tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post8730883211911474469..comments2024-03-27T21:03:58.972-04:00Comments on Just A Life Sciences Blog...: Merck Creates 70 to 120 New R&D Jobs In Ireland, Investing €100MUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post-34011351054237149932011-09-24T16:23:08.411-04:002011-09-24T16:23:08.411-04:00Jobs in The US are more expensive than jobs in Ire...Jobs in The US are more expensive than jobs in Ireland, which are more expensive than in Asia...70-120 new jobs in Ireland is just a political cover for the loss of thousands of R&D layoffs in the the US sites of MRK. <br />Innovators are first on the chopping block, not that many are left at MRK. And Leg-SP R&D still needs to be cleared out. The few remaining will be the docile easily led-by-the-nose type - which MRK leadership prefers. MRK create nothing anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post-10774492542061618352011-09-22T11:25:49.673-04:002011-09-22T11:25:49.673-04:00Good news? I guess for Ireland but, many of those ...Good news? I guess for Ireland but, many of those jobs are probably at the expense of the researchers in NJ. <br /><br />And like many of the jobs that were developed in the past at Ireland/Singapore they are at the expense of the American taxpayer. As most of the jobs are out-sourced to these locations for the high tax incentives given to Merck (or any other company) to locate the jobs there.<br /><br />Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com