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Medical Devices Regulation: EU takes action to facilitate continued availability of certain low-risk medical devices to patients and healthcare systems Brussels, 18 December 2019 – With the approval by the European Parliament yesterday, the European Union (EU) has brought additional clarity regarding the transitional provisions of the Medical De...

Royal College of Surgeons becomes State’s ninth university Dublin institution says change will help it secure top staff, research funding and students The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) has been formally authorised to use the title of ‘university’ for the first time in 235 years. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien Carl O'Brien Education Editor ...

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Biopharma contributes over €73 billion to Irish exports iStock / Getty Images Plus / industryview Matt Moran Director, BioPharmaChem Ireland As global competition for foreign direct investment intensifies, it is vital that the Irish biopharma sector stays at the cutting edge of manufacturing technologies. The biopharma sector now contributes ove...

€11.9 million SFI research collaboration targets precision oncology Irish Charity, Industry and University sector combine forces to improve cancer patient outcomes 26 November: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced an €11.9 million research collaboration in the field of precision oncology, which ...

ontent Studio. It is supported by advertisers who may contribute to the report, but who do not have editorial control. Pharma sector: R&D and special relationship between US and Ireland Industry, academia and State policies ensure life-sciences research prospers in Ireland Danielle Barron In association withAmerican Chamber of Commerce Ireland “...

Dubliner wins Prix Galien 2019 award for pharmaceutical research Prof Brian O’Dowd and colleague invent way to discover drugs that direct receptor proteins to cell nucleus Kevin O'Sullivan Environment & Science Editor An Irish scientist has been awarded the prestigious Prix Galien 2019 award recognising outstanding pharmaceutical research and in...

Employment passes 2.3 million for first time Numbers grow by 2.4% in third quarter Irish Times Eoin Burke-Kennedy The CSO survey showed employment increased in nine of the 14 economic sectors over the year with the largest increase (+12.9 percent +13,000) recorded in the financial, insurance and real estate sector. Photograph: Alan Betson Employ...

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