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Bioscience and Bioproducts

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With a low-cost business environment and nationally ranked bioscience expertise, Ohio is becoming an international leader in the cutting-edge bioscience industry.

Ohio's diverse industry focus includes areas from research and development to computer software for healthcare. This diversity stimulates transfer of knowledge and industry innovation, providing the opportunity for dramatic advances in the human experience.

Ohio's bioscience leadership promotes cost-effective solutions to modern scientific challenges

  • More than 413 bioscience-related firms launched operations in Ohio from 2004 to 2010.
  • Nearly 20 percent of all clinical trials performed in the United States are performed in part or in whole in Ohio.

Ranked a national biotech leader

  • Ohio has consistently been ranked in the top 10 in biotechnology strength, hospitals and medical centers by Business Facilities magazine and U.S. News and World Report.
  • The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center was named nation's best for cardiac care.

Partner with bio-related economic development organizations

  • BioEnterprise (Cleveland), BIOSTART (Cincinnati), Edison Biotechnology Institute (Athens), TechColumbus (Columbus), Rocket Ventures (Toledo)
  • Battelle Memorial Institute, the world's largest independent R&D organization, is headquartered in Ohio.