Ireland largest exporter of pharmaceuticals and is manufacturer of a dozen of the world’ s topselling medicines.
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering: Ireland’ s passion for engineering is reflected in the broad range of companies from various fields including automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, and engineering services. Ireland excels in advanced manufacturing and engineering, sectors that generate significant business events activity throughout the island. Northern Ireland has particular strengths in aerospace and defence, with companies like Bombardier, Spirit and Collins Aerospace anchoring a robust supply chain that supports industry-specific technical events. Advanced manufacturing clusters across Ireland specialise in pharmaceutical production, medical devices, electronics, and precision engineering. These industrial strengths are reflected in events focusing on manufacturing innovation, supply chain optimisation, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Engineering excellence is showcased through events that highlight Ireland ' s capabilities in areas ranging from civil infrastructure to sustainable engineering solutions.
R & D is also a vital part of the engineering landscape, with extensive collaborations between academics and applied research partners. Launched in November 2021, Engineering Industries Ireland represents over 150 industrial engineering manufacturing and services companies in Ireland responsible for € 8.8 billion- 3.6 %- of national exports. Nearly 11,000 enterprises employ more than 50,000 people. One additional benefit is a rich source of human resource for future employers: in 2019 Ireland had the highest rate of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics( STEM) graduates in the EU27.
Finance: The financial services sector in Ireland is a powerhouse for growth, underpinning and enabling all sectors of the economy. There are now more than 8,800 financial services companies operating throughout Ireland, employing over 103,500 people. Dublin ' s International Financial
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Services Centre( IFSC) serves as a European financial hub covering fintech, regulatory and compliance services, and legal process outsourcing, making Ireland a preferred destination for financial, legal, and professional services events. In addition, many of the 20,000 employees of the professional accountancy services firms in Ireland support the broader financial services sector. With services covering everything from asset management to aviation finance – combined with a specialist approach to hospitality and sophisticated infrastructure – Ireland is ideally equipped to be a world-class destination for financial meetings, incentive programmes and events.
ICT: Ireland sits at the heart of Europe’ s Information and Communication Technology and software sector. As one of the top priorities of the economy, Ireland’ s ICT industry is rich in expertise, innovation and development, with Dublin and Belfast now known as examples of the tech start-up capitals of Europe. Dublin and Belfast are also Europe ' s leading hub of innovative games companies, having won over big brands including with Big Fish, EA, Havok, DemonWare, PopCap, Zynga, Riot Games and Jolt. The top ten‘ born on the internet’ companies, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Airbnb, have a presence here. High quality technical talent is readily available on the Island. Ireland is now the second largest exporter of computer and IT services in the world, just behind China, it’ s no wonder Ireland is also home to eight out of the top 10 global information technology companies, including HP, IBM and Apple.
Medical: Supplying medical technology to 95 of the top 100 countries with exports accounting for € 12.6 billion in exports annually, Ireland has been playing a vital role in medical technology for over 40 years. Irish-manufactured medical devices have a global impact, with 80 % of the world ' s stents and 50 % of the world ' s acute hospital ventilators being manufactured here.
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