{"id":502266,"date":"2026-06-16T09:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502266\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:53:08","slug":"irelands-nibrt-canadas-castl-strengthen-partnership-for-biomanufacturing-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502266\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s NIBRT, Canada\u2019s CASTL strengthen partnership for biomanufacturing talent\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, and Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, TD recognised the partnership in a joint statement during the former\u2019s visit to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) and the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that builds on their existing partnership and \u201creinforces their shared commitment to advancing biomanufacturing workforce development in Canada and internationally\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership was recognised in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/statements\/2026\/06\/13\/joint-statement-advancing-canada-ireland-partnership\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joint Statement on Advancing the Canada-Ireland Partnership<\/a> issued by the prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, and Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, TD over the weekend during the former\u2019s bilateral visit to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, the two leaders committed to \u201csupport biomanufacturing workforce development and skills by building on and extending the existing partnership between CASTL and NIBRT, enabling enhanced joint programming, shared expertise through a global network of NIBRT-affiliated training centres, and alignment of world-class biomanufacturing training initiatives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNIBRT is delighted to extend its collaboration with CASTL and to continue supporting the advancement of biomanufacturing training through our global network of affiliated centres,\u201d said Darr\u00edn Morrissey, CEO of NIBRT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we are helping align training initiatives with industry needs and supporting the next generation of global talent for the biopharma sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCASTL is proud to continue building on our partnership with NIBRT, whose global leadership in biomanufacturing training has helped shape best-in-class workforce development models around the world,\u201d said Penny Walsh, CEO of CASTL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis MOU will help strengthen training capacity, expand opportunities for collaboration, and support the development of the skilled workforce needed to grow Canada\u2019s biomanufacturing sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconrepublic.com\/careers\/nibrt-selected-european-regional-training-centre-biomanufacturing-who\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIBRT announced it has been selected by the World Health Organization<\/a> (WHO) as its Regional Training Centre for Biomanufacturing for Europe.<\/p>\n<p>It will be one of seven such establishments globally forming part of the WHO\u2019s Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Initiative (BWTI).<\/p>\n<p>BWTI was first set up in 2023 as a means of addressing critical skills gaps evident in the biomanufacturing chain, and enabling countries to turn technological innovation into localised and sustainable production \u2013 particularly in areas concerning medicines and other healthcare technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hIdNrT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Brief<\/a>, Silicon Republic\u2019s digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, and Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, TD recognised the partnership in a joint statement&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-502266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}