Sales Development

How CIENCE Kicked Off Outbound Efforts for BlueBee

BlueBee secured 200+ social connections and 12+ qualified opportunities in 3 months of targeted biotech outbound lead generation with CIENCE.

Updated Apr 1, 2026 By Daniel Conn

Key takeaways

BlueBee achieved over 200 social connections and at least 12 qualified opportunities during a three-month CIENCE outbound campaign: their first foray into outbound lead generation. CIENCE built a personalized multichannel outreach strategy targeting biotech startups, IPOs, and mid-to-large biopharma firms, expanding BlueBee's addressable market to companies they had never previously identified.

Client spotlight
"The team expanded our potential market by finding companies we had never even heard of. They had a wealth of performance data for this type of work and acted as a true extension of our team"
Alison Selle Director of Global Marketing

About BlueBee

BlueBee provides diagnostic and research companies with genomic data solutions. Its customizable, cloud-based data platform enables international collaboration and innovation, combining advanced science technologies and high-power computing to propel genomics into the future.

The company sets itself apart as the enterprise-grade, industrialized solution for global life science research and development. The BlueBee Genomics Platform (BGP) delivers guaranteed data residency, best-in-class security, and global compliance throughout the entire analysis process.

BlueBee's cohesive BGP framework removes the complexity from analysis and clinical data workflows, with resource optimization, cloud orchestration, and global access of data at any scale. The result is a more strong infrastructure and user-centric experience that enables powerful genomic data solutions with versatility, scalability, and compliance at its core.

Alison Selle

Director of Global Marketing

Industry

Biotechnology

Website

www.illumina.com/science/technology/development/genomics-cloud-computing.html

Challenges & Scope

Challenge: BlueBee was looking to connect with their potential buyers, but with no previous outbound lead generation campaigns, they needed help from an experienced partner.

Need: BlueBee wanted to rapidly scale their technology by increasing the top of the funnel with highly qualified leads. Their ideal customer profile (ICP) targeted start-up biotech firms, biotech initial public offerings (IPOs), and then mid- to large-sized biopharma companies.

Opportunity: To break into one of the most challenging industries, CIENCE created a personalized outbound campaign with a multichannel outreach (phone, email, and social media).

One ICP, three segments, three channels
One ICP Biotech startups Biotech IPOs Mid to large biopharma Phone Email Social
BlueBee had never run outbound. CIENCE built one personalized motion that reached a three-part ideal customer profile (startups, IPOs, and mid to large biopharma) across phone, email, and social.

Why CIENCE

CIENCE had previously conducted a successful outbound campaign for another biotech company: During the fourth-month engagement, CIENCE had set a high number of thirty-two qualified appointments. The cooperation was fruitful, so CIENCE appeared on BlueBee's radar as a strong referral.

"We could see they were genuinely dedicated to the success of our program and the ROI for our company"
Alison Selle, Director of Global Marketing at BlueBee
The referral that opened the door
Month 1 2 3 4 32 qualified appointments in four months
A prior CIENCE engagement for another biotech set 32 qualified appointments in four months. That track record was the referral that put CIENCE on BlueBee's radar for a hard-to-crack market.

Results

During the three-month campaign, CIENCE broke into the tough industry market and provided BlueBee with two-hundred social connections and at least a dozen qualified opportunities.

BlueBee was particularly impressed with CIENCE's research capabilities, opening some doors that BlueBee didn't know existed.

Three months, first outbound run
200+ social connections 12+ qualified opportunities Known market New companies never heard of Three-month campaign, BlueBee's first outbound effort
BlueBee's first outbound campaign returned 200+ social connections and 12+ qualified opportunities in three months, and surfaced companies BlueBee had never heard of, widening the market beyond the known list.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many qualified opportunities did BlueBee generate with CIENCE?

During a three-month outbound campaign, CIENCE delivered at least a dozen qualified opportunities for BlueBee along with over 200 social connections. This was BlueBee's first outbound lead generation effort, and CIENCE broke into the notoriously difficult biotech market on their behalf.

What was BlueBee's ideal customer profile (ICP) for the CIENCE campaign?

BlueBee's ICP targeted three segments: early-stage biotech startups, biotech companies undergoing IPOs, and mid- to large-sized biopharma organizations. CIENCE used this profile to build a personalized multichannel outreach campaign spanning phone, email, and social media.

Why did BlueBee choose CIENCE as their outbound lead generation partner?

BlueBee selected CIENCE based on a strong referral from another biotech company for which CIENCE had booked 32 qualified appointments over four months. BlueBee's Director of Global Marketing noted that CIENCE showed genuine dedication to program success and demonstrated ROI for the client company.

What made CIENCE's research capabilities stand out for BlueBee?

CIENCE's research team identified prospective companies that BlueBee had never previously encountered, effectively expanding their total addressable market. BlueBee credited CIENCE with opening doors they didn't know existed and praised the team for acting as a true extension of their internal sales development function.