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ICON Joins Groundbreaking Genome Initiative

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

ICON plc was recently selected by Genomics England to support their “100,000 Genomes” project, the world’s largest genome sequencing project for cancer and rare diseases, which could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of various cancers and rare diseases. Announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron in 2012, the project will compile 100,000 whole genomes from 70,000 … [Read more...] about ICON Joins Groundbreaking Genome Initiative

The Future of Clinical Trials

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2014

July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

ICON plc. is pushing the boundaries of what clinical researchers thought was practical. Adam Farley speaks with Dr. Brendan Buckley, ICON’s Chief Medical Officer, about how it came to be and where it plans to go. The view from Brendan Buckley’s office at the ICON headquarters is east by northeast over the Leopardstown Racecourse. If the building were taller, you could see the … [Read more...] about The Future of Clinical Trials

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Sean MacBride, son of Major John MacBride and Yeats’s muse Maud Gonne, was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in 1974. He was recognized as a man who “mobilised the conscience of the world in the fight against injustice.” MacBride had served as President of the International Peace Bureau in Geneva, Switzerland and served as President of the Commission of Namibia, United Nations, New York, USA. MacBride would also receive the Lenin Peace Prize in 1975.

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