WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SCIO Health Analytics, a leading health analytics solutions company, today announced it has acquired Data Intelligence, a U.K.-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions supporting pharmaceutical sales and marketing operations. The acquisition will complement and further extend SCIO’s footprint in the life sciences marketplace and strengthen SCIO’s position as a global health analytics organization.

“Data Intelligence opens a new chapter of growth for SCIO,” said Siva Namasivayam, CEO, SCIO Health Analytics. “Data Intelligence is one of the few specialized companies globally focused on business intelligence solutions for pharma sales and marketing operations. They bring a prestigious list of clients in the pharmaceutical industry as well as a strong product portfolio. This further positions SCIO as a key global health analytics player, operating at the convergence of government, payers, providers and pharma companies.”

Data Intelligence, founded by Mike Askew and Jon Axon, integrates PharmaANALYTICS™, a Microsoft award-winning Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, with a portfolio of capabilities that bring together fragmented sales and marketing data. Working with over 60 syndicated and client data sources, the platform allows rapid data warehouse implementations, dashboards, reports and analytic solutions, empowering businesses to quickly respond to opportunities and challenges. Data Intelligence will operate as a subsidiary of SCIO Health Analytics.

Mike Askew, CEO of Data Intelligence said, “Combining with SCIO provides an exciting growth opportunity for Data Intelligence by helping to extend our reach globally and further strengthen our resource pool. We’re very much looking forward to using this opportunity to work closer with our existing clients by delivering more value and additional services over-time.”

About SCIO Health Analytics
Based in West Hartford, Connecticut, SCIO Health Analytics is an industry leading service company delivering solutions to more than 50 healthcare organizations including 15 of the top 25 payers, 3 of Top 5 pharmacy benefit management companies and life science organizations. With 650+ employees and 5 delivery centers, SCIO produces over $200 million in cost savings to its clients in the health ecosystem. By integrating disparate data, clients are able to draw actionable insights, enhancing their value proposition for patients, providers and health systems. SCIO has developed a highly specialized team of life science, healthcare informatics, clinical, data analytics and technology experts, spread across Europe, US and Asia-Pacific, helping clients solve their everyday business issues using a combination of technology, data and analytics. Visit www.sciohealthanalytics.com and www.data-intel.net.

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