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Protecting innovation in pharma is in Ireland’s interests In Brussels, the European Commission has tabled a proposal late in its term that would weaken the incentive to produce new medicines and the jobs that come with them. The change, under discussion at meetings this week in Brussels, would mean a shortened patent protection period for new me...

Mylan to launch HIV self-test kit in the Irish market Global generic drugmaker Mylan will this week launch a HIV self-test kit in the Irish market in the first intervention of its kind to aid early detection of the immunodeficiency virus. The Pennsylvania, US, company which operates five facilities in Ireland has already launched the kit in othe...

New drug for recurring malaria By Smitha MundasadGlobal Health Correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria - caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax - which makes 8.5 mill...

Henkel invests €18m to expand Irish R&D capabilities Chemical and consumer goods giant Henkel will spend up to €18 million expanding its research and development (R&D) capabilities as it opens a new 3D printing hub in Tallaght, Dublin. The company which produces brands including Persil, Sellotape, Unibond, Super Glue, RightGuard and Loctite has ...

West Celebrates Official Opening of New Global Manufacturing Facility in Waterford, Ireland and the launch of Westar® Select Component Offering West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, today announced the official opening of its new Waterford, Ireland facility, a ...

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Phibro Announcement Sligo, Ireland. Phibro Animal Health Corporation (Nasdaq: PAHC) today announced plans to establish a biotech facility producing a range of innovative animal health vaccines on the IDA Ireland Finisklin Business Park in Sligo, creating up to 150 jobs over 5 years. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ir...

Our latest CRD video just went live! Here we explain what 'targeted therapy' means. This is an area we've both worked in, where researchers find specific molecules within cancer cells that allow us to more specifically kill them without harming healthy cells as much.

Waterford researchers say nutrients can slow Alzheimer's New research by a team of scientists in Waterford has identified a unique combination of nutrients that they say slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The 18-month study, published in the latest edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, examined the effect of nutritional compo...

Sourcing science funding: What is this €100m SFI project? They say it is a bad idea to look a gift horse in the mouth. I am not sure whether this is because the bestower of the gift might be offended, or some kind of karma arrive to deliver bad luck. However, like many before me, I couldn’t resist looking down the gullet of a gift horse, in the ...