Nonprofit business development group TechColumbus has hired a new CEO from a similar organization in Oklahoma. Tom Walker, who began his career as a research scientist at Battelle, takes the reigns of TechColumbus. TechColumbus had been led by interim CEO Tim Haynes since the group’s former leader and founder, Ted Ford, announced his resignation in […]
A cell culture startup that attracted attention last year for providing the scaffold used in the world’s second-ever artificial trachea implant has landed a $500,000 investment. Columbus, Ohio-based Nanofiber Solutions has received a $500,000 convertible loan from state-backed business development group TechColumbus, Columbus Business First reported. The company’s cell culture products use polymer nanofibers to […]
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.
One thing TechColumbus founder Ted Ford has learned since founding the central Ohio technology advocacy organization is that you can’t plan an entrepreneurial economy. “You can’t do a five-year plan on doing an entrepreneurial economy,” Ford told the Columbus Dispatch in a wide-ranging interview that looked back on his tenure. “We need to be willing […]
Nonprofit economic development group TechColumbus has appointed its vice president for membership and marketing as interim CEO while the group searches for a permanent chief executive. Tim Haynes, who joined TechColumbus in 2006, starts as interim CEO on Jan. 1. Ted Ford, who spent six years as the group’s CEO, in October announced that he’d […]
After six years at the helm of nonprofit economic development group TechColumbus, the organization’s leader is stepping down. In a prepared statement, Ford said it was “premature” to publicly discuss his future plans. TechColumbus’ board of directors has launched a search for Ford’s successor. “I think it’s time to pass the baton to the next […]
A union leader at Trumbull Memorial Hospital told the Warren Tribune Chronicle on Thursday his members aren't ''overly excited'' about the prospect of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services buying Trumbull parent Forum Health, which is reorganizing in bankruptcy court.
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.
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.
MedWish International still is collecting medical supplies for victims of the Haitian earthquake while Ohio doctors, nurses and other medical professionals volunteer to help.
Early stage venture group Ohio TechAngel Funds has raised $2.5 million for its third investment fund. Like the group's previous funds, Ohio TechAngel Fund III will invest in Ohio-based technology companies in the life and physical sciences, and information technology industries.
TechColumbus has announced more than half-a-million dollars' worth of investments in three health care information technology and biomedical companies in central Ohio. "These companies have great potential to generate substantial revenue, to attract further investment, and to create high-wage jobs in Central Ohio," said Ted Ford, president and chief executive of TechColumbus.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
An Ohio State University researcher is developing an MRI-compatible treadmill that could better measure heart function and blood flow at the peak of stress. The device, which could cut down on multiple tests and catch some heart problems earlier, may be ready for clinical testing in three months.