11 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Over 100 jobs set for Galway as leading medical company opens new facility
Located in Westlink Commercial Park, the opening of the new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility marks a 'significant' milestone for the company.
The new facility will create 125 new highly skilled jobs by the end of 2028 and will serve as the central hub to produce the company's Neuromark system.
The Neuromark system is a minimally invasive medical device designed to target the underlying drivers of chronic rhinitis.
The new jobs will range across key functions in engineering, quality control, operations, supply chain management, and sales and marketing.
Originating from the Enterprise Ireland-supported BioInnovate Ireland Programme, Neurent Medical has grown from concept to commercialisation within a decade, emerging as one of Ireland's MedTech success stories.
The official opening event was celebrated with Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton TD and executive director and incoming CEO of Enterprise Ireland Jenny Melia.
Brian Shields, CEO of Neurent Medical, said the company is proud to upgrade its operations in Galway, where the company is headquartered.
'Our new Westlink facility gives us the manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for NEUROMARK, while creating high skilled employment opportunities and contributing to economic vitality in the west of Ireland,' he said.
'As an Irish-founded company, we're excited to manufacture our product locally with the exceptional skills available and deliver Irish-engineered MedTech innovation to the world.'
Ms Melia said the announcement of new jobs for the new Oranmore base shows that Ireland is a research and development leader within the medical device space.
"Supporting Irish companies with the ambition to scale globally is a key priority for Enterprise Ireland and we will continue to work closely with Brian and the team at Neurent Medical to optimise their full international growth potential, creating and sustaining jobs here in the Galway region," she added.
Deputy Naughton noted that Galway is home to eight of the world's top 10 MedTech companies.
"It is also highly notable that this is an Irish company, supported by Enterprise Ireland, and selling into the US market. I have no doubt, given their impressive growth to date, that this will be but one of many major achievements for the company," she added.
