Press releases

Irish Medtech priorities for the next Government

24/01/2020 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, today launched its “Priorities for the next Government: Investing in Innovation, Investing in People”. Ireland is

Bill Doherty elected to MedTech Europe Board

06/01/2020 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, today announced Bill Doherty of Cook Medical has been elected to the board of MedTech Europe. MedTech Europe is the

74% of medtech firms plan to increase Irish R&D

06/12/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, launched ‘Realise your R&D ambition: Guidebook for Irish medtech companies’ report which was co-funded by the

Alcon wins Irish Medtech Company of the Year 2019

06/12/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland announced tonight the winners of the Medtech Rising 2019: Irish Medtech Awards.

Garry Moore's outstanding contribution to Medtech recognised

06/12/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group which represents the medtech sector, recognised SteriPack Contract Manufacturing founder and CEO Garry Moore, as the winner of the Outstanding

Medtech hub adds more than half a billion euro in last year

04/12/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland are today highlighting global growth opportunities for the Irish medtech industry

Irish Medtech Award 2019 finalists revealed

04/11/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland today announced the finalists for Medtech Rising: The Irish Medtech Awards 2019.

New Masters in Digitalisation of Manufacturing launched

21/10/2019 - Ibec Medtech and Engineering, the Ibec group which represents the sectors, today launched a first of-its-kind Masters of Engineering in Digitalisation of Manufacturing. This new masters has been

Irish medtech sets its sights on €530 billion global market

13/09/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the sector, today launched Medtech Rising: The CEO Conference 2019, jointly hosted with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, which puts a

Minister celebrates first Apprenticeship graduates

09/09/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group which represents the sector, and Minister of State at the Department of Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD today celebrated the first graduating class

Medtech sector calls for support for entrepreneurs

05/09/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medical technology sector, has called for Government support to allow entrepreneurs grow their businesses, re-invest profits and

Irish Medtech Association launch major survey results

13/06/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the sector, today revealed the results of major survey on advanced manufacturing at the “Manufacturing the Future Conference 2019”, at

Irish Medtech Association launch “The Medtech Entrepreneur”

07/06/2019 - Today for the fifth annual European Medtech Week the Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the sector, has launched “The Medtech Entrepreneur”. This is a special publication

Medtech on the rise

06/06/2019 - “In the past 25 years, the medtech sector has gone from a burgeoning industry to a global powerhouse,” says Irish Medtech Association Chair and FIRE1 CEO Conor Hanley. “In that time, the number

Irish Medtech proudly supports Irish Powerchair team

17/05/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector, is proud to be the lead sponsor of the Republic of Ireland Powerchair Football Squad ahead of 2019 European

Special Ibec / European Investment Bank event in Galway

08/03/2019 - Future medical technology investment by Galway based Aerogen will be supported by a EUR 30 million loan agreed with the European Investment Bank highlighted at the first sector focused EIB-Ibec

New Medtech Chair to prioritise startups & connected health

12/02/2019 - The Irish Medtech Association, the Ibec group that represents the sector, has announced FIRE1 CEO Conor Hanley as Chair of the association and S3 Connected Health’s CEO John O’Brien as Vice Chair.