CROFounded 1990
ICON plc
Dublin, Ireland
Full-service global CRO running phase I-IV clinical trials for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sponsors, with additional central-laboratory, specialty-lab, and drug-development consulting services.
- Segment
- CRO
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland
- Founded
- 1990
- Website
- www.iconplc.com
Notable facts
- Founded in Dublin in 1990 by John Climax and Ronan Lambe.
- Acquired rival CRO PRA Health Sciences in 2021 for roughly $12 billion, a deal that significantly expanded its scale.
- Reported 2024 revenue of about $8.28 billion with net income of $705 million.
- Employed approximately 39,800 people across 95 locations in 55 countries as of Q3 2025, and trades on Nasdaq under ticker ICLR.
Sourcing guides
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