ICON plc

Clinical research organization acquires majority interest in medical imaging CRO

Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, July 29th, 2004

ICON plc (ICLR) and Beacon Bioscience, Inc., announced that ICON has acquired a majority interest and invested new equity in Beacon Bioscience, Inc.

Founded in November 2000, Beacon has a strong technology platform, focused on the centralized management, processing, and reading of digital medical images generated in clinical trials, including X-ray, MRI, CT, PET, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound.

Beacon helps to accelerate the development of drugs and other medical products through innovative trial design, integrated informatics, and a strong service component. Beacon's team has conducted over 200 imaging trials in oncology, neurology and...

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Source: Medical Imaging Business Week (2004-07-29)

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