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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Biometrix, an Israeli company which produces medical aids, is building its second factory in Samorin in Slovakia. Thanks to the new investment, 120 new jobs will be created there. According to Biometrix manager, the business expansion is attributed to moving some of Biometrix production from other EU countries to Slovakia. The company has been producing infusion tubes, catheters and blood pressure monitoring devices in Samorin for about 10 years. It presently employs 150 employees. The new factory should start the production during 2018.
Sources
13 March 2018: Daily Trend
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Biometrix, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 93729, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93729.