HighWire Press, Inc., the publishing technology platform provider for scholarly publishers and societies, has announced it will open a new office in Belfast, Northern Ireland, adding 74 full time employees over a three-year period. The announcement was made at a meeting with Northern Ireland's First Minister, Arlene Foster, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, held at Stanford University.

The Belfast office will include global leadership for technology and customer support teams to rapidly expand platform development capabilities, and work more directly with European publishers and societies. This investment reflects HighWire's long-term commitment to advance the goals of its publishing partners who serve the global research and scholarly communities across diverse disciplines.

Founded at Stanford University, HighWire Press has a strong tradition of working with top research institutions. "We are delighted by how quickly we have been able to collaborate with faculty and program leaders at local colleges and universities, including Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University, on programs to attract innovative developers," said Filby. "We look forward to extending our collaboration with librarians, researchers, and students in the community."

Full details of the press release are available on the Highwire Press website.

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