Dublin, Ireland, September 16, 2009 – ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR; ISIN:IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that three of its laboratories have received industry accreditations.
ICON’s bioanalytical laboratory in Manchester, UK, has received GCP and GLP accreditation from the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency). This laboratory accreditation covers bioanalysis of small molecules by mass spectrometry and large molecules by immunoassay techniques. In addition, ICON’s clinical pathology laboratory, also located in Manchester, has received GCP accreditation. ICON now has two GLP accredited bioanalytical laboratories, following the company’s acquisition of US-based Prevalere Life Sciences Inc., in November 2008.
ICON’s Central Laboratory in Singapore has received NGSP (National Glycohemoglobin Standardisation Program) Level I Certificate of Traceability. Laboratories are awarded Certificates of Traceability for successfully completing bias testing using specific methods and instrumentation, reagent lots and calibrator lots. ICON now has a global network of wholly-owned, NGSP Level I Certified laboratories in Farmingdale, New York, Dublin, Ireland, Singapore and Bangalore, India.
Commenting on the accreditations, Peter Gray, ICON CEO said “We pride ourselves on the strength of our science and the quality and reliability of our lab testing. Having a global network of industry-accredited laboratories provides clients with the reassurance that their samples will be tested according to the highest industry standards and techniques which in turn will deliver quality results.”
About ICON plc
ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON currently has over 7,100 employees, operating from 71 locations in 38 countries.