ICON plc announced that the board has appointed Mr. Barry Balfe, ICON?s Chief Operating Officer, to the Board. Balfe has deep knowledge of the CRO industry and has served as ICON?s Chief Operating Officer since January 2025. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Balfe was appointed to the ICON executive leadership team in 2019 and served as President of Functional Services and then as President of Pharma Solutions.
ICON Public Limited Company is a healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The Company is engaged in providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations. It offers a range of specialized services to assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies to bring new drugs and devices to market faster. The Company's services include clinical research services, commercial positioning, consulting, early phase, strategic solutions, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient solutions, COVID-19 clinical operation and decentralized and hybrid clinical solutions. It also provides its full range of clinical, consulting and commercial services across several sectors, which include biosimilars, biotechnology, government and public health solutions, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
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