# Biomerics opens balloon catheter centre of excellence in Galway, Ireland

Biomerics opened a new Balloons & Balloon Catheters Centre of Excellence in Galway, Ireland, its first facility in Europe. The facility is expected to create about 40 jobs over five years and will focus on developing complex balloon components for medical devices.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-01
- Where: Galway, Ireland
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: 1 Jun 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: balloon catheters, balloon components
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Biomerics](https://endata.com/companies/22766.md)

## Sources

- [mddionline.com](https://www.mddionline.com/contract-manufacturing/manufacturer-of-balloon-catheters-expands-into-ireland), 2022-06-01: "Having this new location is another step in our strategic growth plan. We continue to see a strong need around balloon component development."

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