ICON plc

Employee Size

11-50

Headquarters

Dayton, OH

Founded in Dublin in 1990 by a team of five, ICON plc has grown into a clinical research organisation providing outsourced drug and medical-device development and commercialisation services. Its nearly 40,000 employees work across 80 locations in more than 40 countries, supporting studies from early development through post-marketing, with particular strength in integrated clinical research and small-batch manufacturing for early-phase trials. ICON also brings locally based regulatory and project-management expertise to markets such as Japan, India and China.

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