Four Ohio organizations will receive a total of $19 million in federal funding to train workers for jobs in the health care industry. The funding comes from last year's federal stimulus act and will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
MetroHealth System is considering closing the Asia Plaza Health Center's doors by August, moving the services elsewhere, and forcing more than 2,300 patients to change where they see their doctors, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Start-up Bridgehead Solutions LLC, which aims to help foreign device firms enter the U.S. market, could be coming to Ohio, but it's going to take $2 million to $3 million to ensure the company finds its way to the Buckeye state.
BioOhio and LifeScience Alley, the state biotechnology development organizations in Ohio and Minnesota, have joined 20 other industry associations asking legislators to limit the medical device taxes or fees proposed in both the House and Senate versions of health care reform.
BioOhio will do a virtual career fair for job seekers in the health care industry from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. today. Representatives from organizations like Battelle, the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland's University Hospitals are expected to discuss their job openings and qualifications, and how to apply.
Ohio kept its No. 4 ranking for the strength of its biotechnology industry in Business Facilities magazine's annual list, partly because of continued investments by Ohio Third Frontier, according to BioOhio, the state's bioscience development organization.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
BioOhio's annual conference has always been about growth. This year's conference -- BioGPS: Global Positioning for Success -- adds a global twist to growth for Ohio's medical and testing laboratories; medical device, drug and equipment developers; contract research and manufacturing organizations; and health information technology and consulting companies.
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BioOhio -- Ohio's bioscience industry developer -- and the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC) housed at the Cleveland Clinic have published a bigger and better online directory of the state's companies, organizations and research centers that are involved in the biosciences. BioOhio will hold a webinar at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to demonstrate directory searches and queries, and answer questions.
The BioOhio Education Summit is trying to capture some momentum after a national study published in May that praised some of the efforts to teach bioscience in Ohio.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The business development center at the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce has attracted another company from Israel: BioForum Applied Knowledge Center. The company that provides continuing education courses, and applied training and consulting services for biomedical companies joins several other Israeli companies at the development center.
The first event is at the Sheraton Independence Hotel in Cleveland and will feature at least eight different companies including Ben Venue Laboratories, which hopes to fill 30 to 40 manufacturing jobs. The other jobs fairs are in May in Cincinnati and the Columbus area.
Two trends helped give Ohio a seat at the bioscience leaders table last year: Big drug companies farmed out more of their research and manufacturing work -- to contract research and manufacturing organizations in the state. And a record number of biomedical companies started up or moved to the state, primarily in Northeast Ohio.
The economic impact of Ohio-based bioscience is $148.2 billion, representing 15.7 percent of the state's total economic output, according to BioOhio. Bioscience directly and indirectly generates 1.4 million jobs in Ohio.
A Franklin County judge has ruled that $230 million in tobacco settlement money is off-limits to help create bioscience jobs in Ohio -- at least for the moment, according to the Columbus Dispatch.