• 2002 Census Bureau Final Reports, Industry Series - Numerous industry reports from the U.S. Census Department. (Requires Adobe Acrobat.)
Biotechnology
• Bio.com - Has profiles of many biotech companies. This site claims that it is "the premier information portal to the life sciences."
• Biospace - This site claims to be "globally recognized as the leading provider of web-based resources and information to the life science industry." There's no
denying that this site does have a lot of information.
• Biotech Rumor Mill -
Interactive message board about the industry -- lots of rumors about biotech companies are posted here. Fully searchable.
• Companies in Agbiotech - The database section has information on companies in Agricultural biotechnology. Provides number of employees, president, product data and address, phone, and fax.
• Hoover's - A snapshot of the Biotechnology Industry.
• Infoshop Biotechnology Reports - [Fee-Based]. A variety of reports are available.
• Institute for Biotechnology Information - [Book]. Has a variety of databases, including a venture capital database (for Biotech companies).
• National Biotech Register -
Address, phone, fax, and brief descriptions of 3,000+ biotechnology companies.
• Recap -
This site contains information about biotech companies: has basic contact information, details of alliances and clinical trials.
Cosmetics
• CosmeticsBusiness.com -
Site for the industry: has current news, sells some market research reports.
Hospitals
• Active Media Guide to Health Care Facilities - [Fee-Based] analysis provided by US Business Reporter.
• Active Media Guide to the Managed Care Industry - [Fee-Based] analysis provided by US Business Reporter.
• American Hospital Directory -
Lots of information about American hospitals. Search by name or state.
Lab Animals
• Lab Animal Buyers Guide - Profiles of over 500 companies that supply laboratory animals. Profiles include address, phone and product information.
Medical Equipment
• Active Media Guide to the Medical Device Industry - [Fee-Based] analysis provided by US Business Reporter.
• Device Link -
Name, address, phone, fax and a short write-up are provided are for hundreds of medical device manufacturers. Can search by name or product.
• Focus Company Profiles - Profiles of companies that manufacture cardio-respiratory products. Looks like there's quite a few companies here.
These are really more advertisements than company profiles: they are written by the companies themselves. Some profiles just talk about one product, for instance. But there's a lot of
stuff here, and maybe you'll find it useful, but be forewarned that nothing here is impartial.
• SUVision Dental Company Profiles - Profiles of thousands of companies from around the world involved in the Dental products industry. Info varies by company: some have only name and address, others have more info such as
sales, number of employees, exports, etc.
Pharmaceuticals
• Active Media Guide to the Pharmaceutical Industry - [Fee-Based] analysis provided by US Business Reporter.
• FDA Search Engine -
Use this search form to search through documents at the Food and Drug Administration, which could be useful when researching pharmaceutical companies. Among the documents
available are recalls, approvals, etc.
• Hoover's - A snapshot of the pharmaceuticals industry.
• New Drugs -
Another database of new drug approvals; they have a search feature.
• NoFreeLunch.org - Various statistics about research and marketing costs of the US pharmaceutical industry. No Free Lunch is no friend of the pharamceutical industry and thus this site may be considered biased.
• Pharmaceutical Company Profits and Salaries - This page, provided by Act-Up (a gay rights organization) has a table of 1999 Sales, COGS, R&D, and SG&A of the major drug companies. They also list the salaries of the CEOs of the larger companies in the industry.
Industry Overview
• Hoover's - A snapshot of the Healthcare industry.
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