Galway Gaa: Medtronic Into All-ireland Final
GALWAY GAA: MEDTRONIC INTO ALL-IRELAND FINAL Medtronic (Galway) 1-15 Carey Glass (Tipperary) 0-16 Galways Medtronic qualified for the All-Ireland Inter Firms Hurling Final on Wednesday nightafterlate pointsfrom Niall Healy and Dean Higgins secured the result inParteen, Co.Limerick. Posted by Munster Inter-Firm GAA on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 It was a tight contest throughout the hour and the Tribesmen only seized theinitiativein thefinalfive minutes to set up a final meeting withOffalysBanagherConcrete. GerFarragherand Healy gave Medtronic a 0-2 to 0-1 lead on six minutes but after MarkGenneryresponded for Carey Glass, theTipperaryteam didnt relinquish the lead again until the 56thminute. John Sheedy, David Gleeson, Robert Byrne and Mark McCarthy troubled the umpires as the Munster team went 0-7to 0-4clear but Medtronic were back in it on 20 minutes when Higgins found the net. All Ireland Senior Hurling Inter Firms Semi Final Result: Carey Glass 0-15 Medtronic 1-15 @NenaghGuardian pic.twitter.com/YZrlI3772r Odhran Ducie (@OdhranDucie) March 7, 2018 However, two McCarthy frees gave Carey Glass a 0-9 to 1-4 interval advantage and they stay stretched that margin after the restart with Byrne on target. Former Galway stars Healy andFarragherwere Medtronics top scorers sharing 10 points between them and they kept the county champions in the tie. While Clare goalkeeper Andrew Fahy also landed a long range free from his own half. SeanMcInerneymade a vital contribution getting two points in as many minutes to level at 1-12 to 0-15 before Healy finally put the Connacht team ahead on 56 minutes. McCarthy levelled affairs but the momentum was with Medtronic and they pushed for the line. Healy and Higgins got the scores to secure the win and theyll now look forward to taking on Lei Continue reading >>
Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre, Galway
Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre, Galway Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by email The accommodation required by the brief is in two parts and this division is reflected in the organisation of the building: the Customer Innovation Centre is located on its ground floor and the offices on its first floor. The new building is connected to the existing Building 2 by a link corridor at each level and contains a new main entrance for both buildings. Modifications were made to the existing entrance to Building 2 to suppress its visual significance on the axis of the entrance road. The new building adopts an asymmetric plan and massing to engage with the altered site layout and draws attention to itself as a more significant form than Building 2. Locating the new building at the crest of the site augments this perception. The building is entered through one end of an atrium around which all of the functions of the Customer Innovation Centre are arranged on the ground floor and which directs daylight into one side of the offices on the first floor. The atrium contains a reception desk, luggage store, kitchenette and interactive communications hub. Meetings rooms of various sizes open off its long sides. At its short end opposite the entrance is the research and development suite, the centerpiece of the visual experience. The first floor accommodates executives in cellular offices, support staff in an open plan area and ancillary accommodation. Continue reading >>
Celestica Building 2, Parkmore West, Galway
Building 2 is a modern 84,000 sq ft industrial building, fitted-out to a high specification. The facility includes production facilities, warehouse space, open-plan offices and meeting rooms. It makes a great working environment with an employee break room and over 100 carpark spaces. Celestica specialise in automated manufacturing and assembly services and this site provide logistics solutions and technical support throughout the product development. Parkmore West Business Park is Galways leading industrial and logistics hub, located just 7km from Galway City Centre. Parkmore West is ideally located just 7km northeast of Galway with direct access for the M6 to Dublin and Dublin Airport. NUI and GMIT are less than 15 minutes drive away with an annual supply of 8,000 graduates. Parkmore East and West are already home to many global businesses including SAP, Medtronic, Fidelity Investments, EA Games and Celestica. The established business park enjoys exceptional motorway connectivity with major cities across Ireland including Dublin, Limerick, and Cork and is 2 hours from Dublin Airport. Parkmore West Business Park is adjacent to the National University of Ireland ("NUI"), Galway, which is ranked in the world's top 300 universities (top 3% worldwide) and is renowned for its Business, IT, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and Law Schools. Students account for approximately 20% of the population of Galway producing circa 8,000 graduates per annum from two excellent university level institutions. The nearby Clayton Hotel provides convenient accommodation and meeting facilities for business visitors. Continue reading >>
Medtronic Opens New Manufacturing Facility In Galway
Medtronic Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Galway Site will manufacture the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon. Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic plc has established a new manufacturing facility in Galway, Ireland. The location will be focused on the manufacture of the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is a build-up of plaque in arteries throughout the body leading to reduced blood flow to the limbs, organs, and the brain. Patients with PAD are at higher risk for stroke and heart attack. The decision to locate the new manufacturing facility in Galway is based on the existing high-tech capability and expertise at the site in drug-device combination products for Medtronics coronary business. Highly skilled professionals from other parts of the Medtronic organization, approximately 100, who specialize in the areas of quality and manufacturing engineering, supply chain and production management, will be stationed in the new facility. The announcement was made in Galway with a site-visit from Irish Minister Richard Bruton TD, and Michael Lohan, manager of the Medical Technologies Division, IDA Ireland, the agency responsible for industrial development in Ireland. Manufacturing is a key sector which we have targeted as part of the Action Plan for Jobs, and over the past four years we have seen the sector perform well after years of neglect, said Bruton. The investment in Galway today by Medtronic is a great example of the type of manufacturing projects we are trying to develop in Irelandhighly-skilled jobs, manufacturing innovative products, for sale in global markets. I wish Tony and the team every success with this project. This announcement once again showcases Irelands position as a global hub for medica Continue reading >>
Us Colossus Medtronic Has Bought A Small Galway Medical Device Maker For $45m
US colossus Medtronic has bought a small Galway medical device maker for $45m Crospon develops devices for treating gastrointestinal problems. US MEDTECH GIANT Medtronic has bought a smallGalway-headquartered medical device maker for $45 million. The $100 billion-plus US firm, which moved its corporate headquarters to Ireland in a so-called inversion deal in 2014, has acquired Dangan-based Crospon Limited. Founded just over a decade ago, Crospon which also has offices in California makes devices that are used to provide gastroenterology professionals an internal view of the oesophagusduring endoscopic and surgical procedures. The companys products promise to ease discomfort for patients and reduce procedure time. A spokesman for Medtronic confirmed the acquisition through a statement and saidCrospon will now be integrated into the larger companys respiratory, gastrointestinal and informatics business. The acquisition expands our portfolio of solutions for the management of gastrointestinal diseases, the spokesman toldFora. With Crospons addition, Medtronic will have leading solutions from diagnosis to therapy for oesophageal diseases. Fora understands that the pricetag for the Galway company was $45 million (38 million). Crospon chief executive John ODea announced the sale through a LinkedIn post, in which he said the company was delighted to sit beside other gastro-diagnostic category leaders under Metronics wing. The Galway firms flagship product, Endoflip, is essentially a measuring device. One of its uses is for testing for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a disorder that causes severe heartburn because stomach acid enters the oesophagus. The technology on which the device is based was developed by Barry McMahon, chief physicist at Tallaght Hospital and an associat Continue reading >>
Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre
Quantity Surveyor: Noel Farrell & Associates The development consists of the construction to the North east of existing Medtronic Building 2 of a new two storey extension over a partial basement, measuring 2498m in area and containing on the ground floor, a central atrium with a reception area, luggage store, kitchenette and interactive communication hub, surrounded by a Customer Innovation Centre containing meeting rooms, a research and development suite and ancillary facilities. On the first floor further meeting rooms, cellular and open plan offices and support facilities, with plant in the partial basement A two storey link corridor connecting the new centre with Building 2 The demolition of the steps and ramp at the entrance The reconfiguration of its double height entrance into a refreshment space on its ground floor The insertion of a meeting room on the new first floor Associated Mechanical, Electrical and Lift Services Retaining the current allocation of 408 car parking spaces on the site but adjusting it to create 5 spaces for disabled persons Drainage and surface water attenuation, etc. JJ Rhatigan and Companyreceived the Irish Building & Design Award 2014 for Sustainable/Green Project of the Year for this project. The project also received a LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council. NSAI carried out Environmental Audit I.S. EN ISO 14001:2004 and noted that Significant improvements have been made to the systematic integration of EMS controls within core business and site management through adoption of LEED principles in a systematic manner. Continue reading >>
Jobs In Galway, Production Operators (medtronic Parkmore) Kelly Uk & Ireland - Irishjobs.ie
We are currentlyseeking Full Time Production Operators (Day & Evening Shift) for our Galway based Global Manufacturing Client. Medtronic Parkmore is the global leader in medical technology, alleviating pain, restoring health and extending We are currentlyseeking Full Time Production Operators (Day & Evening Shift)for our Galway based Global Manufacturing Client. Medtronic Parkmore is the global leader in medical technology, alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. (Evenings) Mon - Fri 4.00pm - 12.15am 13.91 We are NOT recruiting for Summer Students, Night shift or Weekends, please only apply if you can work Full Time on the Day or Evening shift for 23 months. The purpose of the role is to assist the production process by consistently building, assembling or testing quality medical device products. Leaving certificate, or an equivalent standard of education is desired. Previous production experience or relevant manufacturing experience is an advantage but not essential. Excellent timekeeping & attendance. Attention to detail, and good quality standards are essential. Active engagement in Lean initiatives. Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team. High personal integrity, credibility and energy. As part of the recruitment process all candidates will need to successfullycomplete a Psychometric Assessment, Interview, Dexterity Test, Medical and Reference checks, this process can take anywhere from 2 -8 weeks to complete. If your experience matches the above criteria please register via the Kelly Services website today, and click apply. Carbery House, 67-69 South Mall, County Cork Continue reading >>
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Business Park Building In Galway For 3.75m
Business park building in Galway for 3.75m The warehouse and offices at Parkmore Business Park West measure 5,006sq m Building 5 at Parkmore Business Park West in Galway city A Galway industrial building let to a global leader in medical technology is new to the investment market this week. Savills is quoting 3.75 million for Building 5 at Parkmore Business Park West which is on the eastern approaches to the city. This would represent a net initial yield of 10.56 per cent and a capital value of 753.50 per sq m (70 per sq ft). It is fully let to Medtronic under two leases with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 2.3 years. The passing rent comes to 413,551. This modern industrial building extends to 5,006sq m (53,884sq ft) and comprises a detached warehouse with ancillary office accommodation. It is on a site of 1.05 hectares (2.60 acres) with ample car-parking. Parkmore Business Park West is one of the top industrial and logistics locations in Galway. It offers easy access to the N6/M6, N17 and N18 road network which link with Dublin, Sligo, Limerick and Cork. Continue reading >>
Working At Medtronic In Boulder, Co: Employee Reviews | Indeed.com
Medtronic - Good Place to Work - MITG/Boulder Business Systems Analyst(Current Employee) Boulder, CO February 21, 2018 Medtronic is a good company, but the Boulder facility and the MITG organization is legacy Covidien and the culture is mostly based on the executives and leadership protecting the "old guard" of Covidien Tyco (yes, formerly Tyco). There are really good people at this company who make the company a good place to work in spite of this, but if you are looking for a place to actually contribute to improving an organization, you'll be disappointed, since those in positions of power are more concerned with "looking like their doing something" than doing anything which makes real positive change. Usability and Technical Communications(Former Employee) Boulder, CO January 9, 2018 I was lured to Covidien/Medtronic by the technical communications manager. I had permanent job at the time, and preferred not to go contract. The manager and his immediate sub both assured me that the department was growing and Medtronic would hire me. Foolishly, I only got their handshakes on that issue. Five months later, due to lack of work in the budget in which I was hired, I was released, told "you were hired to document new product, and we don't have new product currently." Instead, I had been doing very good usability work and software documentation, but that is not what I was budgeted to do. EDH Production(Former Employee) Boulder, CO July 17, 2017 Typical day at work: 12 hours shift overnight Learned: Speed up during training when Safety Manager tells us to take our time. If the supervisor/manager likes you, he doesn't mind whether you're slow or taking it easy. Management: Need improving. Don't humiliate trainees in front of everyone that they're doing horrible and need to s Continue reading >>
Work Underway To Ease Parkmore Traffic
Work has begun this week on an extra turning left lane from Parkmore West allowing traffic heading for the Tuam Road to bypass those queuing for the Briarhill side. It is the latest project earmarked to reduce traffic delays of up to 90 minutes for the 6,000 beleaguered workers leaving the citys industrial heartland. The 330m lane from adjacent the Medtronic Building 2 leading up to the Parkmore Road Roundabout will be completed by the end of the Easter break. Contractors can only implement traffic restrictions outside of peak shift change times. The project, part of the Parkmore Access Improvements Programme, will involve road widening onto the frontage of Merit and Medtronic facilities to provide an additional traffic lane and footpath. The lane was conceived following traffic surveys which found that during the 3pm/6pm peak commuter period 40% of the traffic trying to leave the industrial heartland of the city were heading left to the Tuam Road and were unnecessarily queuing with the 60% bound for the Briarhill Junction. Senior engineer in Galway City Council Uinsinn Finn said he did not want to give an estimate for how much time the lane would save motorists but was confident it would help reduce delays. It was part of a suite of measures being pursued by the Council. An application will be made to the National Roads Authority for funding to do further improvement works this year, including a signalised junction between the Tuam and Parkmore Roads. This is to make the junction safer for pedestrians and cyclists and to thwart any motorists who want to avoid the right turn queue by going left and doing a u-turn. Another signalised junction is planned for the back of the Briarhill Shopping Centre and the Doughiska Road. This is to give buses, including the 409 bus rou Continue reading >>
Medtronic, Germany's Phenox To Open New Plants In Ireland - Massdevice
Home Medtronic, Germanys Phenox to open new plants in Ireland Medtronic, Germanys Phenox to open new plants in Ireland Medtronic (NYSE: MDT ) and German medical device maker Phenox are each planning to open new manufacturing plants in Galway, Ireland. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said it plans to spend about $14.3 million (13 million) building a new,20,000-square-foot facility will be used to make its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon. The plant is expected to employ about 100 workers, the company said. Since launching the In.Pact Admiral DCB in the U.S. market, it has quickly become the fastest adopted DCB technology. In fact, our global market leadership in DCB is driving the need to open the new facility here in Galway to provide more patients access to this highly efficacious and safe treatment option for peripheral arterial disease. Our Galway operations and staff have very specific expertise in this area, which is the platform for this announcement. Once fully operational, this facility will be the only DCB manufacturing area of its kind in Medtronic worldwide. Our organization is on an expansionary path, with a notable amount of this growth to be fuelled by products coming out of Ireland, aortic & peripheral vascular president Tony Semedo said in prepared remarks. Bochum, Germany-based Phenoxs new Galway plant is slated to make interventional neurovascular medical devices for the treatment of aneurysms and stroke. Founder &managing director Hermann Monstadt told the Irish Times thatthe facility will produce products specifically for the U.S. and other international markets as well as provide additional support for EU markets. Phenox employs about 130 workers, according to the newspaper . Only a Few More Days to Register for the Most Anticipated Conference of Continue reading >>
Building 2, Parkmore Business Park, Parkmore West, Galway City, Galway H91vy1
Building 2, Parkmore Business Park, Parkmore West, Galway City, Galway Building 2, Parkmore Business Park, Parkmore West, Galway City, Galway H91VY1 Building 2 comprises of a detached warehouse/production industrial unit with two storey offices extending to a Gross External Area of approx. 83,911 sq. ft. (7,796 sq. m.). The building is a combination of concrete and steel-frame construction with an internal eaves height ranging from 4.5 up to 5.5 metres and 3 loading bays - 2 dock level and 1 grade level. The office accommodation is well fitted out with carpeted floors and suspended tiled ceilings with recessed fluorescent lighting and oil fired central heating. There are approximately 100 on site car parking spaces to the front and side of the building. Access to the property is via an internal estate road off Parkmore Road with separate access to the loading areas to the rear of the building. Fully let to Celestica Ireland Ltd with an unexpired term of over 8 years Passing rent of 575,000 per annum with rental uplift due in 2020 to 625,000 p.a. Situated in one of Galways leading industrial and logistics locations 83,911 square feet (7,796 sq. m.) of warehouse and distribution facility BER: B3 BER No.800519456 Energy Performance Indicator:479.6 kWh/m/yr The property is ideally 83located in the western section of Parkmore Business Park approximately 7 km east of Galway City Centre. The estate is adjacent to Ballybrit Racecourse and is approximately 3 km north of the N6, Galway to Dublin Road. Parkmore is approximately 1 km south of the N17 Galway Sligo road and 6 km north of the N18 Galway Limerick road. Occupiers within the park include, EA Sports, SAP, Merit Medical & Medtronic. It is one of the premier industrial and logistics locations in Galway due to accessibility Continue reading >>
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. V. Boston Scientific, 348 F. Supp. 2d 316 (d. Del. 2004)
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. Boston Scientific, 348 F. Supp. 2d 316 (D. Del. 2004) US District Court for the District of Delaware - 348 F. Supp. 2d 316 (D. Del. 2004) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. and Medinol, Ltd., Defendants. United States District Court, D. Delaware. *318 Karen Jacobs Louden, Philip Bangle, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel, Wilmington, Delaware. Of counsel: Raphael V. Lupo, Donna M. Tanguay, Mark A. Davis, James Rizzo, McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff. Josy W. Ingersoll, Christian Douglas Wright, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Christopher A. Hughes, Richard C. Komson, Dorothy R. Auth, Israel Blum, Steven Meyer, Morgan & Finnegan, New York City, for defendants. On August 13, 1998,[1] Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc. ("Vascular") filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corporation ("BSC") and Scimed Life Systems Inc. ("Scimed") alleging willful infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,291,331 and 5,674,278 (collectively "the Boneau patents") by the NIR model stents. (D.I. 1) On March 11, 1999, Vascular filed a first amended complaint against Scimed and BSC. (D.I. 17) On June 28, 2000, Medtronic AVE, Inc. ("Medtronic")[2] filed a second amended complaint to add Medinol, Ltd. ("Medinol") as a defendant in the infringement action. (D.I. 62) Medtronic also asserted a third Boneau patent, namely, U.S. Patent No. 5,879,382, and added claims for contributory infringement to the suit. (Id. at 12) On July 13, 2000, Medinol answered the second amended complaint, denied all infringement allegations, and asserted numerous affirmative defenses. (D.I. 50) Medinol also filed a counterclaim for a declaratory judgment of invalidity, unenforceability, an Continue reading >>
Medtronic
Medtronic Public Limited Company is a medical device company. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland.[1][3][4][5] Its operational headquarters are in Fridley, Minnesota.[1][6] Medtronic is among the world's largest medical equipment development companies.[7] In 2015, at the time of its acquisition of Covidien, its market capitalisation was about $100 billion.[8] Medtronic operates in more than 140 countries.[1] It employs over 85,000 people and has more than 53,000 patents.[9] History[edit] Early history[edit] Medtronic Operational Headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Medtronic was founded in 1949 in northeastern Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop.[10] Through his repair business, Bakken came to know C. Walton Lillehei, a doctor of heart surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The deficiencies of the pacemakers of the day were made painfully obvious following a power outage over Halloween in 1957, which affected large sections of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.[11] A pacemaker-dependent paediatric patient of Lillehei died because of the blackout. The next day, Lillehei spoke with Bakken about developing some form of battery-powered pacemaker. Bakken modified a design for a transistorised metronome and created the first battery-powered external artificial pacemaker. Medtronic's old headquarters in St. Anthony, Minnesota The company expanded through the 1950s, mostly selling equipment built by other companies but also developing some custom-made devices. Bakken built a small pacemaker that could be strapped to the body and powered by batteries. Work in the new field later produced an implantable pacemaker in 1960. The company built headquarters in the Minneapoli Continue reading >>
Racecourse Technology Park, Ballybrit, Galway
Galway is the largest urban centre in the West of Ireland. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative capital of the West of Ireland with a population of 79,504 (Census 2016). An extremely accessible city with Shannon Airport only 80kms away, Dublin 185 kms and Limerick 95kms away. A University city it has a hugely popular 3rd Level presence with NUIG and GMIT. Furthermore NUIG has world class research centres in regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, applied optics, laser applications, diagnostics, web technology and power electronics. The City is fast becoming an international centre of excellence for manufacturing and research in the medical and biomedical sectors and is well served by a strong broadband network and technological infrastructure. The high levels of educated work force, the presence of well established infrastructure and a vibrant culture with many events all year round has resulted in a huge number of Multinational companies servicing their European and Global business including Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Merit Medical, HP, Cisco, Avaya, Thermo King, Siebel Systems, Abbott, Wayfair and EA Games. Ballybrit is one of the most established commercial locations in the city and the Park is strategically located on the East side of the city in close proximity to the Sligo, Limerick and Dublin roads out of the city and taking full advantage of the strong rail and road infrastructure in place especially on this side of the city. The immediate environs of the subject property comprise of a mix of commercial uses. Superbly designed high specification substantial Ground and First Floor Building with of 9,500 sq ft on each floor, generous glazing and modern cladding. Very High specification with generous eaves and attractive features. Clear Span Continue reading >>
