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Thu 10 Oct 2007IDA confident despite loss of Amgen plantIDA Ireland last night said it remained confident of securing future biotechnology investments, despite the loss of a landmark project yesterday.US group Amgen announced it had "postponed indefinitely" its €800 million plant at Carrigtwohill in Co Cork. The plant, which was initially due to open in 2010, had been expected to employ up to 1,100 people. Seventy-nine people currently employed by the company in Ireland will be laid off.