ICON Named Business & Finance Company of the Year and One of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity

ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of drug and device development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and government organisations, has been recognised with a number of prestigious business and industry awards in April 2022, including Company of the Year at the 2021 Business & Finance Irish Business Awards and Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year at the Pharma Industry Awards 2021.

This is the second time the healthcare intelligence company has received the prestigious Company of the Year accolade from the Business and Finance Awards Programme, having previously won in 2016. Winners are chosen by an independent panel of industry professional judges, who review market position, operational and financial achievements, company culture and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors.

Having already been announced as one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2022 by Forbes, ICON has also been recognised as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity for the second year running. Inclusion is one of the core values at ICON, and has been a considerable focus for the company as part of its overall ESG strategy. In addition to building key community groups across the business, over the last year dedicated diversity training has been rolled out to people leaders to support them in creating a sense of connection and belonging within their teams.

Commenting on the company’s recent success, Steve Cutler, CEO, ICON plc said: “To be the recipient of these awards is exceptionally gratifying as we grow and evolve our business to be the healthcare intelligence partner of choice. A number of important areas of focus are reflected in these successes - our commitment to supporting our clients and improving patients’ lives; being an employer of choice and providing opportunity to all of our people; and the way in which we operate alongside our focus on developing new and innovative solutions to what we do and how we do it. Most significantly, these awards really reflect the exceptional talent that we have here at ICON, right across our business.”

Additional industry awards and recognition

In April, ICON won two Stevie Awards in The 20th Annual American Business Awards. It received a Silver award in the Cloud Application/Service category for ARCADES, its next generation data integration tool, and a Bronze award in the Business or Competitive Intelligence Solution category for IcoNex, which enables greater connection between key opinion leaders working in the same therapeutic area. More than 230 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.