Smaller firms benefit from pharma upswing

The Pharma Start-up Company of the Year Award presented by Dr Niall Hoey, Portalis to Maureen Gilbert, operations coordinator and Louise Grubb, chief executive, Q1 Scientific

As the Irish pharma sector continues to grow at pace, smaller companies offering out-sourced niche-aligned services are also benefiting.

One such company is Q1 Scientific, based in Waterford, which was named start-up of the year at this year’s Pharma Awards.

Specialising in the provision of the highest-quality stability storage facilities, the company offers the pharmaceutical, medical devices and bio-sciences industries here an outsourcing option which many are deciding to take.

“We’ve noticed that ...