Vice President, Global Operations, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Ireland
“ Our goal is always to deliver for patients – we cannot put ourselves in a situation where we are unable to meet our patients’ demand for… ”
Interview: Dr. Catherine Chammartin – Director General, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), Switzerland
“ We aim to find the optimal balance of IP protection in order to encourage innovation without stifling development. ”
Interview: Prof. Mark Ferguson – Director General, Science Foundation Ireland; Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland
“ Ireland is on a fantastic trajectory in terms of our innovative output and the quality of Irish science, which have both been improving steadily year on… ”
“ The HPRA is very strict relative to other regulators, meaning if you get a license granted by them it is good enough for the FDA in the… ”
Interview: Killian O’Driscoll – Projects Director, National Institute of Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT), Ireland
“ This proposed center would likely have a strong impact in terms of pharmaceutical research and manufacturing ”
“ Fundamentally, we want IDA Ireland to be the catalyst to support the growth of strong sectors such as biopharma, medtech and tech and then position Ireland… ”
“ Switzerland was actually a natural choice to start-up operations because the local ecosystem is well geared up to supporting a highly specialized activity ”
Interview: Dr. Leisha Daly – Country Director, Janssen; President, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), Ireland
“ We have expanded the basket of countries that Ireland references, from 9 to 15 ... increased the existing government rebate from 4 percent to 5.25 percent in the community… ”
Interview: Philippe Choukroun – Managing Director & Patricia Hatesuer – Head Life Sciences, Agence d’Attractivité de l’Alsace (AAA), France
“ Alsace is attractive for research programs, scientists, and companies that want to be close to areas of excellence. This is our competitive advantage. ”
“ The Institute of Neuropathology’s mission is to better understand the basic mechanisms and causes of neurological diseases. ”