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ICON Income Up 17%, Revenues Hold Steady

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:04 PM

Year-end revenues for Dublin-based CRO ICON increased 3% in 2009 to $888 million. Fourth quarter revenues also increased 3% to $227.4 million compared with $220.1 million for the same period last year.

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Lindevall Returns as CEO of Encorium

Friday, January 15, 2010 06:44 AM

CEO musical chairs continues at Wayne, Pa.-based contract research organization (CRO) Encorium . The company has reappointed Dr. Kai Lindevall as CEO, replacing David Ginsberg who left the company last summer when Encorium sold its U.S. business to Pierrel Research USA and Ginsberg became CEO there. Ginsberg had replaced Lindevall as CEO in September 2008. Lindevall, who replaced Kenneth Borow, M.D., as CEO in February 2008, has served as executive chairman since Ginsberg became CEO. Board member Shahab Fatheazam will serve as Encorium’s new chairman.  

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ICON to Create Translational Medicine Unit in UK

Monday, December 21, 2009 07:53 AM

Dublin-based contract research organization (CRO) ICON is preparing to open a new hospital-based translational medicine unit in the UK—the result of a partnership with the Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation (CMFT).

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ICON Founder to Retire as Board Chairman

Friday, December 18, 2009 07:23 AM

John Climax will retire as board chairman of Dublin-based contract research organization (CRO) ICON, effective December 31. Climax founded the company 19 years ago. He will remain as a board member, while Bruce Given steps into the role of chairman. Given, a healthcare products consultant, has served on ICON’s board for five years. Prior to becoming a consultant, he was president and CEO of Encysive Pharmaceuticals.

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ICON Receives FDA Warning Letter

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 07:01 AM

Dublin contract research organization (CRO) ICON received a warning
letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to the
management of two clinical studies conducted between 2004 and 2006.

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ICON Extends Lilly Strategic Agreement to Japan

Thursday, November 12, 2009 07:45 AM

ICON has signed an extension to its strategic agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to manage the company’s clinical data management outside the U.S. This extension means that ICON will now also manage Lilly’s needs in Japan in addition to those in Europe, Canada, Latin America, Australia and Asia, which was originally agreed to in November 2008.

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ICON's Earnings Up, Sales Down

Thursday, October 22, 2009 06:09 AM

Dublin-based ICON, a global contract research organization (CRO), reported third quarter net income jumped 12% on sales that fell 2.3% to $220.3 million, compared with the year ago quarter.

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ICON, QPS Receive Industry Accreditations

Friday, September 18, 2009 07:14 AM

Dublin, Ireland-based contract research organization (CRO) ICON received industry accreditations for three of its laboratories in the UK and Singapore, and Newark, Del.-based QPS received a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certificate for its Taiwan operations.

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LabConnect Hires Former Quintiles Exec to be COO

Friday, August 28, 2009 07:32 AM

LabConnect, a provider of central laboratory services to the clinical trial industry, appointed former Quintiles executive Frank Morrow, Ph.D., as its chief operating officer.

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Charles River Labs Lowers Guidance, Acquires Two Companies

Friday, August 7, 2009 11:47 AM

At the same timeCharles River Laboratories announced the acquisition of two companies, the preclinical contract research organization (CRO) lowered its full-year guidance for 2009.

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