Secretary of State visit to Randox Science Park
Secretary of State visit to Randox Science Park
The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland paid a visit to Randox Science Park on Thursday, October 19th, to discuss Randox capabilities and undertake a tour of the facilities at the Antrim site.
As leading diagnostic company from the UK & Ireland, Randox have spent over forty years improving healthcare, Ā with a focus on the provision of timely and accurateĀ testing both to improve clinical diagnosis and promote preventative healthcare.
The purpose-built facilities at the site, covering research and development, engineering, manufacturing and accredited laboratories provides an unparalleled depth of diagnostic capability with a single site.
More than 5% of the world’s population (over 400 million people) receive medical diagnosis using Randox products each year.
Randox’s proprietary Biochip Technology is the result of a Ā£350 million investment, allowing many tests to be run simultaneously, greatly improving the diagnostic power available to clinicians. This innovative technology allowed the provision of advanced health Ā profiling to support both early diagnosis and the transition to preventative healthcare.
Randox Science Park is a central hub of Randoxās life science manufacturing, engineering and research and development. Randox employ over 2,200 staff, including 800 research scientists and
engineers ā all focused on improving life science diagnostic capabilities globally.
Randox Science Park is one of four key manufacturing and development sites, with others located in Dungloe, County Donegal; Bangalore, India; and the Greater Washington DC area, USA. Across the UK & Ireland there is also a growing network of Randox Health Clinics.