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IN BRIEF
ON SEMICONDUCTOR STRENGTHENS EUROPEAN DESIGN OPERATIONS WITH EXPANDED LIMERICK R&D FACILITIES
ON Semiconductor has moved its Limerick Design Centre into an expanded and technically upgraded campus. The newly acquired state-
of-the-art facilities, located at Limerick’s Raheen Business Park, include 2,000 sq metres of office space and engineering laboratories that are ISO 9001:2010 and ISO 9001:2012 certified. “The new design centre
facility is a valuable expansion of ON Semiconductor’s research and development (R&D) activities in Europe, as we continue to strive to deliver highly integrated, energy efficient power semiconductor solutions to the market,” said John Blake, director of ON Semiconductor’s Limerick Design Centre. “The engineering staff here
now has ready access to a greater array of sophisticated technical resources than were available at our previous 900 sq metre location. We are now better equipped to develop leading-edge products that are differentiated from our competitors’ – solutions possessing higher energy efficiency levels and superior performance characteristics.”
FUGRO ESTABLISHES PHOTONICS GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTRE
Dutch multinational Fugro NV is establishing a new research centre in Park West in Dublin, which could lead to a doubling of its workforce there to 52 by 2014 as its first products are rolled out. The Photonics Global Research
Centre (FAZTech Research) is focused on research and development (R&D) based on a patented optical interrogator and sensing platform for use in harsh environments. Supported by Fugro, FAZTech has
built up the photonics R&D centre in Dublin which has quickly grown to currently employ 26 staff over the past two years. IDA Ireland is supporting the company in this next phase of investment. The Park West centre will involve
wide partnerships with industry and academic partners within Ireland, the EU and the US and is expected to lead to world-class, highly differentiated intellectual property, know-how and products. Projects in the pipeline include
collaboration with the Beaufort Laboratory UCC located at the IMERC Campus in Ringaskiddy, the National Sensor Centre in DCU, Tyndall Research Institute in UCC, the Eindhoven Technical University and the University of Central Florida.
8 INNOVATION IRELAND REVIEW Issue 7 Autumn/Winter 2013
NOVARTIS LOCATING REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES CENTRE IN DUBLIN’S ELM PARK
Novartis is establishing its regional business services centre in the Elm Park Business Campus in Dublin. Earlier this year, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant announced plans to establish a regional business services centre in Dublin to consolidate commonly used services such as digital marketing, training and medical writing. Since April, the centre has been operating in the existing Novartis Beech Hill Office Campus in Dublin. “We are excited about the new facility
and are pleased to continue to invest in Ireland through the creation of high quality jobs,” said Darren Glynn, site head, Dublin Business Solution Centre. “The Elm Park location proved to be
the best fit for Novartis because of the comprehensive services available and the transportation infrastructure.” The new centre will be the fourth
Novartis Ireland location. The company currently operates manufacturing and development facilities in Ringaskiddy and Model Farm Road in Cork, and its commercial operations are in Clonskeagh, Dublin. The Dublin centre will be run by Global
Business Services (GBS), an organisation formed within Novartis Pharmaceuticals to deliver shared business services activities through service centres. GBS operates another service centre in Hyderabad, India.
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