GE Healthcare to create 140 new jobs in Carrigtwohill Co Cork

GE Healthcare is to double production capacity at Carrigtwohill facility in $40m investment.

A major $40m investment by GE Healthcare at Carrigtwohill in Cork is expected to dramatically increase the company’s labour force. GE said the new investment, which is supported by IDA Ireland, would position it for growth in developing precision medicine and biopharmaceuticals.

The group, which currently employs close to 500 people, has announced 140 new jobs.

It plans to double the Carrigtwohill’s facility production capacity of medical imaging contrast media fromr 22.5 million to 43 million units per year.

“The life sciences sector continues to thrive in Ireland. This increase in the production of this diagnostic tool is a real endorsement of the Carrigtwohill facility by GE Healthcare. IDA Ireland will continue to target further investment in this sector in the coming months.”

Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland

Established in 1992, GE Healthcare’s Cork facility fills, packs, and distributes contrast media used in medical scans to aid the diagnosis of disease to more than 80 markets internationally.

The units produced at the Cork base are used in medical scans to aid the diagnosis of disease in more than 80 markets internationally.

Contrast media is commonly used during MRI scans and may be ingested by or injected into a patient in order to improve the visibility of the body’s internal structure.

Only three years ago, another $10m was put into the same site, with Paschal McCarthy, MD of global supply chain at GE, calling today’s news a “key development” for the company and the region.

“We are proud to be part of GE Healthcare’s life sciences division as it grows and positions itself to meet the international demand for precision medicine, biologics and other advanced medicines such as cell and immunotherapies.”

“Most importantly, this investment in our facility represents a significant vote of confidence in our people and their commitment to delivering the very best possible products available in the market.”

Paschal McCarthy, MD of Global Supply Chain at GE

Ken Murphy

(Director) BE (Hons), CPIM – Cork Office

Ken Murphy graduated from University College Cork in 1987 with an Electrical Engineering degree before moving to the US as a Network Design Engineer with BellSouth Corporation. His return to Ireland in 1989 heralded a career which concentrated on the multinational sector, and involved working with companies such as Apple Computer, Cabletron, FMC Automotive, Moog, General Semiconductor and Technicolor.

Ken is a specialist in quality management, purchasing, logistics and supply chain management. He has significant expertise and experience in managing the changing demands of the global media, electronics and automotive sectors at operational and project management levels.

Ken leads CareerWise Recruitment’s Cork operations. He has served on local and national committees of IPICS (The Supply Chain Management Institute), CIPD, the Cork Electronics Industry Association (CEIA), and has completed a three-year term as Chair of the UCC Alumni Board.

Ken has recently been elected as a Director of the Cork Chamber for a four year term to help promote business and drive policy objectives for the Cork Region

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