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ICON named clinical research team of the year

Monday, November 7, 2011 10:10 AM

ICON has won the clinical research team of the year award at the annual 2011 Scrip Awards.

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Survey: 80% of big pharma companies restructuring to strategically outsource more trials to CROs

Monday, October 31, 2011 08:00 AM

According to a recent survey from William Blair, about 80% of big pharma companies either are in the process of restructuring or have already completed restructuring plans to strategically outsource more of their trials to CROs.

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Survey: Top CROs doubled workforce over past decade

Monday, October 24, 2011 08:02 AM

Over the last 10 years, the top nine global CROs have more than doubled their workforce, which now exceeds 72,000 employees, and their revenues have increased at a compound annualized rate of 11% as they increasingly play a larger and more integral role in the drug development infrastructure, according to a new Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) member survey.

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ICON receives contract award from FNIH

Friday, October 21, 2011 01:38 PM

ICON has received a contract award from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) to provide clinical support for the Biomarkers Consortium study entitled Characterization of the Variability of Insulin Secretory Parameters in the Meal Tolerance and the Maximal Stimulation Tests of Healthy Subjects. 

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vRad partners with ICON Medial imaging

Monday, October 17, 2011 12:25 PM

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice, has reported a radiology partnership with ICON Medical Imaging, the medical imaging division of ICON.

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ICON names president of DOCS

Monday, October 17, 2011 10:59 AM

ICON has named Colin Stanley president of DOCS, the company’s global resourcing division. Stanley succeeds Mr. Bill Taaffe as president following his retirement earlier this year.

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Lexicon’s LX4211 trial shows positive results

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:30 AM

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals reported positive data from a recently completed clinical trial and mechanistic study of LX4211, a dual inhibitor of the sodium glucose transporters 1 and 2 (SGLT1 and SGLT2).  The favorable safety profile and effects on multiple parameters of glycemic control and cardiovascular health in healthy normal subjects support the broad potential of LX4211 in the treatment of diabetes and associated metabolic conditions.

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Icon CEO Peter Gray to step down after nine years; CFO Ciaran Murray takes the helm as of Oct. 1

Monday, September 12, 2011 08:02 AM

Peter Gray, CEO of Icon since 2002, will step down as of Oct. 1. The announcement, which came last week, surprised many in the industry.  Icon’s board has appointed Ciaran Murray, who has been Icon’s CFO for the last six years, to succeed Gray as CEO.

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WCCT names Affrime senior VP

Friday, September 9, 2011 01:21 PM

West Coast Clinical Trials has named Melton Affrime senior vice president, research and development, to further develop their growing clinical research capabilities.

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Icon and Bristol-Myers Squibb build on strategic partnership, extending it to early-phase work

Monday, September 5, 2011 08:00 AM

Icon and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) have inked a preferred-provider agreement for early-phase development. This constitutes the CRO’s second sizable agreement with BMS; in June 2010, the two formed a strategic partnership, with Icon focused on providing global support for the drug developer’s clinical development pipeline.

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