Orbis or Sabi has an expert search function to screen for activity criteria: NAICS, SIC, NACE or keyword. Knowing the NAICS codes, for example, will facilitate searching for companies in the industry from our databases. For example: 541711 - Research and Development in Biotechnology
MarketLine: Click on Databases > Company Prospector > Select in Industry: Pharmaceutical and Healthcare and then Biotechnology. Finally, click on View Results.
Factiva will provide company lists by industry. Enter the industry name in the search bar and use the dropdown menu that appears with search suggestions. Locate the Industries section and select “Biotechnology Services”. Scroll down to find the Top Companies section. Alternatively, you can click on Switch Factiva to access the previous version of Factiva. Click on Companies/Markets on the menu bar. Click on Industry. Select “Biotechnology Services” from the list, and then click Submit.
Capital IQ, click on Screening > Companies, choose Industry classifications under Company details. Finally, search for "Biotechnology" under Search Industries, and click the "Add Criteria" button.
PitchBook, select “Companies” from the menu on the left. Then, choose “Industry” and enter “biotechnology” as a keyword in the search field. Click the “Search” button.
Access these resources via A-Z Databases.
Bloomberg (available in the Financial Room of Barcelona IESE Library. Ask staff for password). Type EQS (Equity Screening) and press <GO>. Click on the Sectors button, search by Biotechnology in the search bar, then click Update and See Results.
Datastream (available in the Financial Room of IESE’s Barcelona Library as well as at the Madrid Library, through LSEG Workspace) includes sector information as an option when searching for equities. Open Microsoft Excel and go to the Datastream tab. Click on the Datastream formula button, then select Find Series from the Series/Lists toolbar. In the left-hand menu, choose Equities and select the desired industries under the Sector section.
See also the IESE Library Guides: Company Info Guide
