Cutting the ribbon to officially open the new €100 million Pharmaceutical R&D facility at MSD Ballydine, Carrick-on-Suir were, from left: David O’Connell (General Manager, MSD Ballydine); Willie Deese (Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division) and Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. Tipp South TD Mattie McGrath is also pictured fourth from right.
The Carrick-on-Suir area got a badly needed injection of confidence on Thursday last when pharmaceutical giant Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) officially opened its new €100 million Research and Development centre in Ballydine.
“This strategically important development for MSD which brings R&D and high-value jobs to our economy is a significant endorsement of Ireland’s wealth of talent and expertise,” said Taoiseach Enda Kenny, on hand to cut the ribbon.
“The decision by this global healthcare leader to invest in Ireland in order to provide the capability to bring new innovative medicines to market faster is an endorsement of my Government’s strategy to focus on job creation and the knowledge economy.”
