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Healthcare Industry Research

Information on research in the healthcare industry.

Company Research

Nexis Uni 

Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Includes current news, business information, company directories, federal and state laws, regulations, legal cases, and more.

In the drop down menu under All Content Types, click on Companies and then Company Profiles.

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Additionally, under the search bar, click on Find A Company to do a company search on Nexis Dossier+

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Data Axle (Reference Solutions)

Up to 250 companies can be downloaded in a batch.

This resource connects users to over 60 million individual business records and over 298 million consumer records and 329 million historical business records. A variety of demographic factors can be used to create custom lists that can be downloaded directly to Excel or rendered within graphs, charts and heat maps. This database is ideal for entrepreneurial planning, market research, GIS mapping projects, job-seeking activities, gauging economic trends and more.

Click on US Businesses. (Can only access US businesses)

Data Axle homepage: Texts reads: The premier source of information for reference and research- offers accurate data on 101 million businesses and 300 million consumers.

Do a quick search in the database: 

US Businesses database quick search.

You can also do an advanced search, which allows you to filter by keyword/SIC/NAICS, geography, financial data, ownership, etc. 

U.S. Businesses database advanced search. Filters include company name, executives, business type, geography, and phone.

EMIS 

To search for company information, go to the menu and click Companies. 

Arrow pointing at Companies in the menu

Search for a company by typing in the search bar. 

Search bar to search for a company

PrivCo 

"Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies."

Contains data on over 650,000 U.S. private companies, over 100,000 private market deals and venture capital fundings, and over 18,000 private market market investors. May search by keyword as well as by industry.

Access is free for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign users, but you must create an account. Sign up with your university e-mail address from the main page. 

Search by typing a company name at the top of the page or click on Company in the dropdown menu under Search on the right of the screen. 

Search by company, investor, or keyword. Under the search tab, click on company, investor, funding, or deal.

Need More Help?

Grainger Engineering Library Information Center's STEM Entrepreneurship & Business Services can assist you in getting started with these and other resources.  If you have any questions, please e-mail bis@library.illinois.edu

Need help? Contact STEM-E-BIS at bis@library.illinois.edu