Sectoral Strengths - Biopharmaceuticals

SECTORAL STRENGTHS Biopharmaceuticals

Ireland Sectoral Strengths Biopharmaceuticals

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Ireland Sectoral Strengths Biopharmaceuticals

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cross Ireland, the biopharmaceutical sector is reaching new heights. Home to the top ten pharmaceutical companies in the world, we discover, innovate and manufacture new medicines for the international market, making Ireland the third largest exporter of pharmaceuticals globally.

With no less than 75 leading pharmaceutical companies based here, our growing impact in this sector is backed by the biggest wave of investment in new biotech facilities seen anywhere in the world. Now is the time to shape the future of the sector – meet, share ideas, connect with industry experts and take advantage of ground-breaking biopharmaceutical developments in a truly beautiful country.

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€80 billion

in revenue is accounted for by our biopharmaceutical sector each year

€10

billion investment in new biotech facilities

largest exporter of pharmaceuticals globally

67 %

of our export goods came from the biopharmaceutical sector in 2020

Our key biopharmaceutical activities include Manufacturing Research and Development Manufacturing Process Development Regulatory Affairs Supply Chain Management Quality Activities

Clinical Trial Management (CRO) Software Development Global Shared Services Data Centres Digital & Data Analytics Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) Management

Did you know?

Ireland manufactures 5 of the top 20 selling medicines in the world

90 biopharmaceutical plants are located here, 50 of which are FDA-approved

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association is a member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations and follows all international and European regulations and guidelines in relation to the pharma code of ethics for meetings and events

Viagra, one of the world’s most popular drugs, is produced and manufactured in a small town called Ringaskiddy in County Cork; in 2018, they produced over 45 tonnes

Ireland ranked 1st in the world for nanoscience research and 3rd for materials science research

The Irish biopharmaceutical industry employs 30,000 people, and plays a crucial role in the economy of the island

Ireland Sectoral Strengths Biopharmaceuticals

Key Players 1. AbbVie

2. Astra Zeneca 3. Eli Lilly 27 1

4. GSK 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. MSD 7. Novartis 8. Pfizer

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9. Roche 10. Sanofi

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Company Spotlight 7. Novartis

Novartis is one of Ireland’s leading employers in the pharmaceutical industry.

One of the first pharmaceutical companies to locate to Ireland in the 1950s, Novartis currently employs around 1,200 people across two locations in Cork and Dublin.

8. Pfizer

Pfizer employs approximately 3,200 people at six sites in Ireland, across manufacturing, shared services, R&D, treasury and commercial operations. Having invested $7 billion in operations in Ireland since opening the first site in 1969, Pfizer has invested $330 million in the Grange Castle and Ringaskiddy sites in recent years.

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5. Johnson & Johnson

The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has been operating in Ireland since 1940, employing in excess of 2,850 people across three business sectors: Consumer, Medical Devices and Diagnostics Pharmaceuticals.

Professional Associations

14. Biopharmachem Ireland 15. I rish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association 16. Irish Pharmacy Union Research Centres

17. S FI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals 18. A pplied Process Company 11 12 6 14 13 9 2 23 15 7 22 16 19 8 17 18 21

19. C linical Research Development Ireland (CRDI) 20. A dvanced Technology Solutions in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 21. N IBRT – National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training

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22. U niversity College Dublin (UCD) 23. T rinity College Dublin (TCD)

Key Contacts State Bodies

24. U niversity College Cork (UCC) 25. U niversity of Limerick (UL)

11. I DA – Industrial Development Authority

26. N ational University of Ireland Galway (NUIG)

12. Enterprise Ireland

27. I nstitute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo)

13. H ealth Products Regulatory Authority

28. W aterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

Plan your next meeting, conference or incentive experience in Ireland and take full advantage of ground-breaking biopharmaceutical developments set against the backdrop of a truly beautiful country

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