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Onyx Scientific adds GMP suites to boost Sunderland output

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Onyx Scientific, the UK CDMO division of India's Ipca Laboratories, is investing more than £1.5m to expand GMP API manufacturing capacity at its Sunderland facility. The project will create nine new jobs.

Yakult names new UK Ireland chief as gut health demand grows

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Yakult UK & Ireland has appointed Shinji Yamaguchi as Managing Director, as demand grows for products manufactured at Yakult's Almere, Netherlands factory. Yoshimura moves to lead Yakult Europe from the company's Dutch headquarters.

PerkinElmer buys Cork manufacturing automation specialist SimoTech

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

US pharma services group PerkinElmer has completed its acquisition of Cork-based manufacturing automation specialist SimoTech. The deal expands PerkinElmer's digital manufacturing and GMP IT capabilities for biopharma customers worldwide.

Waterland builds Irish insulation group for manufacturing sites

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Dutch private equity firm Waterland has partnered with Cork-based IIS and Secon to form Ireland's largest industrial insulation and cladding group. The combined business fabricates insulation for semiconductor, pharma and data centre manufacturing.

Matt Moran brings three decades of life sciences manufacturing leadership to Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Matt Moran, CEO of Matt Moran Consulting and founder of BioPharmaChem Ireland at Ibec, joins the advisory committee for the Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026. His three decades shaping Ireland's pharmaceutical manufacturing sector make him one of the programme's most authoritative voices on AI-ready manufacturing.

Altilium patents battery recycling process for UK production

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Altilium has secured its first UK patent for its EcoCathode EV battery recycling process, which recovers battery-grade materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The technology underpins Altilium's planned Teesside recycling facility.

Sarginsons cuts casting times with new sand core printer

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Sarginsons Industries has become the first UK foundry to install inorganic 3D sand core printing, investing £800,000 in the system. The technology could cut aluminium casting lead times from weeks to 24 hours.

Vertiv's US acquisition set to boost Derry manufacturing

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

US digital infrastructure group Vertiv has agreed to acquire power systems firm Utility Innovation Group in a deal worth up to $2.6bn. The move is expected to boost Vertiv's Derry manufacturing operations.

Kelmore grows sales team with first Ireland-focused hire

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Kelmore, a Chorley manufacturer of flooring and tiling preparation products, has appointed two area sales managers, including its first dedicated to Ireland. The hires expand its sales team to eight nationally.

TE Connectivity automates catheter manufacturing with Galway innovation

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

TE Connectivity has moved a 3D printing process for catheter shafts into production, developed at its Galway, Ireland medical headquarters. The innovation replaces manual assembly methods common across catheter manufacturing worldwide.

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