THE SIEMENS Healthineers site in Llanberis will be upgraded to a new centre of excellence in healthcare technology that will focus on research and development and manufacturing.
The joint investment from Welsh Government and Siemens Healthineers will safeguard 400 jobs and create close to 100 new jobs, with higher salaries than the local area average.
Siemens Healthineers is to consolidate its global operations for the manufacture of IMMULITE blood analysis technology, used worldwide to aid the diagnosis of medical conditions.
The redevelopment will transform the site into an R&D facility for laboratory diagnostics enabling the development of enhanced diagnostic precision products for use in optimising patient care.
Current employees, include former apprentices who were offered full-time jobs, are currently enrolled in university, and the new facility will help solidify partnerships with Wales’ higher education institutions, namely Bangor University, Swansea University and Cardiff University.
Siemens Healthineers has had a presence in Llanberis since 1992 and owns the 36-acre site, in the process securing the company’s place as a major regional employer for many years to come.
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The Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething, said: “I’m delighted to announce this significant investment, with Siemens Healthineers, in a new centre of excellence in research and development in Llanberis.
“Thanks to Welsh Government support, we have secured and created hundreds of high-quality jobs for Gwynedd.
“Siemens Healthineers Llanberis is a strategically important employer for the whole of the north and this investment is a huge vote of confidence in the Welsh economy.
“The economic contract we have signed with Siemens Healthineers secures the current facility’s future, establishes an innovative research and development facility, promises fair work and a healthy and inclusive working environment for decades to come.”
The Vice President and Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers Llanberis, Professor Fraser Logue, said: “Laboratories and clinics in over 50 countries around the globe are reliant on the IMMULITE reagents we manufacture at Llanberis, covering over 100 disease states and 570 allergy tests.
“The investment from the Welsh Government is testament to the critical work our existing workforce of over 400 colleagues does and will enable us to move forward with our planned investment in the site.
“Close to 100 highly skilled jobs will be created as we seek to realise our shared ambition of transforming Siemens Healthineers Llanberis into a worldwide centre of excellence for laboratory diagnostics manufacturing and research and development.”
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