john kilmartin new business manager, west coast ida ireland dec 2012 ireland – a platform for...
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John KilmartinNew Business Manager, West CoastIDA Ireland
Dec 2012
‘Ireland – A platform for European Expansion’
Who is IDA Ireland
- Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency- Responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland
Key Message
Ireland is a location where researchers work in and with the worlds leading companies on ground breaking projects
• R&D activities taking place within multinational companies in Ireland
• Collaborative R&D projects between multinational companies located in Ireland and Irish universities
• Collaborative R&D projects between multinational companies across Europe and universities across Europe
World Leaders Choose Ireland
& The Next Wave of Fast Growing Companies
Why choose Ireland..
TAX
R&D Tax Credits
12.5% Rate
IP and Holding
Company Regime
Ease of Interaction
with Revenue
Language – English
Speaking & Multilingual
Access to EEA for
Hiring > 500 million people
TALENT
Highly Competent
Management & Technical
VISA & Work Permit
Process streamlined by
IDATRACK
RECORD
Infrastructure, EU & Euro
Member
Pro Business Environment – Ease of Doing
Business
Cultural Affinity with
the US / Time zone
Education, IP Protection
Legal (Common Law)
Being based in Dublin gives us access to a highly skilled workforce and enables us to coordinate our business growth across Europe and beyond to deliver the best possible service to our members.”
Kevin Eyres, MD Europe LinkedIn
“ Ireland is a great place to run our business. We have access to creative, young people who see Dublin as a desirable place to work. People are coming to Ireland from other parts of Europe. We are growing significantly in Dublin. We are very committed here and we’re going to continue.”
Eric Schmidt, Chairman, Google
Typical Activities in Ireland
EMEA HQ Operations Shared Services and Finance
Sales/Marketing and Customer Support Research and Development
in Ireland
Smarter Cities Technology Centre, Dublin• Dublin Team will help cities around the world to be more connected, sustainable and intelligent
• €66 million investment, c.200 roles for subject matter experts to be created
• Dublin City collaborating with IBM as a ‘Test Bed’, positioning Dublin as a smarter city
IBM in Ireland• Employ 3,200 people between Dublin, Cork & Galway across multiple international mandates including:
• Research & Development• Software Engineering• Supply Chain Management• Pan European Telesales• Financial Shared Services• Technical Support
IBM Technology Campus, Mulhuddart, Dublin• Focal point for IBM’s investments in Ireland on this 100 acre site
•Research, development & services centre
•Other IBM operations in Dublin include:• Innovation Centre• Data Centre• Cloud Computing Centre• International Treasury Centre
in Ireland
Silicon Design Research Group• €19 million investment in silicon research, product design & test development
Digital Health Research Group• €25 million investment to lead identification of global digital technologies, products & services for healthcare industry• Technologies developed will provide preventative and independent care for the aged.
Intel Shannon, Co. Clare:• Established in 2000 by acquisition of Basis Technology• Designs advanced microprocessors for use in embedded computing, communications and storage markets• €50 million investment by Intel in Jan. ‘09 will increase research staff to over 300 people by 2013
Intel Manufacturing Facility, Leixlip, Co. Kildare• Since setting up, Intel has invested over €7 billion here expanding its product range here• Largest Intel operation outside of the US• Europe’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility• Location of 3 semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities: Fab 10, Fab 24 and Fab 24-2•Intel Innovation Centre is a €36 million investment in R&D of applications in wide variety of areas•This has grown to a global network of 12 centres, all reporting into Ireland
in IrelandGlobal Centre of Excellence for Customer Experience, Dublin• Focuses on developing product, process, people and technology solutions to –
• Improve customer experience• Drive increased revenues for PayPal worldwide
• As a result of success of this Centre to date, a number of global roles are now located in Ireland including –
• Global Head of Customer Support• Global Head of Process Excellence• Global Head of Training
• In 2009, PayPal expanded into a new, larger facility in Dublin
PayPal European Operational Headquarters, Blanchardstown, Dublin•PayPal’s first entity outside of The US
•Hosts PayPal’s European customer service, risk & fraud prevention, merchant services and process excellence team.
•Over 1,200 native European speakers employed
•Young and educated workforce – average age of 27 years
•Over 40 different nationalities represented
Ireland Benefits PayPal:• Quick access to operational & multilingual professionals• Convenient access to The EU & The US• Cost-effective labour
in Ireland
Ireland Benefits Google- • Favourable labour market, expertise in business processes, innovation and quality together with new media skills. • Corporate tax rate.• Access to innovative and progressive management pool.• Access to EMEA.• Strong telecoms & data hosting infrastructure.• Competitive operating environment.
Dublin operation supports all products: • Search Engine, • Consumer products (Gmail, Calendar), • Advertising products (AdWords, AdSense). • Business solutions for major corporations.
Also supports:• New product development through the engineering team• Finance (EMEA)• Payroll (EMEA)• Legal (EMEA)• HR (EMEA)
Activities in Ireland: • Advertising Sales & Customer Support• Engineering Operations & Data Hosting• Enterprise• Finance• Human Resources• Legal & Public Policy• Marketing & Communications• Software Engineering• Geo Operations Centre
65 nationalities, 45 languages spoken
fluently, coverage of 99% of European
population in their native language
The Irish operation has
grown to become Google’s
European HQ
Ireland is known for operational excellence.
Dublin is Google’s “Multi-jurisdictional
Multilingual Multicultural Hub”
in Ireland
Research & Development Group and Biopharmaceutical Facility•Small molecule development centre set up in 2006
•In 2006, Biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing facility set up in Kinsale
•Investment of €300 million
•Places Kinsale at the centre of Lilly’s (mAb) Biotech strategy Eli Lilly S.A., Kinsale, Co. Cork
•Eli Lilly’s leading API plant worldwide
•Employs over 470 people
•Centre of excellence for small molecule manufacturing for a number of Lilly’s most important drugs
•Over €800 million has been invested in the Kinsale facility
•Products from Kinsale are shipped to finishing plants around the world
Ireland Benefits Eli Lilly-• Top class technical and managerial skills• Safe & stable regulatory environment• Proven location for pharmaceutical & biotech manufacturing
Eli Lilly Kinsale, Co. Cork, is company’s leading API plant worldwide
Financial Shared Services Centre, Cork City• Centre will employ 100 people, supporting EMEA markets
in Ireland
Ireland Benefits Genzyme-• Stable Economic Environment, part of Eurozone• Availability of Skilled Workforce• Tax Environment• Pro-development structures (support of IDA Ireland)• Centre of excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology• Availability of strong technical & business support services
Why Genzyme Chose Waterford-• Availability of 31 acre site for existing and future development• Finished pharmaceutical manufacturing established in the area• Local 3rd level college pro-active in meeting Genzyme’s needs• Transport/Communications Infrastructure
Genzyme Waterford-• State of the art facility for finishing of biopharmaceuticals and employs a high level of automation, including Manufacturing Execution Systems• Solid-dose tableting facility• Two packaging lines• Multi-dose and multi-scale development facility
Further Investment- April 2008- A further investment of €130m made into manufacturing at Waterford. The latest phase enhances the existing sterile fill/finish manufacturing capabilities and expands the quality control (QC) laboratories, introduce softgel capsule manufacturing and provide new office space.
in Ireland
Boston Scientific (BSC), Galway• Employs 3,000 people, BCS’s single largest site globally
•Manufactures products for two of BCS’s operating divisions – CRV Group (Cardiology, Rhythm and Vascular) and Endoscopy
•This site also manufactures products to diagnose & treat: • Coronary artery disease (Cardiovascular)• Diseases of the digestive system (Gastroenterology)• Diseases of the airways and lungs (Pulmonary)
•BSC has a large R&D group based in Galway with 250 people currently working on various R&D projects
•Designs next generation products as a standalone R&D group within BSC
BSC Cork• Employs 1,300 people• Manufactures devices for the Neurovascular business, coils, catheters and guide wires• BSC’s main manufacturing centre for its Neurovascular products• BSC invested €21.7m establishing an R&D group in Cork in 2009• Works closely with sister site in Fremont, California
BSC Galway – Company’s single largest site globally
BSC Clonmel, Co. Tipperary• In 2006, BSC acquired Guidant Corporation who had set up an operation in Clonmel in 1998.• Produces pacemakers and defibrillators• Employs c.650 people
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