MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medical device giant Stryker (NYSE:SYK) plans to invest another $4 million into an Irish R&D facility, adding another 20 jobs in the process.
Stryker plans to add the jobs over the next 4 years, the Irish Times reported.
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