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beginning construction on new quality control labs and process sciences building at the Limerick site, housing Regeneron’s team of specialists in commercial manufacturing, process sciences, quality assurance, quality control and supply chain, supported by the IT, human resources, finance and procurement functions. “Certainly the talent, the can-do attitude
[in Ireland] is something that has been talked a lot about at Regeneron,” says Ivor. “Everyone has been impressed with the ability of our Irish colleagues to roll up their sleeves and get the site up and running. “We’ve been lucky on a number of fronts
Regeneron’s 400,000 sq ft production facility.
in that we’re based in the Midwest so we’ve been able to provide an opportunity for experienced candidates–people from north Kerry, Clare, Tipperary who were finding Dublin or Cork unaffordable and congested. Limerick provided a good opportunity for experienced people to come back and bring up their families here where housing is more affordable and the quality of life is better. We’ve had a lot of success in attracting people from these locations and hiring from abroad the Irish diaspora. Niall [O’Leary, Vice President and Site Head, IOPS Raheen] himself spent a number of years in Massachusetts and is happy to be back home in Ireland.” Niall O’Leary underlines why the location
contributes to the success of the company, as the perfect midway point between the US
relationships with key contacts, such as Dr Mary Shire, Vice President of Research at UL and Des Fitzgerald, President of UL, and invited the students to tour the facility: “It has opened their eyes about Regeneron and the opportunities that exist here. Seeing it in real terms has been beneficial in terms of showing the students the scale of the facility and it has made the whole process a lot more real for them. Our partnership with UL is important because they deliver the skilled graduates we need today and into the future.” He continues, “We’ve doubled down our
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efforts with them and we doubled in size the scale of our internship programme last year which is feeding talent for the future for 2019 and beyond. This year we will have over 70 interns on site.”
THE RIGHT PLACE The company first came to Ireland in 2013, opening its first international location with an office in Dublin, and investing in the Limerick IPOS site, which commenced construction in 2014. The Dublin team is a
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“The can-do attitude is something that
has been talked a lot about at Regeneron. Everyone has been impressed with the ability of our Irish colleagues to roll
up their sleeves and get the site up and running.”
multifunctional group consisting of clinical operations, regulatory affairs, external manufacturing,
risk management,
procurement and commercialisation, as well as finance and other administrative functions. By 2015, Regeneron was celebrating the
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and European partners; “Limerick offers an exceptionally good location for US multinationals. Located just 30 minutes from Shannon Airport with a five-hour time difference from New York, Ireland is also a midway point for US executives linking into our partners, such as Bayer in Germany and Sanofi in France. “We are very proud of the role we have
played in being a catalyst for growth in the Midwest region. We attribute our success to the support we’ve received from the IDA, Limerick City Council, local education institutions and the incredible talent of our workforce.” The future looks bright for Regeneron in
Limerick and Ivor agrees, concluding, “The workforce, the available talent and the pipeline of talent in the future has given us confidence in terms of our growth plans into the future. “Our organisation is now more mature and
is moving from a start-up mentality to focus on building an enduring culture and a great place to work experience for employees.”
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