Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring an online computer software ecommerce platform used for connecting customers in any scientific discipline, allowing customers to obtain data and place orders for scientific research and facilitating communication with individual experts, academic core facilities, government labs and for-profit companies, and enabling online discussions and social networking; Design and development of on-line computer software systems, namely, design and development of an online data sharing, procurement and social networking and communications platform for scientists and research suppliers to share information, create custom studies, get price quotes, establish legal agreements and purchase research services and custom products; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring an online social networking and communications platform used to enable communication with potential customers, the exchange of information and selling of custom research services and products; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring an online platform used to manage both internal and external research sourcing projects and used for sharing of scientific information and institutional knowledge across a research organization through a central hub