Paraic Hayes, IDA Ireland - Industrial Development Agency (IDA) for Ireland: Why Ireland?

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Paraic Hayes, Vice President of IDA Ireland, short for the Investment and Development Agency for the Irish Government, stopped by the SNNLive booth at AdvaMed 2011 in Washington D.C. IDA is an "investment promotion agency [that] is responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland" focused on "securing investment form new and existing clients in the areas of High End Manufacturing, global Services and Research, Development and Innovation", where their key sectors "for investment are Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technologies), Information Communications Technology (ICT), Engineering, Professional services, Digital Media, Consumer Brands and INternational Services", according to their website. Paraic Hayes Vice President--Life Sciences Executive for IDA Ireland based in Chicago.

In this interview, Mr. Hayes talks about foreign companies currently operating in Ireland, Irish legislation protecting intellectual property, why he came to AdvaMed and his personal background. For more information about IDA Ireland, check out the website and you can follow them on twitter @IDAIreland. Here is Paraic Hayes from IDA Ireland. Ireland is ready for both investors and companies to get in touch!