Posts Tagged ‘FDI’

215,000 NEW Science Jobs by 2020

Friday, March 12th, 2010

215,000 NEW Science Jobs by 2020. This is the ambitious plan conceived in a report authored by the Innovation Taskforce.

Laser Research has multiple applications-including telecoms and Internet V.2

Laser Research has multiple applications-including telecoms and Internet V.2

An element of which will involves a comprehensive and revised broadband roll out, a review of  Taxation and Intellectual Property and a strategic review of investment into various domestic and FDI R&D projects incorporating Irish National Technological universities which aims ultimately at turning Ireland into an international innovation hub.

The reports authors who include such luminaries such as Cisco, KPMG, and various high profile software entrepenurs as well as representitives from Enterprise Ireland have given 24 recommendations which will provide a road map for Irelands  technological future.

Key of these recommendations is a change in attitude towards failure  and entrepenureship which it is hopped will provide a spur to Irish  innovation and thus Job creation.

Myscience jobs wishes all success to Irish Entrepeneurs wishing to extend the boundaries of science and  technology, and looks forward to the creation of the next generation of science jobs that can only add to Irelands reputation and future prosperity.

Science Officers Lead The Way

Friday, March 12th, 2010
Chief Science Officers come from a variety of Science backrounds including Pharmacy

Chief Science Officers come from a variety of Science backrounds including Pharmacy

Science Officers Lead The Way in Irelands start up and established Pharmaceutical R&D companies. They provide the scientific backbone of R&D, Regulatory affairs and Pharmacovigilence activity where insight and understanding go hand in hand.

A typical Chief Science Officer will  manage and administer the actvities of other medical drug safety officers, science officers and technical personnel involved first hand in project engineering and the management of  other scientists who may also be Pharmacists engaged in the introduction of new drugs which will also involve vigilence reporting and monitoring of ADR’s and PSUR’s.

Irish Pharmaceutical enterprises are highly engaged in the latest Pharmaceutical drug research and development and it is through the technical and scientific know how of science officers that Ireland has gained significant FDI (Foreign Direct  Investment)

Eight out of ten major internationla biopharma and pharmaceutical multinationals have now sited here in Ireland and this is showing no sign of slowing yet despite the economic downturn.

Investment in new Science jobs

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
New Science Jobs planned for in Medical Devices and Biopharma

New Science Jobs planned for in Medical Devices and Biopharma

Investment in new science jobs are being planned in the areas of Biopharmaceuticals, Medical Device Manufacture, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and Semiconductor manufacturing.

The IDA announced yesterday that their strategic investment plan Horizon 2020 will involve the creation of over one hundred thousand new jobs in the next five years through a combination of nurturing indigenous employers and targeting FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) from the likes of Pfizer, Intel, Teleflex, KCI, Boston Scientific  and HP.

FDI has created over 140, 000 jobs and supports indirectly 240,000 jobs in the economy which has led to expenditure of €19 Billion and payroll of close to €7 Billion.

But has been said before plans are great but action is better- lets hope the IDA plans come to fruition.