The Galway operation is Beckman Coulter ’s largest European manufacturer of diagnostic reagents and rotor products for customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company produces about 200 products from Galway (140 reagent and 60 rotor), which are then shipped to the plant ’s central distribution hub on mainland Europe for redistribution. This diverse range of products reflects the significant emphasis placed on R&D within the company.

Beckman Coulter is one of Ireland &#8217s longest established multinational companies, with a history that stretches back 35 years. The plant now produces a range of routine chemistry, haematology, immunoassay and electrophoresis reagent products for the company&#8217s diagnostic systems. In addition, the plant produces rotor assemblies for the Ultra, High Performance, High Speed and High Capacity centrifuge ranges.

From a technical perspective, We are moving towards higher value-added production and more complex product ranges, which we feel is an excellent signal of our intentions for the future, and an excellent indication of the possibilities for any people interested in joining our company.

In January 2008, Beckman Coulter launched an innovative four year collaborative research programme with NUI Galway in the field of Molecular Diagnostics. This investment represents the first collaborative research project undertaken by BCI in Ireland. This a very significant collaboration for both NUI Galway and Beckman Coulter, in that it leverages the combined diagnostics test and instrumentation capabilities of both partners resulting in the development of break –through technologies for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in humans.