The Western Development Commission, as a key pillar in Ireland’s strategy for developing regional economies, has amassed an expertise in backing medtech start-ups – with several yielding returns on bumper exits. The WDC has invested in several sectors, over more than 25 years, across the West. With a deep medtech and life sciences sector in the region, it stands to reason that some of its brightest minds would launch start-ups and attract capital. But even with that expertise and success stories, it has sparked concerns within the WDC about a potential over-reliance on the sector for fund returns, according to…

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