Posts Tagged ‘Research and Development’
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Science Jobs in Engineering
Science Jobs are engineering the future in Ireland today as the demand for R&D Engineers, Polymer Engineers, QA/RA Engineers and openings for senior professionals such as, Head of Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs Specialists and Scientists continues to increase despite the economic downturn.
In particuar Research and Development investment from inward and outward sources has trebled in the past 10 years and is now at €2.6 billion or almost 1.7% of GNP. Intelectual property rights within the pharmaceutical, medical devices, software and ICT manufacturing industries are now being given serious consideration as a major and strategic contributor to Ireland’s economy which as a revenue generator has a far greater long term financial generational potential than energy resource such as offshore oil and gas which todate have proved so far to be both costly and disappointing.
With the advent of the internet, Ireland has found its engineers and scientists research and design skills are now open for trade with the world and unlike natural resources are only limited by the numbers we educate and train in our universities and colleges.
To this end, Ireland has already begun a move away from depending on the goodwill or self interest of overseas multinationals and is now making provision for the future itself by strategically identifying those industries and markets worldwide that our native human resource skills can be applied to and to gain our financial share of a global market that numbers in the Trillions of Euros.
As previously mentioned Ireland is already at an advanced stage of exploiting opportunities within the global nano technology markets that combine hybrid technolgies such as biopharma -nanobots, programable drugs and micro medical devices.
Instead of being discouraged by the limitations of what resources we have had in the past, Ireland is now positively assessing what we do have and the futher potential we have by shaping the world around us to our advantage to engineer the future.
After all the description of Ireland in the past as that as the Island of Saints and Scholars is not far from what we would wish overseas investors seeing Ireland anew as, the Isle of R&D.
Tags: biopharma, ICT manufacturing industries, Intelectual property rights, Medical Devices, micro medical devices. Engineers and scientists, nanobots, nanotechnolgy, pharmaceutical, Polymer Engineers, programable drugs, QA, R&D Engineers, Regulatory Affairs specialists, research and designIreland, Research and Development, science jobs, Scientists, software
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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 23rd, 2009
A Greener Nuclear Future?
Ireland Going Nuclear may not be such a remote possibility that such Green luminaries as John O’Gorman might like to think.
Given current energy considerations such as peak oil and the fact that Ireland is at the end of a very long Gas distribution pipeline network that for all intents and purposes Russia controls at will.
As has already been seen in the recent past, Russia often uses this facility (conveniently during winter) to let Europe know who controls the tap, especially when you dont like vocal comments or criticism being made about invading neighbour states.
Given these considerations and that Green house gasses are still rising Natural Gas can no longer be seen as a green or safe supply alternative.
Oil and Coal are much less of a green option given the high carbon content of coal and the rising costs of Oil- which as previously mentioned is at (depending on your viewpoint), or already past peak which inevitably means higher cost which will eventually diminish in supply to the point of being a non viable fuel alternative in a strategic or national energy supply sense
What about wind turbines?
Yes Wind turbines do help but we have too few and they do not as yet supply in either quantity or reliable amounts the energy that Ireland needs. Alternatives are being explored including wave power, but these will take time to come on stream-so to speak.
This brings us back to Nuclear- how moral is the argument for not using Nuclear electricity generated directly in Ireland if you are prepared to accept it being imported from Britain which is now building ten new nuclear power plants-seven of which will be located on the Western Irish Sea Cost of Britain.
We may not like Nuclear Power but in the cold dark winters ahead-it may be seen as the only bright light on the Horizon
Tags: Alternative Energy, electricity generation, Energy, energy projects, Irish Sea, myscience jobs, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Britain, Oil and Gas, R&D, Research and Development, Russia, science jobs, Wave Power, Wind Power, Wind Turbine
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
3- 5 years from Killing Cancer
Killing Leukaemia has been the objective of Cancer Research Scientists for decades. Today that objective has come a step closer with the announcement in the international journal, Cancer Research , that TCD in partnership with the University of Sienna have discovered a new drug called PBOX-15 capable of killing cancerous cells in adult patients with poor prognosis.
R&D is still at an early stage however with development of a viable drug between 3- 5 years from being produced according to Professor Mark Lawlor of TCD’S school of medicine. The study itself involved research across the disciplines of molecular, chemistry and biochemistry at TCD together with contributions from Research colleagues in Belfast City Hospital, Siennna and St James Hospital Dublin.
Tags: academic research, Belfast City Hospital, Biochemistry Research, Cancer Research, Drug research, Hospital, Leukaemia, Molecular Biology, R&D, Research and Development, Scientific Research, Scientists, Sienna University, St James Hospital, TCD R&D, Trinity College Dublin, University
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Flat.. or Round? - For and against Science
For and against Science? This is apparently the image presented at the Global Irish Economic Forum by Green Minister Eamonn Ryan who on the one hand wants to promote Green technology but on the other hand wants to have Ireland declared a country where all food items linked to GM will be banned.
Not only does this appear to be impractical but it also seriously detracts from Ireland’s reputation as a country that is open to scientific research in all fields of research and development.
When so much of our economy today rests on exploring all aspects and branches of scientific research and development- and more relevantly the appliance of science, it is baffling to see the logic underlying the green party ministers proposals.
Why should one aspect or application of science be more or less deserving of merit than another?
Given the increase in the human population in the past twenty years alone, climate changes leading to less and less useable land given over to agriculture, crops will need to be hardier and different kinds of crops will need to be developed to meet just some of these challenges.
To take a dubious moral high ground that seeks to ignore and discredit a complete strand of science and the scientific and practical benefits of genetically modified foods is ignorant and shortsighted. Worse it is stating to the Scientific World that we do not understand the very basis of science and do not have any credibility in claiming to be a progressive and pro-scientfic country.
GM research and development (R&D)has real scientific merit and the potential to create jobs where this country desperately needs them.
If we declare Ireland a GM free zone, then also we deny reality and pass opportunity to our competitors who will surely reap the rewards. We will also contribute further to the brain drain that is becoming more and more a threat to the Irish Scientific Research community.
But perhaps science and reason will yet prevail- after all there was a time when people believed the Earth was flat…
Tags: Agriculture, appliance of science, brain drain, Genetically Modified, GIEF, GM, Green Jobs, Green Science, Irish Jobs, R&D, research, Research and Development, science jobs, technology 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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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Polymer applications appear to be limited only by our imagination
Polymer Engineering is one of the more exotic engineering disciplines which has expanded and developed a critical function within the medical device manufacturing sector in the past 15 years.
What is polymer engineering? Polymer Engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the analysis, design and modification of polymer materials and involves aspects of a variety of the pertochem industry including structure and characterisation as well as compounding, properties and processing of polymers and their applications.
These are then divide into thermoplastics and thermosets, the latter being consisting of resins and polyesters which can be used in composite materials which have applications in aerospace and automotive products etc.
Thermoplastics tend to have low density characteristics including transparencywhich makes them ideal for medical devices such as blood bags, syringes or contact lenses (PET or polypropylene).
Elastomers are ploymers with low tensile moduli and are excellent for vibration absorbtion and damping and have applications in areas of products such as Tyres.
Recruitment prospects then for polymer engineers are quiet good even despite the economic downturn as several industries have considerable demand in their manufacturing processes for polymer or process engineers who are key to the manufacture of advanced medical devices or automotive components or indeed for further scientific Research and Development.
Tags: aerospace, applications, automotive, compounding, elastomers, Injection Moulding, Manufacturing Engineer, materials engineer, Moulding, Moulding Engineer, PET, Plastics, polymer scientist, QA Engineer, Quality Manager, R&D, Research and Development, Syringe Manufacture, Thermoplastics, Tooling Engineer
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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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