ICON News

ICON plc, , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has expanded its European Central Laboratory, located in South County Business Park, Dublin.

ICON Plc founders Ronan Lambe and John Climax , as well as chief executive Peter Gray , were blessed with spectacular timing as they sold close to 10m worth of shares in the firm shortly before its shares tanked after a "warning" from the US Food and Drug Administration .

ICON plc, , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced details of its new translational medicine unit in Manchester, UK.

Dec 4, 2009 - ICON plc, , today announced it has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding clinical study management services provided by the company to one of its clients in relation to two studies conducted between 2004 and 2006.

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Clinical research group Icon has reported a net profit of $24m for the third quarter of this year, up 12% from the same period a year earlier.

ICON has received industry accreditations for three of its laboratories. The company's bioanalytical lab in Manchester, UK received GCP and GLP accreditation from the MHRA , covering bioanalysis of small molecules by mass spectrometry and large molecules by immunoassay techniques.

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ICON advises that all resolutions recommended by the Board at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 20 July 2009 were duly passed.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the ICON plc Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call.

ICON plc, , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that is has acquired Veeda Laboratories Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veeda Clinical Research Group.

ICON plc , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has moved its Singapore central laboratory to a new, larger facility located at Loyang Way, Eastern Singapore.

Strategic Partnership Leverages ICON's Extensive European Capabilities DUBLIN, June 9 /CNW/ - ICON plc, , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Eli Lilly and Company to manage the company's clinical ...