Shire has launched a professional training and development collaboration with the National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training (“NIBRT”) in Dublin.
The partnership involves collaboration between Shire and NIBRT for the duration of commissioning validation and start-up of the new facility in County Meath. The collaboration provides the unique opportunity to base 20 Shire employees at the NIBRT facility for a 12 month period to expand the capabilities of these employees to support start-up activities at Dunboyne.
Susan Hynes, site lead for Dunboyne, said, “We’re delighted to announce this collaboration with NIBRT, a global leader in biopharmaceutical manufacturing research, education and training solutions. NIBRT is uniquely positioned to support Shire and enrich our employees through customised training programmes and provides us the opportunity to utilise NIBRT’s Single Use Centre of Excellence.”
“The biopharma manufacturing sector continues to thrive in Ireland. Shire’s major expansion in Dunboyne is a confidence statement in its commitment to Ireland and in their ability to source the best talent for their operations.” said Dominic Carolan, chief executive officer, NIBRT. “The NIBRT-GE Single-Use Centre of Excellence features the latest technologies which will enable us to provide Shire with customised, high-quality training programmes in all aspects of single-use biopharma manufacturing, supported by Emerson Automation Solutions. We look forward to welcoming the first Shire employees later this year.”