Legato Health Technologies (Legato) has announced plans to establish an R&D hub in Limerick city leveraging the Mid-West region’s technology talent. Legato is working to create and develop solutions that promote high value and access to healthcare. This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland. 

Legato aims to hire more than 60 over the next six months, including expert Data Scientists and Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineers. This team will be responsible for building and iterating applications and AI solutions to make healthcare simple, affordable and accessible for its clients.

Tánaiste & minister for enterprise trade & employment Leo Varadkar TD said: “I warmly welcome Legato’s plans to open a new R&D Hub in Limerick city which will create 60 jobs over the next six months. The Mid-West has a strong talent pool which will allow Legato’s new hub to thrive. Firms like Legato are vital to the future of global healthcare, and I wish them every success for the future both in the Irish market and abroad.”

President of Legato Health Technologies Rajat Puri said: “At Legato, we are applying cutting edge data science and engineering technologies to solve complex problems to improve the healthcare of humanity. We are looking for talent who want to work on the types of projects that will make an impact and we are thrilled to be here setting up our operations in Limerick. Not only are we investing in the people we hire but the city and we are also proud to be able to bring the culture of Ireland to our global team.”