Pharma giant Shire has received formal planning permission for its new $400 million (€371 million)biologics manufacturing facility on a 120 acre site at Piercetown, Co Meath.
The Dublin-headquartered company announced plans to create 400 jobs over the next four years as part of the investment earlier this year.
The facility will use the latest bioprocessing techniques and will employ flexible production strategies to enable it to supply both clinical and commercial scale products.
