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IDA Ireland is the Irish Government's inward investment promotion agency responsible for the attraction and development of foreign direct investment in Ireland. Today Ireland is the European location of choice for global life science companies because it is seen as a business location where the workforce, as well as being highly qualified, has a unique capacity to improve, to innovate and to initiate new ideas, new processes and new ways of working that can make business more dynamic, more efficient and ultimately more profitable.
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Aerial view of Wyeth's operation in Ireland
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Aerial view of GlaxoSmithKline, Cork
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Recent data from Oco Monitor indicates that Ireland is the most attractive location for Life Sciences foreign direct investment in Europe - receiving a quarter of all such investment.
Ireland is home to companies such as, Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Centocor, Elan, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Johnson & Johnson, Schering-Plough and Wyeth to name a few.
IDA Ireland continues to play its part in winning these high quality investments. In partnership with a wide array of national stakeholders, IDA continues to position Ireland as the innovation led and knowledge-based economy of choice for global investment.
To find out how Ireland can help you bring your knowledge-based business to peak performance, email us at idaireland@ida.ie or log on to our website.