Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; West; West
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Other Manufacturing
32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 April 2022
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2022
Foreseen end date

Description

American multinational medtech company Boston Scientific is to create 300 new jobs at its plant in Galway, following a €100 million investment. The Galway plant activities include advanced product design, research and development and manufacturing of a range of medical devices. Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed the news.

Currently, Boston Scientific has a workforce of more than 6,500 people across its three Irish sites - in Galway, Clonmel and Cork – with 4,150 employed at the Galway site.

The company has started operations in Galway in 1994.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Boston Scientific, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106714, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106714.