1. Icon Plc

ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. It specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection ...

2. Perrigo

Headquartered in Ireland, Perrigo Company plc is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, animal health, dietary supplements, ac...

3. UDG Healthcare

UDG Healthcare plc is a provider of outsourced commercialisation solutions to healthcare companies operating across four areas of expertise. The company announced plans to buy the healthcare communications business of KnowledgePoint360 for €105 million in February 20...

4. Pfizer

Pfizer is a research-based pharmaceutical multinational. The company was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to locate in Ireland (1969). The Irish operations manufacture some of Pfizer’s best-selling and newest medicines including Viagra (urology), Sutent (oncolo...

5. Uniphar

In 1994 United Pharmacists Co-Op merged with Allied Pharmaceutical Distributors (APD) to form the UniPhar Group. APD and UPC were both founded by pharmacists in 1972 and 1967 respectively. Today, the roots of the UniPhar Group remain in community pharmacy and owners...

6. MSD

MSD Ireland is one of the country’s leading healthcare companies, having first established here over 50 years ago. MSD, known as Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA in the US and Canada, has operations in more than 140 countries and employs over 2,800 people in Irelan...

7. Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that identifies, develops and commercializes products to address unmet medical needs in focused therapeutic areas. As of January 18, 2012, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Azur Pharma Limited combined t...

8. Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly and Co (Ireland) Ltd provides sales and marketing activities for the Eli Lilly and Company Group. Eli Lilly and Company develops pharmaceutical products that treat depression, schizophrenia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, osteoporosis, ...

9. Baxter

Baxter has been present in Ireland for more than 40 years. A global medical products and services company with expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, it develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people w...

10. McKesson

Since 2016 United Drug, the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the Republic of Ireland, is part of McKesson Europe. As the largest pharmacy group in the country, LloydsPharmacy Ireland currently has 94 branches and employs nearly 1,000 people.

11. Boots

Boots Ireland is a member of Alliance Boots, an international pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Boots opened its first outlet in the Republic of Ireland in 1996 and now has over 80 stores.

12. Bausch & Lomb Ireland

Bausch & Lomb is a healthcare company that specialises in eye products including contact lenses and lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses and other eye surgery products. The company's proprietary and generic medicines treat a wide range of eye conditio...

13. Norbrook Laboratories

Founded in 1968, Norbrook Laboratories Ltd is a leading veterinary and human pharmaceutical company. The firm develops, manufactures and markets NADA-approved products, generic and revolutionary pharmaceuticals to over 120 countries worldwide. Founder, chairman and CE...

14. Allergan Inc

In May 2020, Allergan was acquired by pharma giant Abbvie in a deal worth €58 billion. Allergan had previously been acquired by Actavis in 2015, but that business continued to be known as Allergan and was headquartered in Dublin. Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland, ...

15. Novartis Ireland

Novartis was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Throughout the years, Novartis and its predecessor companies have discovered and developed many innovative products for patients and consumers worldwide. Novartis operates in 140 countries includi...

16. GSK

Headquartered in the UK, GSK is a global organisation with offices in over 100 countries and major research centres in the UK, USA, Spain, Belgium and China. The company produces medicines that treat major disease areas such as asthma, anti-virals, infections, mental...

17. Integer Holdings

Integer Corporations Holdings is; with the combination of Greatbatch and Lake Region Medical in October 2015,the largest medical device outsource manufacturers in the world. Two of its facilities are located in Ireland, Lake Region Medical in New Ross, its large, hig...

18. Alltech Ireland

Founded in 1980 by Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech improves the health and performance of people, animals and plants through natural nutrition and scientific innovation. With more than 3,000 employees and a presence in 128 countries, the company has developed a strong regiona...

19. Sanofi Genzyme

Sanofi Genzyme is a pharmaceutical company and its products and services are focused on areas such as rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, cancer, transplant and immune disease. Established in 2001, Genzyme Waterford is situated on a 37-acre site in Waterford. T...

20. Bimeda Animal Health

Bimeda Animal Health, with its headquarters in Dublin Ireland, develops and manufactures a wide range of veterinary products which are sold in more than 75 countries worldwide. The company has R&D, manufacturing and distribution capabilities across Europe, North America...