Medical device-manufacturing company Vitalograph is set to create 200 new jobs at two new facilities in Clare and Limerick.

The company is looking to hire for a range of roles across data analysis, site support services, software engineering and QA and IT support. Recruitment has already begun, with all roles to filled in the next two years.

Vitalograph is investing €10m to open two new sites in Ennis, Co Clare and Limerick City. It specialises in the manufacturing of respiratory diagnostic devices and conducts global clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies.

One of the new sites will be located in Clare Technology Park in Ennis while the other will be at Limerick City’s Engine Innovate Building.

The company has had an R&D, engineering and manufacturing plant in Ennis since 1974. It is also making a significant investment in its Ennis facility as it plans to transfer the production of its products with a shorter shelf life from Asia to Ireland.

Vitalograph’s mid-west expansion will support the rapid growth of its clinical trials and healthcare business. Its clinical trials have doubled in the last two years. It is one of the only companies in the world to offer objective cough monitoring to commercial pharmaceutical companies, biotech and research organisations.

Frank Keane, CEO at Vitalograph, said “Effective respiratory diagnostics tools underline and enable a proactive approach to healthcare. Through our innovation and dedication, we have become an important catalyst behind the efficacy of the respiratory therapies being developed by the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies and I would like to acknowledge the contribution our staff have made to our ongoing success.”

Keane added that the opening of the new sites in Limerick and Clare would give the company an opportunity to “leverage the diverse talent pool in the mid-west region.”

Vitalograph is being supported in its move by Enterprise Ireland. Headquartered in Buckingham in the UK, the company’s products are currently exported to around 110 countries worldwide.

In 2017, it announced it was creating 50 new jobs at its Ennis site following a €12m investment.

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