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Dr Bernadette Whelan brings pharmaceutical manufacturing expertise to Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026
Dr Bernadette Whelan, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science and Programme Leader in GMP and Technology at SETU Waterford, joins the advisory committee for the Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026. Her twelve years in the Irish pharmaceutical industry and doctoral research on sustainable competitive advantage bring both practical and strategic depth to the programme.
Steady and Expanding: What the UK’s August 2026 Manufacturing PMI Means for Ireland’s Leaders
The UK S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 51.7 in August but held expansion for a tenth consecutive month. For Irish manufacturers, UK job growth and a six-month optimism high signal positive bilateral demand.
Nomad Foods lifts waffle output with Lowestoft investment
Nomad Foods has invested £2.2m in a new potato waffle production line at its Lowestoft factory, lifting annual capacity to 18,250 tonnes. The investment is part of a wider upgrade to UK manufacturing.
Onyx Scientific adds GMP suites to boost Sunderland output
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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