ICON PLC

History

Year	Detail
1990	The company ICON was established in Dublin, Ireland.
1991	ICON opens its first overseas office in Winchester, U.K.
1992	It has opened its first U.S. office in Philadelphia.
1995	The company ICON opens its first office in Germany.
1996	Its first Asian office was established in Tokyo, Japan.
1998	ICON opens its first South American office in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1999	It has opened its first Middle East office in Israel.
2000	ICON acquired UK-based regulatory consultancy YRCR Ltd and Central Laboratory in New York and a bioanalytical consultancy, Pacific Research.
2002	Acquired staffing group, Managed Clinical Solutions and clinical research provider, BPA, opens first African office in South Africa.
2003	It has acquired Medeval, a UK-based Phase I facility, and U.S. consulting firm Globomax.
2004	ICON acquired a medical imaging specialist, Beacon Bioscience Inc.
2005	The company has opened its first Indian office in Chennai.
2006	Acquired Outcomes Research and Health Economics specialist, Ovation Research Group.
2007	It has acquired a European staffing group, DOCS International.
2008	ICON acquires U.S. Phase I Provider Healthcare Discoveries and a U.S. Bioanalytical Lab, Prevalere Life Sciences.
2009	Acquired Veeda Laboratories, a U.K. Biomarker Lab.
2010	It has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging Inc.
2011	The company has acquired Oxford Outcomes, an international health outcomes consultancy, and Firecrest Clinical, a technology provider specializing in site performance and study management.
2012	ICON acquired PriceSpective, a global value strategy consultancy, and a Chinese CRO, BeijingWits.
2013	Acquired staffing and FSP providers, ClinForce and Assent and Akos, an E.U. Provider of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Services.
2014	It has acquired Aptiv Solutions, a market leader in adaptive trial design and execution.
2015	ICON created a new global innovation hub in Ireland to advance clinical development and acquired MediMedia Pharma Solutions to enhance market access and scientific communications capabilities and PMG Research Inc., an integrated network of clinical research sites in the U.S.
2016	The company has acquired Clinical Research Management Inc. to extend its presence in the government-sponsored research market.
2017	ICON acquires MAPI Group to become the world’s 2nd largest provider of late-phase services.
2019	It has acquired Symphony Clinical Research, a provider of at-home patient services and site support services, and MediNova, an integrated network of clinical research sites across EMEA and MolecularMD to enhance laboratory offerings in molecular diagnostic testing and immunohistochemistry.
2020	Acquires MedPass International, a leading European medical device CRO, regulatory and reimbursement consultancy.
2021	ICON acquires PRA Health Sciences, creating the most advanced healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization in the world.
2023	The company has acquired Philips Pharma Solutions, a provider of medical imaging and cardiac safety monitoring services.
2024	ICON acquired HumanFirst, a cloud-based technology company for life sciences that supports precision measurement in patient-centered clinical research.