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ICON is a contract research firm that provides outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Read more

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ICON

ICON is a contract research firm that provides outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Read more

Steve Cutler's photo - CEO of ICON

CEO

Steve Cutler

CEO Approval Rating

86/100

Founded:

1990

Status:

PublicIndependent CompanyNASDAQICLR

SIC Code:

8000 NAICS listing »

Website:

Annual Revenue
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Sector
Medical Research & Laboratories
Life Sciences
Headquarters

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The top 10 competitors in ICON's competitive set are IQVIA, Parexel, PPD, LabCorp, PRA, Syneos Health, Covance, Charles River, Medpace, Chiltern. and Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Together they have raised over 5.3B between their estimated 330.0K employees. ICON has 12,500 employees and is ranked 10th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 18,274.

IQVIA is ICON's #1 competitor. IQVIA is a Public company that was founded in 1954 in Durham, North Carolina. IQVIA is in the Medical Research & Laboratories industry. Compared to ICON, IQVIA has 57,500 more employees.

Parexel is seen as one of ICON's biggest rivals. Parexel was founded in Newton, Massachusetts} in 1982. Parexel is in the Medical Research & Laboratories field. Compared to ICON, Parexel generates $397.3M less revenue.

PPD is one of ICON's top competitors. PPD is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, and was founded in 1985. PPD competes in the Medical Research & Laboratories industry. PPD generates 178% the revenue of ICON.

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Trending News for ICON and ICON's Competitors

May 17, 2021

The Business Journals

Charles River shells out $293M for gene therapy company

Charles River Laboratories is diving headfirst into gene therapy with another acquisition, this time ... See more »

May 17, 2021

Benzinga

Charles River Acquires Viral Vector Player For $350M

Contract researcher Charles River Laboratories International Inc (NYSE: CRL) will dole out $292.5 mil... See more »

ICON Quarterly and Annual Revenue

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Annual Revenue

$2.8B

ICON's revenue is the ranked 7th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 2.5B.

ICON Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.

Feb 2021

Source »
$12B
PRA is a health-tech firm that provides medical insights and clinical development consulting services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.
MedPass International Limited

Feb 2020

Source »
undisclosed
MedPass provides medical device CRO, regulatory and reimbursement consulting services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Symphony Clinical Research

Oct 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Symphony is a provider of in-home and alternate-site clinical trial services.
MeDiNova Limited

May 2019

Source »
undisclosed
MeDiNova is a contract research firm that provides investigator-based clinical research services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
MolecularMD Corp.

Feb 2019

Source »
undisclosed
MolecularMD is a molecular diagnostic laboratory that develops and commercializes oncology precision medicines.

These are all the companies that ICON has acquired. ICON has acquired 9 companies and its latest acquisition was Pra Health Sciences, Inc. in Feb 2021. PRA is a health-tech firm that provides medical insights and clinical development consulting services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

ICON Funding History

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FUNDING DATE

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IPO
Apr 1998
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Since ICON was founded in 1990, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total ICON has raised $0. ICON's funding round was on Apr 1998 for a total of $0

ICON Investments

No recent investments found related to ICON

These are all the companies that ICON has invested in. ICON has invested 9 companies and its latest investment was Pra Health Sciences, Inc. in Feb 2021. PRA is a health-tech firm that provides medical insights and clinical development consulting services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

ICON News

April 15, 2021Seeking Alpha

Icon wins U.S. antitrust approval for PRA Health acquisition

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April 1, 2021planadviser

ICON Clinical Research Faces Common ERISA Claims

<p class="excerpt">One feature the new complaint has in common with suits filed previously by Capozzi... See more »
March 11, 2021LaingBuisson

Icon to take over PRA Health Services

Dublin-based Icon, a provider of outsourced drug and device development and commercialisation service... See more »
March 9, 2021FinanzNachrichten

ICON plc to Present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference and the KeyBanc Capital Markets' Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum

ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of outsourced drug and device development and commercialis... See more »
March 3, 2021SiliconRepublic

Dublin will be home to major clinical research following $12bn Icon deal

Two major contract research organisations will combine as Ireland's Icon acquires US company PRA Heal... See more »
March 2, 2021TokenPost

ICON Launches Decentralized Autonomous Grant Program, Allocating 1 Million ICX To Innovative Blockchain Projects - TokenPost

ICON, one of the world's largest decentralized networks, today announced the launch of its decentrali... See more »
February 27, 2021FinSMEs

Icon To Acquire PRA Health Sciences, for Approx. 12 Billion

Icon plc (NASDAQ: ICLR), a global provider of...... See more »

ICON Press Releases

September 11, 2017BriefingWire

Chlamydia trachomatis Infections Global Clinical Trials Review H1 2017

ReportsWeb.com published "Chlamydia trachomatis Infections Market" from its database. The report cove... See more »
June 9, 2017PR Newswire

Healthcare Stocks on Investors' Radar -- PAREXEL, IDEXX Labs, ICON PLC, and PRA Health Sciences

NEW YORK, June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 08, 2017, US markets saw a mixed session as ... See more »
March 16, 2017Accesswire

Post Earnings Coverage as DexCom's Q4 Top-line Surged 31%; Outshined Forecasts

Upcoming AWS Coverage on ICON Post-Earnings Results LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / March 16, 2017 / Active... See more »
September 22, 2016ReleaseWire

ICON PLC Sponsoring the 4th Annual Brussels Clinical Outsourcing Symposium

The 4th Annual Clinical Outsourcing Strategies and Operations will be held in Brussels on the 20th an... See more »
September 21, 2016ReleaseWire

ICON PLC Exhibiting at Clinical Trial Logistics in Brussels

The 2nd Annual Clinical Trial Supplies Meeting will be held in Brussels on the 20th and 21st of Octob... See more »
September 12, 2016Press Release Rocket

ICON PLC sponsoring the 4th Annual Brussels Clinical Outsourcing Symposium

ICON PLC sponsoring the 4th Annual Brussels Clinical Outsourcing Symposium | Get News Home Business L... See more »
August 3, 2016openPR

Growing number of Contract Research Organizations in Asia to Help Market Growth

Contract research outsourcing (CRO) is one of the emerging trends in the global healthcare industry. ... See more »

ICON Videos

April 28, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

"ICON's Value, Access and Outcomes offering" on YOUTUBE

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April 14, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

"Agility in Clinical Trials Post COVID 19" on YOUTUBE

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March 12, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

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March 12, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

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March 12, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

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March 3, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

"Stefania Dobre International Women's Day" on YOUTUBE

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February 22, 2021ICON Youtube Channel

"Agility in clinical trials post COVID 19" on YOUTUBE

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ICON Headquarters

South County Business Park

Leopardstown, County Dublin

353-1-291-2000

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ICON Summary

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Overview

ICON is a contract research firm that provides outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. ICON was founded in 1990. ICON's headquarters is located in Leopardstown, County Dublin, IE . It has rai...

CEO

ICON's CEO, Steve Cutler, currently has an approval rating of 86%. ICON's primary competitors are IQVIA, Parexel & PPD.

Website

iconplc.com

Frequently Asked Questions about ICON

  1. When was ICON founded?

    ICON was founded in 1990

  2. Who is ICON's CEO?

    ICON's CEO is Steve Cutler

  3. How much revenue does ICON generate?

    ICON generates $2.8B in revenue

  4. How much funding does ICON have?

    ICON has historically raised $0 in funding

  1. Where is ICON's headquarters?

    ICON's headquarters is in Leopardstown County Dublin, IE

  2. How many employees does ICON have?

    ICON has 12,500 employees

  3. What sector does ICON operate in?

    ICON is in Medical Research & Laboratories, Life Sciences

  4. Who are ICON's competitors?

    ICON's top competitors are IQVIA, Parexel, PPD
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