• Activities: Pharma – Biopharma Manufacturing
• Employees in Limerick: 1400

Regeneron’s Limerick facility is its largest biopharmaceutical manufacturing site, producing monoclonal antibodies and other biologics. It focuses on large-scale drug substance manufacturing, process sciences, quality control, and global supply chain operations. The site is expanding to include fill-finish capabilities. Key products include EYLEA®, Dupixent®, and Libtayo®.

Launched in 2014, the Industrial Operations and Product Supply (IOPS) facility is a 37,000 square metre production facility. It is one of the biggest bulk biologics manufacturing facilities in Ireland.

The company has already invested in the site twice since then – first in 2015 and then again in 2017. This brought total investment in the site to $750m.

2020 also saw Regeneron ranked number 6 in Ireland’s Best Workplaces.

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• Activities: Medical Devices – Healthcare
• Employees in Limerick: 980

Cook Medical manufacture minimally invasive technology – aiming to reduce the need for open surgery.

Cook Medical began its Limerick operations in 1996 and has undergone two significant expansions since then.

At this site, the company focuses on the areas of urology, peripheral vascular interventions, and gastroenterology. In addition to manufacturing, the site also hosts R&D and business development teams.

Cook Medical was the winner of the Irish MedTech Company of the Year and Limerick Chamber’s Company of the Year in 2011.

Check out the video below to hear Cook’s Bill Doherty talking about why Limerick is such a great place to do business…

In 2018, Edwards Lifesciences announced an investment of €80m to build a new manufacturing site in Limerick.

In April 2019, the company announced they were doubling their investment to €160m, to create a larger plant on the same site. That doubling of investment was expected to eventually lead to 1,200 new jobs once complete.

The site manufactures “delivery components for its transcatheter heart valve therapies”.

Here’s a video from the IDA, taken on the day of the first announcement, that outlines why Limerick was such an attractive opportunity for the company…

• Activities: Medical Devices – Contact Lenses
• Employees in Limerick: 2100

Johnson & Johnson is the 3rd biggest MedTech company in the world (based on 2022 revenue).

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (previously Vistakon) has had a manufacturing site in Limerick since 1996.

The site operates a largely automated 24/7 production process to produce Acuvue brand contact lenses. There are currently 36 production lines within the Limerick site.

The company has announced multiple investments and expansions of the site in recent years – including two separate €100m investments in 2015 and 2019.

In March 2022, Johnson & Johnson Vision announced a €35m investment to expand manufacturing capabilities, leading to 200 new jobs over the following three years.

Then in September, a further €100m investment was announced to expand manufacturing capacity through the introduction of fully automated flexible manufacturing lines. That expansion is expected to lead to another 80 new jobs.

Watch the video below to see inside the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care plant and hear about the types of staff they employ…

• Activities: Medical Devices – Surgical Implants
• Employees in Limerick: 950

Stryker is the 9th biggest MedTech company in the world (based on 2022 revenue).

The Limerick site is one of five Stryker facilities across Ireland – four manufacturing sites and their R&D innovation centre. The facility at Limerick currently produces Orthopaedic Knees & Bone Cement.

In 2022, Stryker was awarded “Best Sustainable Business” and “Overall Business of the Year” at the Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards.

Check out the video below for a look inside the Stryker Operations & Engineering Building at Limerick…

• Activities: Medical Devices – Catheter & Tubing Device Manufacturing
• Employees in Limerick: 300

Teleflex manufactures single-use medical devices used primarily in critical care and surgery.

The company has had a presence in Limerick since 1983 and this site specialises in extrusion and medical devices.

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