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The main centre of the Irish medical devices sector is in and around Galway. The city ' s cluster of over 500 medtech companies has created a natural environment for hosting specialised knowledge-sharing events in this field. As well as being the leading centre of activity by foreign-owned medical devices companies.
There are currently over 160 medical technology companies in Ireland, exporting € 6.8 billion worth of product annually and employing 24,000 people, proportionally the highest number in any country in Europe. Ireland hosts all of the world ' s top 10 pharmaceutical companies, with major operations from Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Novartis, and AbbVie. Exports of medical devices and diagnostics products now represent 8 % of Ireland’ s total merchandise exports and the Irish government has identified the medical technology sector as one of the key drivers of industrial growth.
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