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Where else?

Ireland

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IRELAND,WHEREELSE?


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Where else?Ireland is open forbusiness


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As uture economic, nancial &social paradigms evolve, inventiveIreland gears up to new challenges

& oers vibrant possibilities or growth.IDA Ireland, Irelands investmentpromotion agency, invites you toshare in the benets o a smarteconomy uelled by adaptable peoplewho share an optimistic world view

IrelandWhere else?Where you will nd the optimum match or your

corporate ambitions and the desire and capabilities

to make things happen.


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Where Ireland iscoming romIreland starts rom a position o strength. Irelands

strategic position at the central axis between the

American and European continents places it right

at the heart o the trading world. The track record

o IDA Ireland in attracting and developing

relationships with the worlds leading corporates is

second to none. Today Ireland is one o the worldsmost global countries in terms o political, economic

and technological integration. Over the last decade,

the Irish economy has grown aster than anywhere

else in Europe.

Thats where Ireland is coming rom.

Are you coming with us?

Location53N 08WSize70,273 sq kmPopulation 4.4 million

% o Population under 2534%CurrencyEuro


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Source o ForeignDirect Investment in Ireland2008

Where Ireland ischangingThe population is 4.4 million and rising. 60%

live in urban centres and towns, and 40% in rural

areas. English is the universal spoken language.

The Irish learn well and live long; literacy and

lie-expectancy levels are among the highest in

the world. Ireland is a long-time member o the

European Community, the Euro is the currency.

Changing Ireland trades with the world. Gross

Domestic Product is in excess o 184 billion

(2008) per annum 68% o which comes rom

the Services sector, 30% rom Industry and 2%

rom Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

Contemporary Ireland is multicultural and

multilingual, a vibrant society living in a beautiul,

sae environment.

The capacity or transormation is at the core o

Irelands economy. Irelands success story continues

to evolve rom that o a location based originally

on manuacturing through to todays model o the

Smart Economy built on the dual strengths o

innovativeness and entrepreneurship.

USA

EuropeAsia-PacicRest o World

47%

43%5%5%


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Where smart thinking &positive thinking combine

Irish Government policy is determinedly and

positively pro-business; so too are your industry

peers, the workorce and people in general.

Ireland welcomes smart new business into a smart

new economy; one that combines the successul

elements o enterprise with the emerging ideas or

innovation economy while promoting a high-quality

environment, improving energy security and

creating social cohesion.

Irelands smart economy is ounded on an exemplary

research, innovation and commercialisation

ecosystem. The objective is to make Ireland the

leading innovation and commercialisation hub

in Europe. The Smart Economy is also a Green

Economy, where addressing environmentalchallenges and creating high-tech employment

opportunities go hand in hand.

Central to the smart economy strategy is the

creation o Competence Centres where initially

seven industry groups are coming together to

initiate research projects. The Centres are a joint

initiative between IDA Ireland and Enterprise

Ireland and will benet rom up to D1million o

Government support per initiative in the start-up

phase. The Competence Centres will ocus onresearch with a direct impact on industry and will

embrace ICT, energy eciency, manuacturing

process and breakthrough technologies in

bio-energy and bio-rening.

Another part o the supportive inrastructure is

ound in the Centres or Science, Engineering and

Technology (CSETs) which bring together scientists

and engineers rom academia and industry to work

on applied research. CSETs are leading-edge

collaborative projects, the results o which will be

brought to and benet the world.

Smart thinking needs smart money, however,

and in recognising this reality, Irelands total

investment in knowledge, including higher

education, has increased by an average annual

rate o over 10% in the past decade compared

with EU and OECD averages o around 3%.

Our economy-wide spend on RD&I has trebled

over this period and now stands at around D2.5billion, two-thirds o this rom the enterprise sector.

Creating employment through knowledge and

innovation in a pro-business environment is central

to Irelands uture. In becoming part o that uture,

you become part o an exciting growing global

movement.

Welcome to Ireland; smart, green

and pro-business.


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Where the learning growsAll over Ireland, you will nd a genuine loveo learning.

A young population shows a distinct desire to learn

and adapt to new ways o thinking. Employers

seeking a highly educated, highly unctional

workorce equipped with modern skills and

contemporary can-do attitudes will nd exactly

what they need.

Ireland is an educational powerhouse. According

to the independent IMD World Competitiveness

Report, Ireland has one o the best educational

systems in the world. Over 40% o people aged

between 25 and 36 have beneted rom 3rd Level

Education. Six out o every ten students in Ireland

graduate with a degree in engineering, science or

business, and a signicant number are procient

in more than one language.

More recently, Irelands workorce has been

enriched with the skills o Europeans and workers

rom other countries choosing to live there.

Irish educational institutes have developed a keen

awareness o the importance o orging strong links

with industry, particularly in the elds o scientic

and technological research. Many Irish institutes

o higher learning are recognised as world leaders

in developing relationships with industry and other

educational institutions.

Sta adaptability is an equally important actor

or employers Irish workers signicantly outscore

their US, Japanese and European counterparts

in the area o fexibility when aced with new

challenges.

International Airports atDublin,Cork & ShannonRegional Airports at Waterord,

Kerry, Knock, Sligo, Galway & DonegalDirect scheduled fights toUK, USA, Europe & Middle EastWorldwide sea-reight services


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Where business ndsa homeForeign Direct Investment (FDI) is no newcomer

to Ireland. The national drive to encourage overseas

companies to locate here began back in the middle

o the 20th century. IDA Ireland was established

by the Irish Government in 1969 to ormalise the

promotion and development o inward investment.

Today, success is measured by Irelands continuing

ability to attract cutting-edge Foreign Direct

Investment as US, European and Asia-Pacic

countries demonstrate their growing condence in

locating their overseas business here. Almost 1,000

companies including many o the best-known

world brands have placed Ireland at the hub o

their European networks because o the combination

o winning actors Ireland oers.

Overseas business and entrepreneurs rom abroad

fnd a welcome home in Ireland.

Member oEuropean Union since1973

Ireland provides accessto the European marketo 500 millionpeople


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Where great brands gatherA country is known by the company it keeps.

Ireland is home to the very best. Here are some

examples o global companies successully

operating in Ireland.

dts

Facebook

Fujitsu

Genzyme

Google

GlaxoSmithKline

Helsinn

HSBC

IBM

Ingersoll Rand

Intel

Kelloggs

Abbott

Accenture

Airtricity

Alps

Amazon.com

Analog Devices

Astellas

Axa

Big Fish Games

Boston Scientic

Business Objects

CameronCiti

Crompton Greaves

DePuy

Shimadzu

Siemens

Solaris Mobile

Sophis

Synopsys

Takeda

Tata Consultancy Services

Trend Micro

Vodaone

Wockhardt

Wyeth

Zimmer

Liebherr

Medtronic

Merck

Microsot

Mitsui

Nivalis

Novartis

PayPal

Pzer

Prudential Financial

Ranbaxy

RocheSage

SAP

Satir


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Where people ndnew purpose


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Where innovativetechnologies thrive


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Where smart thinkingis encouraged


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Where you nd positiveattitudes to business


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Where you nd realmeaning to lie


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Where business sectorssucceed

Is there a good place or your company in Ireland?

The aim o IDA Ireland is to continually attract

Foreign Direct Investment that is o high value,

requires high skill levels and will thrive in a

sophisticated business environment. But what is

it about Ireland that creates the groundwork or

successul implementation o your commercial

strategies?

The combination that wins out or Ireland time

and time again is a pro-business, technologically

advanced environment, an attractive corporate

tax rate, an educated and talented workorce and

a track record o success coupled with the right

attitude and ambition o her people. Its an astute

blend o the commercial and the creative.

In Ireland you will nd fexibility and a

determination to be best o breed in every

aspect o contemporary business lie. Our track

record speaks or itsel, and a bright uture

beckons.

In Ireland.

Where else?

The Pro-Business Environment: Foreign business

experts consistently remark on how Ireland is

decidedly pro-business and how the legislative

and taxation rameworks promote one o the most

open and competitive business environments in

the developed world. Ireland ranks 4th across

the OECD and 2nd in Europe or the proportion

o early-stage entrepreneurs.

The Positive Attitudes: Irish people have a

decidedly high opinion o entrepreneurs and

innovators. Over 85% o our citizens agree that

people growing a successul business deserve a

high status in the community (compared to an

EU average o 69%); while Ireland considerably

outperorms the EU average in the areas o skills

and innovation. Irelands fexibility and the ability

to respond quickly and decisively when aced with

new challenges are world renowned.

The Investment in RD&I: During the past decade,

Irelands investment in Research, Development and

Innovation has trebled. Around 2.5 billion has been

invested during this time with two-thirds o this

investment coming rom the enterprise sector.

The Belie in Business: State-driven economic

development, signicant investment in higher

education, the targeting o Foreign Direct Investment,

a low corporation tax, an English-speaking workorce

and a close proximity and ease o access to

EU markets all combine to underline Irelands

continuing abilities to ride out economic downturns

and position hersel or a positive uture oering

challenging and protable opportunities.


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IDA Ireland is at the oreront o Irelands

determination to continue to be a global leader in

promoting and attracting Foreign Direct Investment.

Specically, IDA ocuses on companies involved in:

Inormation and Communications Technologies

Lie Sciences Medical Technologies

Lie Sciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

International Financial & Business Services

High value Consumer Products with RD&I emphasis

Clean Green Technologies

Entertainment & Digital Media

Overall, the country is open to new ventures,

new innovations, new ways o thinking business

and doing business. Over to you.

A pen-picture o ICTThe Inormation and Communications Technologies

sector in Ireland attracts global investment, with

seven o the worlds top ten companies operating

here. Irelands ICT sector incorporates the ull

range o high-tech activities including Research

and Development, High-Value Manuacturing,

Shared Services, Supply Chain Management,

Sotware Development and Technical Support.

The sector operates in areas rom computers to

chips, telecommunications to sotware and

components to copiers, and benets rom the

highest number o science graduates o any EU

member state. ICT accounts or50 billion in

Irish exports and this is set to grow as companies

take advantage o competitive opportunities and

a knowledge-based economy. Ireland has one o

the highest concentrations o ICT activity in OECD

countries.

A snapshot o Lie Sciences

Lie Sciences orm a key component o IDA

Irelands transormation strategy, designed

to attract high-value operations and move

Ireland urther up the value chain. Lie Science

companies operate in the areas o Pharmaceutical,

Biotechnology, Medical Devices and Diagnostics.

The sector employs approximately seventeen-thousand people in a variety o activities.

Ever since the 1960s, Ireland has developed

a globally signicant Lie Sciences sector

through Foreign Direct Investment.

Ireland boasts the leading cluster o Medical

Technology industries employing the highest per

capita o Medical Technology personnel in Europe.

Fiteen o the top twenty-ve global companies

have a manuacturing base here. Over orty years

experience has resulted in a dynamic, well-serviced

sector and a globally recognised centre o excellence.

Nine o the top ten global pharmaceuticalcompanies are already located here, and seven

o the ten leading pharmaceutical blockbusters

are produced in Ireland. The uture success o

Irelands biotechnology industry is enhanced

by the continuing investment in RD&I and the

increasing number o post graduates emerging

rom educational institutions.

International Financial Services

More than 250 global nancial institutions

have established operations in Ireland, with

many located in Dublins International Financial

Services Centre. The IFSC was created by the

Irish Government in 1987 to drive development

o this sector. The IFSC now houses many o the

worlds leading nancial institutions along with

a sophisticated support network including

accountancy, legal, actuarial, taxation, regulatory,

telecommunications and other services providers.

Exciting initiatives in e-banking are being actively

developed as the sector gears up to a new era o

challenge and change.

The Future is Clean Technology

Ireland is a 21st-century modern island surrounded

by the age-old power o wind and tide. As such,

Ireland is a natural environment in which new cleantechnologies can be developed and the search or

renewable energies be rewarded. Irelands potential

or Clean Technology is enormous and the

Government is rmly committed to creating the

conditions in which Ireland can become a world

leader.

Two key areas o ocus are Ocean Energy and Wind

Energy and a series o supportive measures will be

a strong driver o growth. Clear targets have been

set and work on major inrastructural initiatives is

already under way.

A Focus on Entertainment & MediaIrelands worldwide reputation or creativity and

communication skills nds contemporary outlets

in the developing elds o entertainment and media.

The sector comprises a number o ast-growing

sub-sectors including:

Digital Media, Social Networking,

Search Engines, Integrated Telecommunications,

Electronic Games, Film & TV and Intellectual

Property Management & Distribution.

IDA Ireland has attracted a diverse range

o companies operating within these sectors,

persuading them to locate their European and

Global operations here. The National DigitalResearch Centre is located at Dublins Digital

Hub and provides access to the creative,

technological, research and education sectors

in the development o digital media products.

The Coming o Convergence

Convergence is at the heart o Irelands Smart

Economy. In a world o change, the need or fexibility

and adaptability is not limited to the workorce.

Corporates also need to demonstrate creativity and

willingness to collaborate with other business sectors

to create protable new opportunities. Convergence

relates to the worlds o science, engineering, media,healthcare and other disciplines where diering

technologies converge to create benecial new

entities. Because o our core strategic industries,

Ireland is particularly well positioned to take

advantage o the opportunities convergence oers.

The Pharmaceutical, BioPharmaceutical, Medical

Technology, ICT and the Food industries are sectors

that have already adopted convergence strategies

and can benet most rom it.


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Where special skills applyGlobal Business Services Companies that

are global by nature need a core they can

consider as home and Ireland is uniquely

positioned to deliver on their needs. Todays

Ireland is already a thriving centre or the delivery

o Business Services across global business

networks as leading companies deploy their

Irish Business Service Centres as a key strategic

tool, leveraging people and resources around the

world to maximise competitive advantage.

Team Ireland is already working and now

ready to work with you.

High-Value Manuacturing (HVM) Moving up the

value chain is vital to the uture o manuacturing

in Ireland. Many companies have already made

the move. IDA Ireland is committed to achieving

growth in HVM and is now ocused on securing

FDI in our distinct high-value manuacturing sectors

Capital & Skills Intensive Operations; Production o

High Value Products; Pilot or Short Production Runs

and Demand Fullment Operations.

Research Development & Innovation (RD&I)

Irelands vibrant RD&I sector experienced a 22%

increase in Foreign Direct Investment in 2008.

Sector growth is being driven by exceptional

collaborative eorts by industry, academia,

government agencies and regulatory authorities

all backed up by a strong pro-business

Government policy.

Vibrant RD&I investmentIreland has signed double taxationagreements with 51 countries

Pharmaceutical, BioPharmaceutical,Medical Technology, ICT & Foodindustries represent Irelands mostimportant sectors accounting or closeon 100 billion per annum in exports


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Where there arestories to be told_________

Big Fish

Everyone wants to play. Thats the modus operandi

o Big Fish Games, the worlds leading online

destination or interactive entertainment including

downloadable, community and multi-player online

games. In 2009, this progressive company chose

Ireland as its European Hub, locating in Cork where

the new oce will ocus on multilingual European

customer support, games testing and localisation.

The company currently distributes more than 1.5

million games per day to customers worldwide

through its English, German, French, Spanish

and Japanese language portals. Big Fish chose

Ireland as its location o choice primarily due to

the availability o a highly-skilled multilingual

workorce needed or the development o its

worldwide business.

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Citi

Citi is no newcomer to Ireland; the global

international conglomerate has operated successully

here since 1966. In act, the Dublin operation

located in the International Financial Services

Centre represents the third largest CitiGroup acility

in Europe, acting as a major transaction hub or the

global transactions services (GTS) business o the

global corporate and investment bank (GCIB).

Citis diverse unctions incorporate banking,

unds servicing and a broad range o other nancial

services including global securities business.

In 2005, Citi Dublin became a Global Centre o

Research & Development Excellence challenged

with the development o new initiatives or the

companys growing EMEA business. Citi is currently

working in collaboration with Irish universities and

SMEs and is investing signicantly in its next

generation o e-banking customer oerings.

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Facebook

The advent o social network sites has turned the

world o interpersonal communication on its head.

Facebook is one o the undoubted icon brands in

this revolution, with over 175 million worldwide

advocates. In 2008, Facebook established its

European Hub in Dublin where it plans to manage

online operations, sales and online advertising

campaign delivery. Dublin will also be the centre

or Facebook international operations and will

provide a range o online technical, sales and

operations support to Facebook customers across

Europe, the Middle East and Arica. The arrival

o Facebook is a clear validation o the advantages

Ireland continues to oer global multinational

companies and is an endorsement o the skills

and competencies o the Irish to deliver competitive

advantages in creative ways.

Dr John T McCubbins

Vice President o Global Vaccine manuacturing or Merck & Co., Inc.

To date our Irish operations haveproven their ability to implementadditional investments and new

activities with great successand without delay. This gives usthe assurance that this acility willbe constructed and up and runningin accordance with our demandingdeadlines and the very high standardswe require


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Where there arestories to be told

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GSK

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one o the largest

pharmaceutical companies in the world. In Ireland

since 1974, GSK has manuacturing, RD&I and

European trading operations in Cork, manuacturing

operations in Waterord and Sligo, and sales and

marketing unctions in Dublin. The Cork plant is

a strategic new product introduction site within theGSK global network. RD&I activities include the

establishment o a groundbreaking project into

gastrointestinal diseases in collaboration with the

Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) in University

College Cork, jointly supported by IDA Ireland

and Science Foundation Ireland and an RD&I

Programme or Alzheimers disease with the

Trinity Institute o Neuroscience and National

University Galway.

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Helsinn

Helsinn is a privately owned, Swiss-based

pharmaceutical company that ocuses on

the development o highly potent compounds

with strong RD&I and production capabilities.

Its core business is the in-licensing o late-stage

pharmaceutical compounds in therapeutic niche

areas or development and subsequent commercialmanuacture and distribution. The company is

primarily active in oncology supportive care,

anti-infammatory and gastrointestinal treatments.

In Dublin, Helsinn has recently established a centre

o excellence in Research and Development or

Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) as part o its strategic

decision to strengthen its in-house development

capability. This investment will establish the Irish

operation as the centre o knowledge and learning

or OSD products in the Helsinn Group, and will

become the launch site or new products within

its portolio, placing it centre stage in the companys

ongoing RD&I processes.

Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook Chie Operating Ofcer

The talent pool in Dublin isworld class and recruiting localtalent will help us better understand

the needs o local users and theregional dynamics that, in turn,can give us better insight intowhat eatures matter most

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Crompton Greaves

Crompton Greaves is one o Indias largest private

enterprises. The company owns CG Power Systems

Ireland Ltd (ormerly known as Pauwels Trao

Ireland) in Cavan and Microsol Ltd in Dublin.

CG Power Systems Ireland Ltd has grown rom

a manuacturer o small transormers mainly or

utilities in Ireland, the UK and EMEA markets toproviding the ull range o distribution transormers

to the industrial and wind-sector markets.

CG Power Systems Ireland Ltd is a ully integrated

manuacturing operation with its own sheet-metal,

winding, paint, nal-assembly and test operations.

In line with the expansion o the plant into the

higher-value larger transormers sector, it expanded

its business unctions to include design and R&D,

logistics and IP management. Microsol Ltd supplies

state-o-the-art inormation and control technology

and services to power utility companies to manage

and optimise their transmission and distribution

electricity networks. Microsol Ltd undertakes RD&I

o electronic control and monitoring instrumentsor use in electricity substations.


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Microsot

Microsot Corporation is the largest sotware

company in the world. Microsot rst invested

in Ireland in 1985 creating 100 jobs in a

manuacturing acility. Microsot Ireland has

since evolved into one o the corporations largest

operation centres in the world, employing 1,800

people at its Dublin campus. Microsot has three

local divisions - Microsot EMEA Operations Centre

(EOC), Microsot European Development Centre

(EDC) and Microsot Sales, Marketing & Services

Group (SMG) which support Microsots business

across Europe, Middle East and Arica. In 2007,

Microsot Corporation chose Ireland as the location

or its new 500 million EMEA Data Centre.

This centre will host its new platorm or Microsots

Sotware & Services strategy and its rst Cloud

Computing Services Centre or customers across

Europe and the Middle East. The skill levels and

business acumen o the local management and

operations team was instrumental in winning this

signicant investment or Ireland.

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Prudential FinancialPrudential Financial is one o the largest

nancial services companies in the US and is a

long -established provider o lie insurance and

asset management services. Its Irish operation,

Pramerica Systems Ireland Limited, is a sotware

and business solutions centre based in Letterkenny,

Co. Donegal. The companys global parent is

Prudential, a veteran provider o lie insurance

and asset management services. Pramericas

Irish operation is primarily dedicated to the

re-engineering, development and maintenance

o leading-edge technology-based solutions to

support the administration and marketing o

nancial services products. The Pramerica CallCentre, also based in Donegal, has signicantly

developed into a multi-customer, multi-skilled

operation embracing dedicated policy response

mechanisms and a sophisticated customer service.

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Rottapharm

Rottapharm/Madaus Group discovers, develops,

and commercialises products or the treatment

o anti-infammatory, anti-rheumatic, bone

metabolism, menopausal and gastro-intestinal

disorders. Rottapharms Irish venture in Mulhuddart,

Co. Dublin was rst established in 1999. Here,the company primarily manuactures a range o

capsule, sachet and tablet orms o the companys

leading product DONA (the original glucosamine

sulphate), which is the drug o rst choice to be

administered in the treatment o osteoarthritis.

Rottapharm also manuactures active pharmaceutical

ingredients (API) or DONA and Bromelain

tablets, an anti-infammatory product. The Irish

operation also has group responsibility or some

global logistics and regulatory aairs activities.

In a recent signicant expansion o its Irish operation,

Rottapharm has announced a major investment

in operating capacity and an associated increase

in employment.

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IBM

IBM enjoys a distinguished reputation in Ireland,

having originally established here in 1956 as one

o the rst major multinationals. Ranked among

the worlds leading providers o advanced inormation

technology and services, IBM in Ireland has evolved

to become a strategic hub in the companys global

operations. Among IBM Irelands service oerings

are several high-value strategic missions including

undamental research, sotware engineering, supply

chain management, pan-European telesales,

pan-European technical support services, an

international data centre and an international

treasury centre. Recent initiatives include the

establishment o a European Cloud ComputingCentre and collaborative research projects with

Irish universities. IBM Ireland currently employs

over 3,500 people.

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Intel

Intel is the worlds largest semiconductor chip

maker and has a 75% share o the microprocessor

market. The companys key credo is innovate

or die and it continually lives up to its mission

statement. In Ireland, Intels most recent innovation

was the establishment o the headquarters o

Innovation Labs Europe, home to research and

development o applications in a wide variety ocutting-edge technologies including peer-to-peer

networks, digital health, mobility solutions and

educational deployment systems. Intel Ireland has

grown in mega proportions rom its establishment

in 1989. Intel is a major employer and a substantial

user o Irish-generated supplier services and

products. It is also one o Irelands primary

exporter companies with overseas sales in

excess o $2 billion annually.

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Merck

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare companyranked no. 8 in the world or pharmaceutical sales.

Mercks driving ambition is to continually discover,

develop and market vaccines and medicines to

address unanswered medical needs. Merck Ireland

was established in 1976 in Co. Tipperary where the

company has a large-scale acility producing active

pharmaceutical ingredients or use in other Merck

plants worldwide, excluding the US. In addition a

newly constructed RD&I and market launch acility

will develop and produce newly approved drugs in

solid dosage tablet and capsule ormat. A new

acility under construction in Carlow will develop

and manuacture new and existing vaccines or

world markets.

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Satir

Satir is the operational name o the Guangzhou

SAT Inrared Technology Company and is the

leading civilian thermal-imaging system manuacturer

in China. Satir ocuses on developing, producing and

marketing inrared cameras or industry. In 2008,

Satir chose Ireland as their rst European operational

base, locating in Dundalk where their main objective

is the assembly and testing o the SAT series o

thermal-imaging cameras. There is a potential

manuacturing capability o up to 10,000 cameras per

year. The Irish operation is Satirs largest outside o

China and will become the main hub or Satirs EMEA

business as well as becoming its international

purchasing centre.

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Siemens

Siemens is a global company providing products,

systems, services and solutions or the industry,

energy and healthcare sectors. Active in Ireland

or over eighty years, Siemens has been involved

in many key inrastructure projects, commencing

with the Shannon hydroelectric power scheme

in 1926. Major projects have included theconstruction o many o Irelands power plants,

large-scale transportation solutions and the

introduction o the most up-to-date medical imaging

systems to Irelands hospitals. The company employs

over 1,000 highly skilled people in Ireland. Siemens

with its cross-sector portolio, technological

leadership and strong local presence is well

positioned to provide the solutions needed to meet

the requirements o tomorrows Ireland. The

companys innovative and uture-proo solutions

generate competitive advantages or its customers

and lay the basis or protable growth.

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Takeda

Takeda Ireland is a ully owned subsidiary o Takeda

Pharmaceutical Company Limited, the largest

pharmaceutical company in Japan. Takeda Ireland

was established in 1997 as a manuacturing base

supplying worldwide markets with Takeda leading-

edge products. The rst manuacturing plant was

completed, manuacturing o newly launched

products commenced in 1999 and successive

expansions have been introduced ever since.

In 2009, Takeda Ireland opened its state-o-the-art

Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredient (API)

manuacturing acility at Grange Castle, Clondalkin,Dublin. This new multiproduct plant combined with

the existing nished product operation in Bray,

Co. Wicklow, will orm the overseas manuacturing

base or Takedas strategic products with integrated

acilities covering the complete process rom active

ingredient through to nal solid oral dosage product.


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Where everything comes together

IDA Ireland is Irelands inward investment promotion

agency. The agency works with oreign companies

to secure new investment and collaborates with

existing oreign investors in Ireland to help expand

and develop their businesses.

Business Parks

You will want the best or your company, and that

includes nding the right location. IDA Irelands

strategy has ocused on increasing the local potential

or winning Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through

a national programme o strategic investment in

critical inrastructure, properties and large sites

in urban and rural areas throughout the country.

In order to drive development in the regions, the

National Spatial Strategy proposes that areas o

sucient scale and critical mass will be created

through a network o gateways and hubs. All o

Irelands locations have beneted rom overseas

investment and IDA Ireland is on hand to guide

your company through to a proper consideration

o where the best place is or you.

Funding & Incentives

A range o services and incentives, including

unding and grants, are available to those

considering FDI to Ireland. IDA Ireland continues

to work with investors once in Ireland to encourage

and assist in expanding and developing their

businesses.

IDA Ireland can assist you during the process

in many ways via our broad range o services:

- Provide inormation and statistics on key

business sectors and locations within Ireland

- Assist in setting up a business in Ireland

- Introduce potential investors to local industry,

government, service providers and research

and educational institutions

- Oer advice on property solutions or

international investors

Working with you Working with othersIDA works in collaboration with other State

agencies such as Science Foundation Ireland (SFI),

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and Enterprise

Ireland (EI) to coordinate developments in Foreign

Direct Investment.

To learn more log on to www.idaireland.com

or contact any IDA Ireland oce.


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Urban CentresUniversitiesInstitutes o Technology

Regional AirportsInternational Airports

Dundalk

Cavan

Monaghan

Donegal

Letterkenny

Kilkenny

Limerick/Shannon

Ennis

Galway

Wexford

WaterfordMallow

Killarney

Kerry

Tralee

Cork

Dublin

Maynooth

Carlow

Tuam

Knock

Castlebar

Ballina

Sligo

Athlone

Belfast

Derry

Coleraine

Jordanstown

Institute of Technology Carlow

Institute of Technology Waterford

Institute of Technology Tralee

University of Limerick

Institute of Technology Limerick

National University of Ireland

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Institute of Technology

Galway

Athlone

Institute of Technology Sligo

Institute of Technology Letterkenny

University College Cork

Institute of Technology Cork

Institute of Technology Dundalk

Queens University Belfast

University of Ulster

Coleraine

Derry

Belfast

Jordanstown

Dublin Universities

University College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin City University

Dublin Institutes of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology

Institute of Technology Tallaght

Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art,

Design & Technology

National University of Maynooth

Tullamore

Letterfrack

Castlebar

Mountbellew

Galway City

Mullingar


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Contact usIRELAND

AthloneAthlone Business &Technology ParkGarrycastle, Dublin RdAthloneWestmeathTel: +353 (0) 90 64 71500Fax: +353 (0) 90 64 71550

Cavan

C.I.T.C BuildingDublin RoadCavanTel: +353 (0) 49 436 8820Fax: +353 (0) 49 433 2047

Cork

Industry HouseRossa AvenueBishopstown

CorkTel: +353 (0) 21 480 0210Fax: +353 (0) 21 480 0202

Donegal

Portland HousePort Road, LetterkennyDonegalTel: +353 (0) 74 916 9810Fax: +353 (0) 74 916 9801

Dundalk

Finnabair Business ParkDundalkLouthTel: +353 (0) 42 935 4410Fax: +353 (0) 42 935 4411

Germany

FBC Frankurter Bro CenterMainzer Landstr. 4660325 Frankurt am MainTel: +49 (0) 69 706099 0Fax: +49 (0) 69 706099 70

Russia

Embassy o IrelandGrokholski Pereulok 5Moscow 129010Tel: +7 495 937 5911Fax: +7 495 737 5492

United Kingdom

Shatesbury House151 Shatesbury AvenueLondon WC2H 8ALTel: +44 (0) 20 7379 9728Fax: +44 (0) 20 7395 7599

USA

Atlanta

Monarch PlazaSuite 3503414 Peachtree RoadN.E., AtlantaGA 30326Tel: +1 404 816 7096Fax: +1 404 846 0728

Boston

31 Saint James Avenue7th Floor, BostonMA 02116Tel: +1 617 357 4190Fax: +1 617 357 4198

ASIA-PACIFIC

Australia

Ireland HouseSuite 2601, Level 261 Market StreetSydney NSW 2000Tel: +61 2 9273 8524Fax: +61 2 9273 8527

ChinaSuite 655Shanghai Centre1376 Nanjing Road WestShanghai 200040Tel: +86 21 6279 8500Fax: +86 21 6279 8505

India

501, 5th FloorBlue Wave BuildingB/h Kuber Complex

O Oshiwara Link RoadAndheri (West)Mumbai-400 053Tel: +91-22-42178900Fax: +91-22-42178999

JapanIreland House 2F2-10-7 KojimachiChiyoda-KuTokyo 102-0083Tel: +81 3 3262 7621Fax: +81 3 3261 4239

Galway

Mervue Business ParkGalwayTel: +353 (0) 91 735 910Fax: +353 (0) 91 735 911

Limerick

Roselawn HouseNational Technology ParkLimerickTel: +353 (0) 61 200 513Fax: +353 (0) 61 200 399

Sligo

Finisklin Business ParkSligoTel: +353 (0) 71 915 9710Fax: +353 (0) 71 915 9711

WaterfordWaterord Technology ParkCork Road

WaterordTel: +353 (0) 51 333 055Fax: +353 (0) 51 333 054

EUROPE

France

IDA Ireland33 rue de Miromesnil75008ParisTel: +33 (0) 1 43 12 91 80Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 42 84 76

California

3 Park Plaza,Suite 430,IrvineCA 92614Tel: +1 949 748 3547Fax: +1 949 748 3586

800 W El Camino RealSuite 450Mountain ViewCA 94040Tel: +1 650 967 9903Fax: +1 650 967 9904

Chicago

77 West Wacker DriveSuite 4070ChicagoIL 60601-1629Tel: +1 312 236 0222Fax: +1 312 236 3407

New York

345 Park Avenue, 17th FloorNew YorkNY 10154-0004Tel: +1 212 750 4300Fax: +1 212 750 7357

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilAv. das Naes Unidas,12551 - 17 andar04578-903 S. Paulo - SP BrazilTel: +55 11 3443 7080Fax: +55 11 4992 0406

Korea13th Floor Leema B/D146-1 Susong-dong, Jongro-kuSeoul 110-755Tel: +82 2 755 4767/8Fax: +82 2 757 3969

Taiwan7FL-12, No.41Nanking W. RoadTaipei 103TaiwanTel: +886 2 2552 6101Fax: +886 2 2550 7220

Head Ofce

IDA Ireland

Wilton PlaceDublin 2

Ireland

Tel: + 353 1 603 4000

Fax: + 353 1 603 4040

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.idaireland.com


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