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Medical technology company Alere is to triple the size of its operations in Galway, which will result in the creation of 40 new jobs
Overview:
The company is located in Ballybrit in co. Galway and oversees the processing and delivery of medical diagnostic tests. The company already employs over 100 people.
Once the expansion of the company has taken place, it will manage more than 150 million tests in Ballybrit.
Alere’s centre in Galway already oversees the processing and delivery of the company’s healthcare tests in Europe and the Middle East. Following its expansion it will also mange eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa.
Currently Alere supplies 1.4 billion tests a year in over 100 countries globally.
The president and manager of the company Mark Hengerer said, “Alere’s Irish operations play a significant role in delivering start of the rapid diagnostics to patients around the world and are a central part of the global operations.” …show more content…
In Ireland the company’s operations are supported by IDA Ireland and the department of jobs, enterprise and innovation.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
For Alere, a strength is something that the company is doing well that also enhances its competiveness. Strengths of Alere include:
• Human assets
• Organisational assets
• Competitive advantage
• Experience, knowledge and