March 3rd, 2010
Tags: Bioscience & Bioproducts, Cleveland, cuyahoga, Northeast Ohio, Ohio bioscience
Published under Bioscience & Bioproducts
Don Brown, CEO of Arteriocyte in Cleveland, Ohio has worked in the health care industry for more than 26 years. He understands the challenges and rewards that come with bringing a product to market and recognizes the extensive support a company in the bioscience industry needs to be successful.
Don credits Ohio Third Frontier with enabling Arteriocyte to grow from a start up to a commercial stage research and development organization. He spoke with me about the importance of having this type of state program; one that focuses on the three critical aspects of building a successful life science company: investing in research, growing talent and providing investment capital.
Click here to read my complete interview with Don.
December 18th, 2009
Tags: Bioscience & Bioproducts, Ohio, Summa Health System, University of Akron
Published under Ohio Business Climate Improvement
According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, doctors at Summa Health System, one of the largest networks of hospitals and health centers in Ohio, and senior biomedical engineering students from the University of Akron in northeast Ohio recently met with representatives of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss a potential education partnership. Dr. J.D. Polk, chief of space medicine at NASA Johnson, spoke with the physicians and students about NASA's programs and needs for the future.
With NASA's hopes of sending astronauts to Mars, the organization is looking for people to help them anticipate the medical problems they might encounter during long periods in space and to find solutions for them. He believes Summa and biomedical students at the University of Akron could help in this endeavor by using their expertise in areas such as minimally invasive therapies and robotic surgery. Dr. Polk remarked, “We want to leverage cooperation with folks so we're not sitting in our own little vacuum.”
Click here to read the Crain’s Cleveland Business article on Ohio’s medical community collaborating with NASA.
November 6th, 2009
Tags: biomedical, Bioscience & Bioproducts, HiVelocityMedia.com, Ohio
Published under Bioscience & Bioproducts
Ohio is quickly becoming a leader in new economy industries, and there's no better example than what's happening in the bioscience industry. Ohio has emerged as best in the Midwest and No. 4 in the nation according to Business Facilities Magazine for its strengths in the bioscience industry, with more than 1,141 bio-related entities operating in the state in 2008. Each year, an average of 60 to 70 new firms pop up here, drawn by the state's business climate, entrepreneurial resources and strength in the bioscience industry.
According to BioOhio, a non-profit organization that helps develop and promote the industry, the overall bioscience community now accounts for nearly 1.4 million jobs in Ohio - about one in every four. hiVelocityMedia.com recently spoke with Tony Dennis, BioOhio's president and chief executive officer, to find out what's behind the growth in the bioscience industry.
Click here to read hiVelocityMedia.com’s interview with Tony Dennis about Ohio’s leadership in the bioscience industry.
