Archive for the ‘Medical Device Manufacture’ Category
Monday, December 21st, 2009
A New Year and New Science Jobs are expected to increase. Last year American firms were the largest investors in
Intel- One of Ireland Inc's Largest R&D Investors
Ireland inc with nearly 2000 additional jobs created across a range of manufacturing and technical service sectors. The US has invested almost $150 Billion in Ireland in the past year with major investments from Intel, Boston Scientific, Teleflex, Pfizer, HP and Abbott to name a few. This investment is showing no immediate sign of diminishing.
Almost 100, 000 people are in full time emplopyment with US multinationals counting for almost 70% of IDA backed projects throughout Ireland with close to 600 firms covering Biopharma, medical devices, semiconductors, precision engineering, software, telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals, Project Management and Engineering firms providing high end design and technical skills that will be the basis for Irelands future smart economy.
2009 was with out doubt one of the hardest years Ireland has endured economically but we possess a wealth of technical and knowledge based skills that translate and compete internationally with the best and brightest from the US, Germany, Japan and Singapore.
R&D invetsment in Ireland both Nationally and internationally has also grown which indicates a level of confidence in the future that looks beyond the recession we have experienced to date. We are definately not out of the woods yet but we can see through the trees to the light beyond. Knowledge will light the way to a brighter future.
Tags: Abbott, biopharma, Boston Scientific, HP, Intel, Medical Devices, pfizer, Pharmceuticals, R&D, science jobs, semiconductors, Teleflex
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Medical Device Manufacturing- Product Development- R&D
A €30 million investment in medical devices, R&D and facilities has been made by three seperate multinationals located at three seperate locations around Ireland. This is a superb vote of confidence in Irish R&D and is yet another example of the commitment shown by multinationals to their Irish operations that will see them into and beyond 2010 .
Merit Medical Systems, Sanmina and Baxter Healthcare will continue their FDI investment program of over €30 Million in further R&D and facilties expansion projects and cover a number of disparate projects.
Merit who manufacture proprietory disposable medical devices for diagnostic and interventional procedures worldwide will be investing €20 million in a new product and upgrading others at their Galway manufacturing facility. This will lead to greater diversity and enhancements in the current production facilities and product lines and add considerable value .
Baxter Healthcare will add a €5.5 Million new CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plant to their Castlebar plant which will account for almost 75% of its energy requirements and reduce their operating costs substantially.
Elsewhere in the country, Sanmina in Fermoy are investing €10 million in their electronic medical devices manufacturing facility. Fermoy is seen as the leading R&D facility within Sanmina and will be enhancing and further developing the current R&D facilities to account and cover for outsourced design, development and manufacturing for OEM (Original Engineering Manufacturing) Clients. Sanmina will now employ just under 500 persons as a result of this investment and indicates the continued level of importance placed on the Fermoy facility within the Sanmina corporate structure.
Happy 2010 to all!
Tags: disposable medical devices, Electronic Medical Devicves, Medical Devices Manufacturing Jobs, R&D
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Irish R&D competing and contributing globally
Ireland is punching above it’s weight as its continues to gather more than its share of foreign direct investment in Research and Development. FDI for R&D for the majority of countries worldwide is down by 30% yet Ireland continues to attract major R&D funding from global investors. As previously stated in this blog, as disparate technologies such as medical devices, ICT, biopharma and pharma converge, commercial opportunities continue to expand and Ireland has positioned itself excellently to take advantage.
Nanotechnology is one field that because of significant recent developments within life sciences technologies is expected to grow in business opportunities worldwide to a figure of just over $3 Trillion from a figure of just under $150 Billion by 2015.
As things stand currently, Ireland is competing strongly against significant international established players such as Israel, Singapore, Germany and the US and yet we continue to gain a considerable portion of international funding available for investment.
Last year alone 80% of all Irish exports were life science or IT related. Of this Multinationals contributed to 73% of R&D spent in the country with €19 Billion of this expenditure spent directly in the Irish economy.
Impressive figues and statistics by any interpretation and a clear indicator that Ireland continues to attract high value projects and opportunities for high skill, high value jobs. Given the current economic climatic conditions we are experiencing this is very good news indeed-long may it continue.
Tags: ICT, Life Science, Medical Devices, Nanotechnology, R&D, Research and Development
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
NanoDevice Micromesh
Nanodevice Medical Devices Make Big News in Ireland. As previously mentioned on this blog, Medical devices continue to be a major center of growth and activity both in R&D and job creation for the Irish economy. But allied to this power house another developing science is begining to make itself felt. Nanoscience is rapidly converging and combining with the BioPharma and Medical device sectors which were once seen as distinct and completely sepperate branches of science and are now adding incredible synergies. Medical devices and biopharma products are now being enhanced and expanded far beyond their existing or previously envisioned applications into new and advanced medical or clinical applications. They have also opened up completly new research vistas undreamt of less than five years ago.
Nanoscience adds a different dimension or perhaps microdimension to products such as medical devices that allows them to operate at the subatomic level. For instance, as we see with most medical devices at present they operate as simple tools treating the symptoms of ailments whereas we are already witnessing the application of nanoscience to medical devices that will very soon actually allow them to actively cure an illness.
Specifically we can envisage the usage of nano robots that can heal tears in arteries unreachable by contemporary surgery techniques. Additionally early research is already being undertaken with the development of gold plated nano drugs capable of functioning as effectively as a smart bio weapon, guided precisely and unerringly to the point of infection such as cancerous tumours doing away with debilitating chemo or radiation therapy.
Added together, medical devices, ICT and Biopharma employ over 130,000 people emphasising their importance to the nation as a significant economic driver. Given the global market for nanoscience products is over €3 Trillion Dollars, or to localise this figure, last year Ireland exported over €150 Billion in goods and services, of this 10% were nanoscience enabled or related products or €15 Billion. By 2015 this figure could be as much as €30 Billion.
Small wonder then that as this sector continues to grow in importance, it will continue to be a beacon of hope in a time of unprecedented economic gloom.
Tags: biopharma, Cancer Research, Engineering jobs, Gold, ICT, Ireland, Irish Economy, Jackie Brown Medical, Medical Devices, Medical Jobs, Nano Drugs, nanodevice, Nanoscience, R&D, Science applications, science jobs, Technical Jobs
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Quality and Regulation relies on feedback- good or bad.
Whats the use of complaining? Complaints handling in the medical devices manufacturing inustry is a profession in itself. Complaints can be an indication of quality of product and service which can in turn be indicators of good or bad manufacturing and service processess that require review and improvement.
There will always be a level of complaints and these complaints are an excellent source of unbiased feedback that can help improve products and provide a viewpoint sepperate to those who are so close to the immediate manufacturing process of product that they may not see the woods for the trees.
Complaints are also a good way to ensure that complacency doe snot creep in and that the company and its employees continue to strive for improvements beyond the simply adequate. After all who wantst to have an average product or service experience when you can have an excellent product or service?
So the next time you complain think of the impact and contibution you have on the world around you.
Tags: Complaint, customer complaints, Feedback, Jackie Brown Medical, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Medical sales, process, Product, QA/RA, Quality Engineers, Regulatory compliance, science jobs, service
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Medical Device Product R&D
What does it take to be Head of R&D? To be head of R&D in a major medical device company, the ideal candidate for this role generally needs to be capable of leading engineers, scientists and technicians usally being cogniscent of efforts taking place at various sites both at home in Ireland and around the globe. They also need to communicate effectively between the sales and marketing front end of the business as well as the R&D Facilities.
Commercially R&D Managers need to review the market competition and to give the R&D function pragmatic, realistic and practical product projects to bring them to the market. Within the medical device sector this will also involve working closely with doctors and key opinion leaders to identify and progress new technologies, to improve existing product designs and to seek new clinical applications for existing technologies.
R& D Managers direct engineering operations and carry out scientific assessments of new technologies, products, concepts and applications and solutions. They work very closely with QA/Regulatory affairs to define the transfer over of these products to manufacturing operations. R&D Managers also heavily influence the tactical and strategic direction of the companies they work for through the sharing of their technical knowledge and the guidance and influence they have on people, programs and technology
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
The Global Demand for Medical Device R&D continues to Grow
Research and Development Managers are in growing demand in Ireland today. Several major multinational companies are urgently seeking Senior R&D Managers, Directors and Engineers for prestigeous positions in the highly active Irish Medical Device, pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Microbiology and Electronics manufacturing industries.
Allied to these positions, there also appears to be an increasing demand for related positions such as Head of R&D, Director of R&D, R&D Engineers, Regulatory Compliance Managers, Product Development Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Validation and Quality professionals which is good news for professionals seeking R&D jobs, Medical Device Manufacturing jobs , Life Science Jobs, Irish R&D recruitment and in the science professionals recruitment market as a whole as this is a clear indicator that Ireland is continuing to perform competitively despite the extremely poor general global economic climate.
Tags: Biopharmaceuticals, Director Research and Development Jobs, Electronics, Irish Life Science Jobs, Irish Medical Device Association, Irish R&D Recruitment, Irish Science Jobs, Jackie Brown Medical, Life Sciences, Medical Devices Research & Development, Microbiology, Mulinational Medical Device Manufacturing Jobs, Orthopaedics, Pharmaceuticals, QA Jobs, QC Jobs, R AND D Engineer, R&D Engineer Jobs, R&D Manager, R&D Manager Jobs, R&D Recruitment, Regulatory compliance Manager jobs, Research and Development Manager, science jobs, Senior R&D Manager Jobs
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Research and Development in Biotechnology
R&D continues to witness increasing growth despite the downturn taking place in Ireland as new announcements have continued to be made by multinational companies involved in areas such as Medical Devices, Biopharma and Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
R&D or Research and Development has resulted in greater career prospects at home for Irelands science and technical professionals who continue to gain international respect for their work in fields as diverse as polymer technology, advanced medical products, telecommunications software and hardware.
As a result there has been a major increase in demand for R&D managers, R&D Engineers and Research associates carrying out front line research which has had the spin off effect of an increase in demand for Quality Assurance Managers and Engineers in addition to Regulatory Affairs professionals who form part of the collective support structure required for this ever increasing technical environment.
Recruitment is brisk and demand for science professionals for all these sectors is steadily increasing at a pace that seems to defy the current economic trend. Long may it continue
Tags: biopharma, Irish Jobs, Irish recruitment agencies, manufacturing engineer MNC, Medical Devices, Medical Jobs, myscience jobs, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics professionals, Polymer Engineers, Polymer technology, QA Engineers, R&D, R&D Engineer, R&D Manager, Regulatory Affairs, research, Research and Development, Rsearch and Development, science jobs, Scientists
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Medical Device Components
Research and Development (R&D) investment continues to increase by major multinational companies operating in Ireland today. In particular there have been several major investments announced within the Irish Medical Device manufacturing industry. Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Teleflex have indicated sizable investments in their research facilities based in Ireland that have positive long term implications for jobs already established here and for future investment that can only add to the technological career opportunities available for R&D, Quality, Materials, Product development and Tooling/ Moulding Engineers. These professionals; particular those with expertise in Processing, Polymers and advanced Plastics, will be required to support these projects and future advanced research projects which are at the heart of some of the most sophisticated medical devices manufactured anywhere in the world.
Needless to say, these are careers that are both well paid, and with considerable promotional prospects that are not confined to traditional Irish manufacturing industries but also offer possibilities far beyond these shores and in other allied industries such as BioPharmaceuticals and semiconductor to name a few. Irish Recruitment agencies have not been slow to recognize this and are now actively supporting it as a core industrial sector.
Tags: Boston Scientific, Injection Moulding, Jackie Brown Medical, Manufacturing Engineer, Medical Devices, Medtronic, Polymer Engineering, process engineering, QA Engineer, R&D, recruitment, Research and Development, science jobs, Teleflex, Tooling & Moulding, Tooling and Moulding
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
A Mechanical Commissioning Engineer ensures his harness in safely in place.
Good morning and welcome to My science jobs with news that we have a green light for green jobs.
Recently at the IRCSET (Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology) symposium, the Irish government with the backing of Major Multinationals such as Intel and Microsoft and supported by sustainable Energy Ireland, have made a commitment to drive greater resources into the Smart economy.
In paticular this will be in the areas of Green IT and Green Tech jobs.
This commitment will include:-
Ensuring the supply of highly skilled talent and the supply of high achieving graduates up to Phd level.
Investing heavily in research and development and enhancing the environment between Academic and market facing commercial interests.
Implementation of a “Green Deal” and moving towards Green Renewable Energies and away from Fossil fuel energy programs.
Promoting Green Collar jobs and Green Enterprise.
Within the Green Collar Jobs sector there are a number of employment possibilities covering such aspects as energy production as well as conservation not simply related to areas such as wind turbine manufacture. Opportunities here exist for a wide variety of professional engineers such as:- Precision Tooling Engineers, Toolmakers, Mechanical, Electrical, Automation and Manufacturing Engineers.
R&D carried out in Ireland has also led to the development and manufacture of micro turbines that can produce electrical energy in even the smallest of wind environments and as a result have made them cheaper to manufacture and increasingly attractive to a wider range of customers both domestic as well as commercial. The implications for the marketing and sale of these devices and the possibility for increases in employment growth is therefore significant.
Here we can see opportunities for Moulding Engineers, Project Managers and Project Engineers in addition to Systems and Telecommunications Engineers
Additionally, in areas such as inteligent lighting systems that detect the level of ambient light and switch of lights when they are not needed. These specific inteligent public lighting systems are already in operation in Germany and are being looked at with keen interest by Intel who have been quick to see their application globally, these too are manufactured here in Ireland.
Again we have seen there has bene an increase in the demand for manufacturing, QA/QC, Mechanical and Tooling Engineers as well as Project Managers, Mechanical and Electrical Technicians, Equipment Engineers, Schedulers and Planners as demand is expected to increase.
Green Tech and Green Research & Development then offers considerable long term employment prospects for native Irish engineering talent. For further information on Green jobs in the green technology and Green R&D jobs, stay tuned or visit Jackie Brown Medical for further recruitment opportunities in a host of new technology sectors such as Medical Device jobs, Manufacturing jobs, Engineering jobs and science jobs.
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