Pharmaceutical and Med Device Companies in Dublin

• Over 10,500 people directly employed in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturing
• Home to manufacturing sites for four of the world’s top 15 pharmaceutical companies
• More than 33 companies have manufacturing sites
• Many more have R&D, corporate and business support functions

Dublin consistently ranks as the number one county for available Pharmaceutical and Medical Device jobs in Ireland. 

Read on to find out more…

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Many other companies have significant non-manufacturing operations in areas such as R&D, corporate and business support, clinical research, clinical trials, etc.

🔬 Research & Development

• APC & VLE Therapeutics – Research
• Carrick Therapeutics – Research and Development
• Gilead Sciences – Global Pediatric Drug Development

🏢 Corporate Headquarters & Commercial Offices

• AbbVie – Citywest – Commercial Offices
• Horizon Therapeutics – Headquarters
• Jazz Pharmaceuticals – Headquarters
• Medtronic – Dublin – Corporate Headquarters
• Novartis – Global Services

📊 Support, Business & Pharmaceutical Operations

• Abbott – Support Operations
• Aspen Pharmacare – Pharmaceutical Operations
• Johnson & Johnson – Support Operations
• MSD – Commercial Head Office
• Regeneron – Business Operations
• Uniphar Group – Healthcare Services

💼 Commercial & Customer-Focused Sites

• Bayer – Commercial
• Boehringer Ingelheim – Commercial
• Cardinal Health – Commercial
• Kyowa Kirin – Commercial
• Pfizer – Citywest – Customer Contact Centre
• Pfizer – Ringsend
• Roche – Commercial Operations
• Sanofi – Commercial
• Takeda – Citywest Business Campus
• Takeda – Baggot Street – Global Shared Services

🧪 Clinical Research & Trials

• Icon – Clinical Trials Management
• Parexel International – Clinical Research

• Activities: Medical Devices – Pen Needles
• Employees in Dublin: 350

embecta has operations in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Having operated as a syringe manufacturing site until 1996, it moved into producing pen needles for insulin injection. It is now “the world’s largest pen needle manufacturing plant” (operating 11 different pen needle lines) and has approximately 350 employees.

• Activities: Medical Devices – Medical Diagnostic Equipment
• Employees in Dublin: 450

Siemens is the biggest engineering company in Europe covering sectors including energy, industry, and healthcare. The healthcare division – Siemens Healthineers – focuses on equipment for medical imaging, clinical IT, and lab diagnostics.

Siemens Healthineers is the 4th biggest Medical Device company in the world (based on 2022 revenue).

Siemens has over 600 employees across Ireland including staff in headquarters and sales roles. Siemens Healthineers has a manufacturing plant for diagnostic equipment in Swords, Dublin that is described as a “state of the art manufacturing facility producing and supporting complex medical diagnostics analysers for a worldwide market.”

In January 2023, the company announced a new “centre of excellence for immunoassay instrument research and development” that is expected to bring 100 new jobs to the site.

• Activities: Health Care and Medical Devices and Assemblies
• Employees in Dublin: 650

West Pharmaceutical Services design and produce “integrated containment and delivery systems for injectable medicines”. They work closely with biotechnology, medtech, and pharmaceutical companies to develop and manufacture these systems for new products.

West has had a site in Dublin since 2005. The Mulhaddart facility offers a “single-source solution” by performing design, development, and manufacturing activities. The facilities here were recently expanded to increase manufacturing capacity. 

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What pharma companies are in Dublin?

Dublin is home to many prominent pharmaceutical companies. Some of the key ones include:

• Pfizer – Operates a biologics manufacturing site in Grange Castle.
• Bristol Myers Squibb – Specializes in biologics manufacturing.
• AstraZeneca (Alexion) – Focuses on biologics.
• West Pharmaceutical Services – Designs containment and delivery systems for injectable medicines.
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals – Runs business operations in Dublin.
• MSD – Has six sites across Ireland, including Dublin.
• Novartis – Manages commercial operations, marketing, and sales.
• Bayer – Focuses on marketing, sales, and regulatory affairs.
• AbbVie – Has one manufacturing site. Also oversees commercial operations and engages in R&D collaborations.
• Sanofi – Handles marketing, sales, and patient support programs.
• Eli Lilly – Manages commercial operations and supports R&D initiatives.