Biotech case studies

A sponsor needed to recruit nearly 500 patients for a pivotal study in an ultra rare disease. The study's demanding protocol posed significant difficulties for patients. ICON was able to revise the protocol, reducing patient burden, and implemented a global recruitment strategy and additional support that allowed recruitment to be completed ahead of schedule, saving the sponsor an estimated $700,000.

A small US based biotechnology company sought ICON’s assistance for a high-risk immunology study with heavy investment and limited resources. The study was a phase 3 Lupus SLE study with a complex protocol governing 90 sites.