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| PRA: 100 Swansea jobs created as company expands | PRA: 100 Swansea jobs created as company expands |
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| An expansion of a clinical research company in Swansea will create 100 jobs, according to the firm. | |
| US company PRA is doubling the number of its employees in the city following £1.29m of Welsh government support. | US company PRA is doubling the number of its employees in the city following £1.29m of Welsh government support. |
| The graduate-level jobs will be for a new multilingual help desk. | The graduate-level jobs will be for a new multilingual help desk. |
| Economy Minister Edwina Hart said PRA was a "strategically important company" within life sciences - a sector with "high growth potential". | Economy Minister Edwina Hart said PRA was a "strategically important company" within life sciences - a sector with "high growth potential". |
| The North Carolina-based firm currently employs 100 people to collect, analyse and interpret data from clinical trials. | The North Carolina-based firm currently employs 100 people to collect, analyse and interpret data from clinical trials. |
| The expansion will double the size of the company's office - which has moved to the Swansea waterfront development SA1 - and will increase the number of staff to 200. | The expansion will double the size of the company's office - which has moved to the Swansea waterfront development SA1 - and will increase the number of staff to 200. |
| Mrs Hart said a number of other locations were under consideration for the expansion but the Welsh government's financial support helped secure it for Swansea. | Mrs Hart said a number of other locations were under consideration for the expansion but the Welsh government's financial support helped secure it for Swansea. |
| Steve Powell, PRA executive vice president, said the investment would mean "significant job creation and support for the local economy". | Steve Powell, PRA executive vice president, said the investment would mean "significant job creation and support for the local economy". |
| "As a leading clinical research organisation, we are committed to the growth of our Swansea team and to transforming clinical trials across all phases of drug development; the new building and jobs demonstrates PRA's commitment to offering a more dynamic service to our customers, both locally and internationally," he added. | "As a leading clinical research organisation, we are committed to the growth of our Swansea team and to transforming clinical trials across all phases of drug development; the new building and jobs demonstrates PRA's commitment to offering a more dynamic service to our customers, both locally and internationally," he added. |
| PRA currently employs more than 5,000 employees in over 50 global offices. | PRA currently employs more than 5,000 employees in over 50 global offices. |