Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; Midland; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Westmeath
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 March 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2010
Foreseen end date
1 March 2014

Description

It has been announced that as many as 250 new jobs are to be created at the PPD pharmaceutical plant, which is in the process of opening a new drug testing laboratory in County Westmeath. About 50 of the new jobs are currently commencing at the new Athlone facility, which will continue the co-ordination of clinical trials for some of the world's top drug manufacturers. In relation to this, PPD has already recruited laboratory support staff from graduate pools at Athlone Institute of Technology.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), PPD, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 70253, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70253.