Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Opens Ireland Plant

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Opens $2 Billion Plant in Ireland, Expects to Employ 1,000 People

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Wyeth Co. officially opened a $2 billion Irish production facility Thursday, a move that will make the U.S. company the biggest pharmaceutical employer in Ireland.

The Madison, N.J.-based company expects to employ about 1,000 people, including 100 researchers developing new products, at its 1.2 million-square-foot campus south of Dublin within the next four years.

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