Backers say they expect to triple the number of entries by the end of the year.
The site also lists industry financing received by dozens of nonprofit organizations. The site is produced by the Integrity in Science project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, in Washington. Nonetheless, developers of the new database say it is not intended as any kind of blacklist, but rather as a research tool for journalists, activists, government agencies, and others. To develop the listings, researchers at the center culled journals, Congressional transcripts, newspaper articles, and resumes. All entries were vetted by libel lawyers, he says.