CONTENTS
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 03
Foreword 04
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and
Employment, Micheál Martin TD
Overview 06
A profile of the industry and its
prospects
Medicines 10
Where jobs fit into the
development cycle
Human resources 12
Directors share their views
Education 14
Third-level courses
Working in innovation 16
R&D employees
Working in marketing 18
Getting products to customers
Working in production 20
In the hub of the industry
Working in biotechnology 22
A growing area
Investment 24
Science Foundation Ireland’s priorities
and a new biopharma centre
Commercialisation 26
An innovative SME and the
Enterprise Ireland view
Services 28
Technology, legal and manufacturing
supports
Technology 30
Track-and-trace systems