Stryker

Eight out of top 10 recipients were in life science sector, reflecting strong jobs growth

Profits and revenues at the Irish arm of the medical device manufacturer last year continued to increase

Shannon-based company supplies medical technology products to multinationals

Deal, including debt, is worth $5.4bn

‘We must ensure Ireland is enabled to seize the opportunities that present themselves in the third decade of the 21st century’

Despite popular belief, the majority of new jobs created by IDA-backed companies are outside of Dublin

The funding will drive the development of next-generation products

Trading volumes brisk in Dublin as ICG falls

The Iseq overall index underperformed peers, closing up 0.25 per cent

Takeover by rival Stryker would give combined firm greater market power

I Wish events seek to encourage female students to enter STEM industries

Applications are invited for the 2018 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards

University of Limerick invention helps broken bones heal more quickly

From computer coding to space exploration a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can take you anywhere

Deal will expand medical device maker’s emergency medical services business

Photonics, the generation, manipulation and use of light, is an industry likely to be worth €600bn by 2020

700 people work in plant where one of the machines went on fire

Amount held outside the US by tech companies up 8% over past year

Ryanair, Smith and Nephew and Novo Nordisk make gains on day of thin trade across Europe

Analysis: medical device giant’s acquisition of Covidien reflects move to fewer global companies offering range of solutions

Groups make products for ageing populations

Despite talk of eco-cars the big draw is the new Ford F-150 pick-up

Ryanair announces a new acceptance agreement with American Express