Barry O'Leary, CEO, IDA
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Current Impact of FDI
IDA Portfolio Companies
€115 billion
250,000
Current Impact of FDI
Two thirds Business Expenditure on R&D
IDA Business Focus
IDA focus across industry segmentsLeading MNCs
2nd Tier
Emerging Companies
Some wins to-date: January – October 2012
Ireland – Pharma / BioPharma Cluster
Lifescience Shared Services
Expansion of Sligo Pharmaceutical
Plant
$110m / 175 Jobs
Key Recent Pharma/Biopharma Investments
Dun Laoghaire Facility in Dublin
$200m / 100 Jobs
Expansion of biotech campus in
Grange Castle, Dublin
$200m
Expansion of development and
manufacturing operations
$350m / 200 Jobs
Newbiopharmaceutical
facility in Cork
$420m / 200 Jobs
Galway & Dublin; Development,
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
$ 500m / 500 Jobs
European HQ Sales and Manufacturing
Base
120 jobs
Cork Manufacturing Plant
$50m / 100 jobs
Bioassay Centre of Expertise
/Pneumococcal Vaccine Conjugation
Facility€29m
Initiatives to support Pharma / Biopharma Cluster Solid State Pharma Cluster
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
ACADEMIA INDUSTRY
What attracts FDI to Ireland?• Talent, Technology, Track Record (operational excellence), Tax, • Ease of doing Business , EU Access, English speaking are building blocks…• Sector / Activity / Country Specific• Ireland’s Value Proposition - Needs Constant Enhancement
Example – Biopharmaceuticals;- FDA Track Record- National Institute for Bioprocessing and Research Training (NIBRT)- Science Foundation Ireland Initiatives- Strategic Sites- Cluster Impact- Financial Incentives- Regulatory Environment
TEAM IRELAND
World Competitiveness RankingsIBM PLI Global Location Trends Report 2011; 2nd ranked destination by jobs per 100,000 inhabitants 1st ranked destination by value* of Investment projects
* a combination of Productivity, value-added, knowledge intensity and occupational profile composition
IMD World Competiveness Yearbook 2012 1st in the world for ready availability of skilled labour 1st for flexibility and adaptability of people to challenges 1st for investment incentives to attract foreign investors 2nd for positive attitudes towards globalization 2nd for adaptability of companies to market changes 3rd for unit labour costs in the manufacturing sector 3rd in the world for labour productivity 4th for corporate tax rate on profit
Up 4 Places to Number 20
FDI Outlook• Good immediate pipeline in Technology (ICT) Sector, Lifesciences, Financial Services,
Digital media / Content, Professional / International Services
• Flat European Market – Importance for FDI
– Global Outlook
• IDA needs to have more than 100+ investments in play at any one time
• Pipeline generation and conversion is a key focus
Thank You