Marketing intelligence firm SciLeads secures Invest NI funds to triple staff

Belfast-based marketing intelligence company SciLeads has secured Invest NI support to triple its staff numbers and bolster its Research & Development efforts.

Marketing intelligence firm SciLeads serves the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, offering a platform that helps those companies to select the best external scientists to partner with on clinical trials. The firm compiles detailed information on each scientist and helps match suitable candidates to research companies, with clients throughout Europe and the USA.

SciLeads used proprietary software and algorithms to aggregate information on scientists from online sources, and aims to be the most complete repository of active scientific contacts. This data is used in a platform that offers clients the ability to search for potential scientific partners and set up alerts. The investment will allow the company to create 7 new dedicated jobs, and help boost its international customer base.

SciLeads CEO Daniel McRitchie commented on the investment: "The global pharma market is expected to grow to $1.5 trillion over the next three years. This represents a substantial market opportunity for new and innovative services of technology, such as our market intelligence platform. SciLeads benefits all sizes of biotech companies from a single person firm to multibillion-dollar multinationals."