Ireland is one of Europe’s largest Medtech hubs, and as a globally recognised centre of excellence, is home to more than 350 companies, employing 25,000 people. Thirteen of the world's top fifteen companies have operations here.  Ireland also employs the highest number of Medtech personnel per ...

MedTech Week, starting this Monday, 4th June is a week filled with activities all over Europe with a shared aim of increasing awareness and encouraging dialogue around medical technology. It hopes to provide a greater understanding of how the industry contributes to society and to the patient. This year, Fastnet-The T...

May 19 2018 12:00 AM There are now more opportunities than ever in Ireland, with a booming Life Sciences Industry that is set to grow even further. This is particularly good news for anyone who is thinking of relocating to Sligo or, better yet, already living there. Over the past 10 years, the Biopharmaceutical In...

  In today’s Irish life sciences sector, competition is rife again not only to find, but to keep talent. And not just the traditional sense of top talent either. The current ‘war for skills’, with need for speed and great data, will be followed by a world of work featuring operational automati...

Martha O' Donovan - Talent Consultant for IT and Administration  spoke to James O Sullivan from The Echo on her role as a Talent Consultant - the challenges she faces, why she loves her role and advice to anyone hoping to pursue a career in recruitment and talent management.    For more i...

Fastnet – The Talent Group is the Talent partner-of-choice in Life Sciences. With Total Talent Solutions we help clients and candidates transform lives. This has been our core business for 19 years, with additional sectoral focus now on the next generation of STEM too.     STEM (Science, Technolog...

IRC Global Executive Search Partners recently held its EMEA Regional Meeting themed “Leadership Transformation: Strategies in a Disruptive, Uncertain & Digital World”. A diverse group of over 35 IRC EMEA Regional Leaders from 24 countries, and external guests of different industry backgrounds gathered i...

Our Quality & Laboratory Team have deep sectorial knowledge of the Life Science sector in Ireland. Their primary focus is on sourcing and attracting Quality professionals for clients in the Pharma, BioPharma, Medical Device and Agri/Food sectors and supporting candidates and clients alike.  Claire McGu...

  I joined Fastnet- The Talent Group in February 2018 as part of Quality and Lab team. Prior to joining Fastnet, I worked as a Customer Service Specialist in Cork. Having worked in a customer focused environment for almost 2 years, I understand the importance of building relationships and working with clients a...