Watson-Marlow Limited Ireland, the specialist in fluid management technology, has announced it will open a state-of-the-art facility in Cork, Ireland.
The new ISO 14644-1 Class 7 cleanroom will be added to the company's existing Cork site and will be certified to meet the demands of the highly regulated pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Ireland.
The expansion of Watson-Marlow's Cork facility will provide global expertise within Ireland, offering a high quality and reliable supply allied with customer service and local support.
Watson-Marlow's Ireland-based customers will be able to locally access essential bioprocess single-use assemblies for biopharmaceutical production.
The facility is currently in development and will be validated to ISO 9001 Quality Management System standards in Q1 2021.
It will create new employment opportunities in Cork and provide a robust supply of puresu single-use assemblies. These will be manufactured in the new ISO Class 7 cleanroom and validated to biopharmaceutical industry standards.
Denis Coll, Biopharm Sector Manager for Ireland, said: "We're delighted to build on our presence in Cork, reflecting the wealth of talent and opportunity available and the importance of Ireland in the growth of the global biopharmaceutical industry."
";The new ISO accredited facility offers a sustainable, Ireland-based supply chain that reflects Watson-Marlow's commitment to engineering a sustainable future," Coll added.
