US pharma giant to invest 280 million euros in Irish manufacturing

31 May 2017

Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) has pledged to create 330 new jobs and invest 280 million euros ($314 million) over the next three years at two of its Irish manufacturing sites.

The new jobs, to be created in Carlow and Cork, are as a result of increased global demand for the US pharma giant’s medicines and vaccines produced in Ireland, while the investment will see both sites expand production facilities and capacity to meet that demand.

Merck’s County Cork site is a facility for the development, testing and manufacturing of biologics, specializing in the fermentation, purification and sterile filling of biotech products. More than 200 new hires will be needed to work on treatments including medicines for lung cancer, melanoma, hepatitis C and rheumatoid arthritis.

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