US medical diagnostics firm Alere is to create 40 new jobs at its Galway facility as part of an expansion plan for its Irish operation.
The medtech firm plans to triple the number of its carried out at its operation in Ballybrit, resulting in over 150 million rapid diagnostic tests being carried out.
The Galway centre already oversees the processing and delivery of Alere’s next generation healthcare tests in Europe and the Middle East, and will now add Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa to its portfolio.
