medical technologies - a great career move

IBEC Careers Day 24 October 2006

Medical Technologies Medical Technologies - A Great Career Move - A Great Career Move

Mick McEnroe

Managing Director, Harmac Medical Products Ltd

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Irish Medical Devices Association | Confederation House | 84/86 Lower Baggot Street | Dublin 2 | Ireland

Overview

Some Personal Background - Who is Mick McEnroe?

Harmac - My Company

What are Medical Devices & Diagnostics?

Medical Devices and Diagnostics – In Ireland

Imagine Magazine - A Career in Medical Technologies

Imagine Website

Find out more …

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Irish Medical Devices Association | Confederation House | 84/86 Lower Baggot Street | Dublin 2 | IrelandIrish Medical Devices Association | Confederation House | 84/86 Lower Baggot Street | Dublin 2 | Ireland

So who is Mick McEnroe – An Engineer? - A Manager?

Education: Primary & Secondary Education, St. Aloysius College, Athlone University Education, Athlone Institute of Technology

My Current Role: With Harmac since 1998 Set up Harmac Ireland, now employs 200 people Promoted to Managing Director in 2004 Overall responsibility for all business activities

My Earlier Career: Project Engineer, Abbott Ireland, Sligo/Donegal/Cootehill Production Manager, Abbott HPD, Sligo Engineering Manager, Mold Masters, Ontario, Canada Engineering Manager, Abbott Labs, Montreal, Canada Site manager, Monject/Sherwood, Athy Operations Manager, Tyco Tullamore

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So who are Harmac Medical Products?..History

Founded in 1968 producing plastic parts for the medical industry

Acquired by Extracorporeal Medical Specialties in 1975: manufactured blood tubing sets, kidney dialyzes and critical care products

Purchased by Johnson & Johnson in 1978

MBO in 1981 from J&J under Harmac name

Several expansions to Plant Currently over 400 employees Sales over €40 million p.a.

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Manufacturing Facilities

Buffalo, New York Currently employs 230 people 80,000 sq ft with 4 Class 8 clean rooms

Castlerea, Ireland Currently employs 180 people 35,000 sq ft with 2 Class 7 clean rooms

Tijuana, Mexico Manufacturing partnership with Integra Biotechnical Currently employs 750 people 70,000 sq ft with 3 Class 8 clean rooms

Bosnia Partner with Italian customer

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Manufacturing Capabilities

Assembly Insert Moulding Injection/Blow Moulding RF Welding Automation solutions Solvent Bonding Heat Sealing Ultrasonic Cutting/Welding Impulse Sealing Tip Forming Printing & Packaging

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Product Range

Surgery & Critical Care Vascular Access &

Infusion Blood Apheresis &

Photopheresis Respiratory & Cardiology Gastroenterology Urology Ophthalmology Oncology & Radiology

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Product Range

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Customer Base

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Strengths

People Experience Design Control Lean Manufacturing Fully Staffed Engineering

Dept. Confidentiality Equipment Process Development Flexibility

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One Stop Shop...

Concept

Design

Prototype

Tooling and

Automation

Validation

Manufacturing

Packaging and

Sterilisation

Cost Improveme

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The Irish Medical Device & Diagnostic Sector

Ireland has over 140 Medical Technologies

companies that employ over 24,000 people

Exporting medical products worth over €6

billion per annum

Over 9% of Ireland’s total exports come from

this sector

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Life Sciences Overview in Ireland

Life Sciences Companies in Ireland

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Companies Ranked by Medical Device Revenues 2006 (US$, Million)

1 Johnson & Johnson 2 General Electric 3 Medtronic 4 Fresenius 5 Siemens 6 Philips 7 Boston Scientific 8 Tyco International 9 Stryker 10 Zimmer

8 of worlds top 10

in Ireland

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40% of employees in Med Tech Sector are Science & Engineering Graduates

Company Employed Status Boston Scientific 5,000 FDI Abbott Ireland 3,800 FDI Medtronic 2,300 FDI Bausch & Lomb 1,500 FDI Stryker 1,100 FDI Baxter 1,000 FDI Creganna 450 Indigenous

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Interventional Wire & TubingAccellentCreganna Fort Wayne MetalsLake RegionMerit MedicalTeleflex MedicalUlbrichZeus Industrial Products

Opthalmic / VisionAlconAthlone OpticalBausch & LombCarl ZeissEssilorJ&J VistakonOakleyOphtechsRupp & HubrachTransitions Optical

Abbott Vascular Boston ScientificBrivantClearstream ConormedsystemsLabcoatMedtronicNova ScienceUSCI

Vascular Intervention

Solution Providers

Equipment & DiagnosticsAbbottAerogenBayer DiagnosticsBeckman CoulterBiotrin TechnologiesTyco (Puritan Bennett)VitalographWelch AllynAccellentANSAmed*Contech MedicalEndura CoatingsHarmacGoodmanMedisize Donegal HealthcarePro-Tek Medical*Vistamed*

Orthopaedic & ImplantsAllergan (Inamed)Bio-medical ResearchBBE HealthcareDonovan MedicalJ&J DePuyStryker HowmedicaStryker InstrumentsStryker OrthopaedicsViasys (Intermed)

FiltrationFiltertekListalMillipore

Hospital ProductsAbbottBaxter HealthcareB BraunBecton DickinsonDe RoyalHollisterOral BTyco (Sherwood & Mallinckrodt)Utah Medical

Pack, Print & SterilisationAmcor FlexiblesField BoxmoreIsotron (Gammaster)NelipakSteripack*

Shared ServicesAllerganAMOBayer DiagnosticsBaxter Financial ServicesCook IrelandDe RoyalJ&J DePuyTycoWelch Allyn

Cook IrelandEssilorJ&J VistakonOphtecsStryker HowmedicaTeleflex Medical

Boston Scientific (IVT) Medisize (DHC)Zeus Industrial ProductsAbbott Diabetes

Moll Industries Ireland

Abbott - 3 plantsAmcor FlexibleAndrew MedicalHospiraLotus Automation*Pro-Tek Medical*

B Braun Hospicare

Charles River Hollister

Allergan - 2 plantsAMO Isotron (Gammaster)Field Boxmore

Baxter Healthcare - 2 plantsFort Wayne Metals

Transitions Optical

Harmac

OlympusEssidevVitalograph

Listal

Donovan Medical(Tornier)

Abbott VascularBoston Scientific Lake Region

Boston Scientific IsotronMidland Bandages*Tyco Healthcare

Abbott

BBE HealthcareEndura Coatings

Becton Dickinson

Allergan(Inamed)

Clearstream*

Carl ZeissWaters Corp.

Rupp & Hubrach

Athlone Optical Conor MedsystemsElanTyco MallinckrodtUtah MedicalInnocoll

De Royal Welch- Allyn

Vistamed*

University College Cork

Dublin UniversitiesDublin City UniversityTrinity CollegeUniversity College

Sligo Institute of Technology

National University of Ireland

University of Limerick

National Centre for Laser ApplicationsNational Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science

National Microelectronics (Nanotechnology) Research Centre

National Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Centre

Institute of Technology

National Tool-making Centre

Legend :

University, Institute of Technology

Speciality / Research Centre

IDA Regional Offices

* Indigenous Irish Companies

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Microbrush

Galway

Cork

Limerick

Athlone

Sligo

Biomedical & Environmental Sensor Technology Centre

Bausch & Lomb

Waterford

Dublin

Filtertek

ANSAmed*Innocoll Technologies

Letterkenny

Alcon J&J DePuy GE Healthcare MilliporeAudit Diagnostics* Stryker InstrumentsBoston Scientific Stryker Orthopaedics

Medical Device Companies

Airports


Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Technology






The Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research

Dublin Institutes of TechnologyBlanchardstownDublinTallaght

Northern Ireland

Medical Technology Companies in Ireland

CavanDundalk

Steripack*

Abbott B Braun

Abbott Vascular DevicesAccellentAerogen (Nektar)Beckman-CoulterBioniche Lifesciences IncBoston ScientificBrivant*Caragh Meditech*Contech MedicalCreganna*LabcoatGoodmanMedtronic Merit MedicalMicron Clean*NelipakTyco (Puritan Bennett)UlbrichXenith BiomedZerusa*

Perfecseal

AMOBayer DiagnosticsBecton DickinsonBiotrin TechnologiesJ&J ConsumerKCI MedicalNova ScienceNypro IrelandOmega TeknikaSmith & NephewSpecialty CoatingTech GroupTrinity BiotechTyco

Enfer ScientificPhardiag*

Oakley

Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI)

Biomedical Electronics Centre

Biomedical Diagnostics Institute

Viasys (Intermed))


USCI Georgia Tech Irl.

J & J Cordis

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Irish Medical Devices and Diagnostics Sector Employment continues to rise steadily

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Recent Announcements Medtech Sector

Cardiac device maker Abiomed is to set up a plant in Athone, which will employ 250 people.

Alcon is undertaking a €15.6 million expansion of its Irish operations

Cook Ireland sole global manufacturing site for Cooks new drug eluting stent, ZILVER PTX. €25 million

Boston Scientific is to invest €50 million, in strategic Research and Development at its Galway facility.

These announcements confirm the continuing attractiveness of Ireland as a location for medical technology development and manufacturing.

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80% of IMDA Member Companies are Innovation Active

Ireland $5 billion Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation will double the number of Ph.D. graduates.

Industry accounts for 66% of the expenditure on R&D; foreign-owned companies contribute two-thirds of the industry share.

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Graduate Engineers and Scientists Required for future growth.

“Strategy for Science,Technology and Innovation 2006 –

2013”

Future Growth will require adequate supply of graduate engineers

and scientists; Significant increase in the numbers of people with

advanced qualifications in science and engineering; Double the number of PhD graduates by 2013

Focus on Research and Development

Focus on excellence in design, manufacture and marketing

Close collaboration between clinicians, research institutions and

industry

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Careers in Science and Engineering

The language of Science and Engineering is universal opportunity to travel.

Forfás report; “Comparative Starting Salaries and Career Progression of Graduates in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)” June 2006 reported that: graduates in disciplines with a strong science and technology content

tend to be paid better after graduation than graduates in other disciplines graduates PhDs, tend to be paid significantly more than those with just

primary degrees, with over 80% of PhD (Engineering and Biosciences) earning starting salaries in excess of €33,000.

Working in the Medical Technology Sector is exciting, rewarding and presents many opportunities.

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Information on Careers & Companies in Sector IMDA Imagine Publication

19 Scientists & Engineers describe working in the Med Tech sector. They describe their:– Responsibilities– Educational Background– Products/Services their

company makes– Tips for success to future

graduates Postgraduates in Med Tech (30) Useful CAO/Postgraduate Websites

listed Company Lists for School Tours &

Graduate placement programs

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Careers in Med Tech- Could you be next?

Quality Engineers Plastic Engineers Packaging Engineers Clinical Affairs Clinical Researchers Biomedical Engineers R&D Engineers Materials Scientists Analytical Scientists Microbiologists Material Planners Validation Personnels Sales/Marketing Marketing Executives Technicians Metallurgists

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Information on Careers & Companies in Sector Imagine Website- Launch January 2008

On-Going Information:

Careers

Companies

Products/Services

Jobs On Line

Company News

Emerging technologies

Valuable Career Resource for Guidance Councellors and Students

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