Cerner Corporation and ICON-PLC Team Up to Streamline Late Phase Research Studies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner (Nasdaq:CERN), a global innovator in electronic health record (EHR) and research technology, and ICON plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, have announced an agreement that will provide pharmaceutical and device sponsors with late phase research technology to streamline the collection of information related to the safety, effectiveness and value of their medical products.