Imaging Tech Firm to Invest £12.9M, Create 70+ Jobs

• Imaging technology company Cirdan invests £12.9 million to strengthen research, development, and innovation capabilities in Northern Ireland.
• Investment will support Vision-Path project upgrading laboratory information systems and improving global healthcare diagnostic solutions.
• Expansion expected to create over seventy jobs across research, technical, sales, and operational roles.

Cirdan Imaging, which specializes in medical informatics and imaging technology, will use its £12.9 million investment to establish a new research facility which will create additional development capabilities in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

The investment will help the company to enhance its research and development operations while generating more than 70 new job opportunities in the area.

Regional government leaders received the initiative positively because they regarded it as proof of Northern Ireland's expanding life and health sciences industry and its highly educated workforce.

The funding will be dedicated to Cirdan's project which aims to develop its laboratory information system through its "Vision-Path" initiative. The upgraded system will provide additional digital capabilities which will help laboratories operate more effectively and improve their diagnostic processes.

The company plans to modernize its system to develop better solutions which will help healthcare providers and laboratories around the world.

The company will enhance its market position through these technological upgrades which will help it compete better in the global market for laboratory information systems.

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Cirdan plans to hire employees for multiple job openings which include research and development and sales and technical onboarding positions to support its business expansion.

The company will spend money to train its employees and develop their skills because it wants to use advanced digital technologies throughout its business operations. The establishment of new employment opportunities will benefit local professionals while driving economic development in the region.

Invest Northern Ireland has approved funding for the project, which will deliver approximately £1.9 million to support job creation and skills development and research initiatives.

The UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund contributes to this funding, which demonstrates how public and private sectors work together to drive innovation progress.

The company executives expect that their investment will enable Cirdan to reach international markets which include North America and Europe and the Middle East and Asia. The project will enhance technological development and improve healthcare diagnostic capabilities while establishing Northern Ireland as a key center for medical technology research.