Health News
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Positioning Ireland as a global leader in life sciences
As Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the country stands at a pivotal moment for shaping the future of its life sciences sector. The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), representing the international research‑based industry in Ireland, is calling for a cohesive national Life Sciences Strategy that focuses on...
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Making plasma available where and when it is needed — a game changer for global trauma care
Promoting plasma self-sufficiency and eliminating cold chain delays could transform emergency trauma care. Richard Meehan has heard many horrific and tragic stories from doctors and first responders about preventable deaths caused by uncontrolled bleeding. “You only need to spend three or four minutes with military or civilian clinicians to understand how critical immediate access to...
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Ireland’s growing role in fixing the global pharmaceutical supply chain
Breakthrough treatments such as advanced vaccines and gene therapies are transforming how diseases are treated or cured. However, these bring a new challenge: safely transporting highly sensitive medicines across the globe. Unlike traditional pharmaceuticals, many modern medicines must be kept within strict temperature ranges throughout their journey from manufacturing sites to hospitals or pharmacies. Even...
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Smart factory, faster care for rare disease
It takes patients an average of 4.8 years and 7.3 specialist visits to receive a rare disease diagnosis. In rare disease medicine manufacturing, every second matters. Advanced biologics and global distribution create a high‑stakes balancing act: pioneer scientific discovery, protect quality and get medicines to patients faster. Scaling ultra‑rare therapies presents unique challenges: small batches,...
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Why strategic facilities management delivers for the life science sector
Providing facilities management services in highly regulated life science environments is a challenge, but one that can be solved with technology, training and forward-thinking. We give operatives access to data via digital tools, but they must have the expertise and judgement to interpret that data properly. Facilities management is an absolutely critical function that has...
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Solving cold chain challenges in the biopharmaceutical sector
Ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage is essential, directly influencing research outcomes, manufacturing efficiency and the safe preservation of biological materials. Q: What organisations typically face ULT storage challenges? Any organisation using ULT freezers for applications other than stable, long-term storage will face challenges with cold-wall technology. In life sciences, biotech companies, contract development and manufacturing organisations...
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Why digitalisation is Ireland’s real medtech advantage
Digitalisation is no longer a supporting act in medtech — it’s moving to the core. Across Europe, the medical technologies sector has endured regulatory tightening, supply-chain-related stress and geopolitical uncertainty. Yet Ireland’s medtech industry has emerged not only as resilient, but as increasingly strategic because it’s prepared to embrace digital transformation at scale. AI has...
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Research’s role in life science evolution
Ireland has grown into a knowledge economy powerhouse, particularly in life sciences. Strategic investments and partnerships can help advance research and innovation in this area. Ireland’s research and innovation story is one of transformation and achievement. It has become a knowledge economy powerhouse, particularly in life sciences, and boasts the highest university graduation rate globally....