Medial company Edwards Lifesciences will create 250 additional jobs in Limerick over the next four years, it was announced. The jobs will be created as the company is expanding their Castletroy facility which will bring the total number of employees to 850.
The company had announced a €160 million investment at the facility back in 2019.
Edwards Lifesciences opened the plant at Castletroy today, which makes new therapies and technologies for patients suffering from heart valve disease.
The company has also had operations at a facility in the Shannon Freezone for the past three years and across the region the company now employs 250 people.
“Our announcement illustrates the continued growth of our company globally and demonstrates our confidence to the Mid-West of Ireland,” said Michael A Mussallem, Chairman and Chief Executive of Edwards Lifesciences.
“By expanding our presence in the area, we aim to create a hub for Europe and bring us closer to the patients in the region who will receive these life-saving therapies. It’s an enormous vote of confidence in the Mid-West region and the talent, skills and experience on offer here,” he added.
Source: RTE News