Over the past number of years Fastnet has established strong partnerships with third level institutions to ensure we stay connected with the talent of the future and to help students build awareness around career prospects and industry opportunities.  Recently we attended UCC and CIT career fairs. It was highly en...

Gaining a good understanding of a bioprocessing pilot plant and learning about its extensive upstream, downstream, fill-finish and the associated analytical facilities were top of the list for our Fastnet colleagues when they recently visited the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dub...

In recent years, all digital and social media platforms have realised the power of video for their audiences. They have incorporated video as a key format to disseminate key information fast, and a tool to attract the attention of their audiences.  Video is by far the best format for engagement, reach and raising ...

The Irish Biopharma sector is booming, turning Ireland Inc into a thriving biopharma cluster with a constant thirst for talent.  With over 20 biologics manufacturing sites, and $10 billion in capital investment over the past ten years, the sector is forecast to add 8,400 new jobs up to 2020.  In or...

The Engineering industry in Ireland is currently very strong and supports a broad range of companies across numerous sectors. It is estimated that there are 73,000 engineers in Ireland, with approximately 5,100 students graduating with Level 6 – Level 9 engineering qualifications each year, providing a solid cand...

It is well documented that organisations who have successfully aligned Talent & Organisational strategy have built high performing workplaces and cultivated inspiring leaders who focus on lifelong learning & development and embrace diversity.  Fastnet is proud to sponsor ‘Joining the Talent Dots&rsq...

                     Fastnet Sponsors BPCI AGM and Launches STEM Initiative Challenging Sectoral Thinking on Relevant Experience   Fastnet – The Talent Group was delighted to sponsor BioPharmaChem Ireland’s recent Annual Genera...

In today’s ‘war for skills’, factors like new technologies, changing approaches to work etc. are continually evolving how talent must be attracted, managed, developed, engaged and retained. What was once a sequence of events is now an ongoing process, that begins even before there are identified hirin...

With the Life Sciences sector ever-expanding, in addition to organisations like Fastnet – The Talent Group continually considering candidate sectoral ‘conversion’ opportunities right now, there has been a call to students at third, second and primary-levels to engage in STEM subjects and activities. T...