ICON plc

ICON is a clinical research organisation (CRO) providing outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company describes itself as the world's leading clinical research organisation and operates at global scale, with employees in 119 locations across 53 countries.

Its services span clinical and scientific operations, decentralised clinical trials, early clinical and laboratory services, medical imaging, regulatory affairs, consulting, commercialisation, medical writing, biometrics and outcome measures. ICON works across sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices and government and public health, and across therapeutic areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, central nervous system, vaccines and rare and orphan diseases.