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If you are looking to gain experience or make a career move into the booming Biotech sector read on to find out why and how to break into the industry!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The History of Biotech<\/h2>\n

Biotech Week, which is organised by EuropaBio, have developed a really interesting graphic on the history of Biotech which lists some of the key milestones and achievements in the field of Biotechnology since 4000BC.<\/p>\n

The history of BioPharma in Ireland<\/h2>\n

In 2003 Ireland had two Biologics manufacturing facilities. Today Ireland has 18 Biologics manufacturing facilities under-construction or in production and additional facilities have been recently announced. Ireland has become one of the key global hotspots for Biopharma with over \u20ac54Bn in Biopharmaceutical sales in 2016, placing Ireland as the 7th largest exporter of Biopharmaceuticals in the world.<\/p>\n

This rapid expansion was driven by \u20ac10bn in investments over the last decade. In 2015 we were second only to the UK in terms of total investment in Biopharma across the EU. In 2016 it was estimated that approx. 25% of the committed global capital spend in Biopharma was being invested in Ireland.<\/p>\n

Why get into BioPharmaceuticals?<\/h2>\n

It is estimated that there will be 8,000 jobs created in Biopharma in Ireland from 2016 to 2020. This represents a doubling in the size of the Biologics sector and brings the overall direct employment in the Biopharma sector to 25,000. In any industry going through such a dramatic growth there is a need to gather resources to drive the growth. This offers opportunities to those in other Life Science fields (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device) and beyond to make the step into Biopharma.<\/p>\n

The field of Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals is growing every year as we push the boundaries of human knowledge further and develop novel new treatments. This growth is supported by the Irish government through the IDA and also the \u20ac8bn research funding commitment to key strategic areas which includes Technology and Life Sciences. This promises to make a career in Biotech exciting, ever changing and full of career opportunities.<\/p>\n

How to get into Biopharma?<\/h2>\n

If you want to make the transition from Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device, Process industries (Chemicals or Oil and Gas) or other engineering and science related fields there are a number of recommendations to help make that move:<\/p>\n

Upskill with Biologics specific training courses<\/h3>\n

Listed below are some of the options:<\/p>\n