Innovation, influence and business in America's medical cities.

While many college students hope to find a job with any company upon graduation these days, a second-year Case Western Reserve University medical student already has raised $100,000 for his own medical device startup.

The property developers behind Cleveland’s medical mart have signed letters of intent with 32 prospective showroom tenants and 16 conferences and trade shows. But who are they?

Dr. Matthew McManus takes over as CEO at PrimeraDx, which is developing products aimed at speeding up several medical tests.

Earlier this year, Arizona-based Carefx Corp. licensed from Clinic spin off IntellisEPM the right to market and develop so-called “dashboards” that deliver information about how a hospital is performing on a wide range of measures, from quality of care to patient outcomes to scheduling.

A judge’s ruling that blocks federal funding for embryonic stem cell research triggered a tumble for shares of Cleveland biopharmaceutical company Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) — even though its business involves only adult stem cells.

Industrial sterilization and cleaning company Mork Process Inc. has raised $1.4 million in equity of an expected $2 million funding round.

Farm plans to staff the office with executives from its New Hampshire offices beginning next week, but eventually hopes to hire a dedicated Cleveland staff.

Medical Mutual of Ohio has received a national award for its employee wellness program that has improved health and lowered costs, according to a nonprofit group affiliated with former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.

Ohio is one of 45 states to receive a $1 million federal grant designed to improve regulatory oversight of health insurance premium hikes.The funding, part of this year’s controversial health reform package, will enable state regulators to hire more people to review health insurers’ proposed rate increases.State regulators have the authority to review insurers’ proposed [...]

Medical education company Simbionix USA Corp. plans to relocate employees from Denver, Colorado, to consolidate the company’s education division in its newly expanded Cleveland headquarters.While any job growth in Northeast Ohio is certainly welcome news, it’s unclear how many jobs the move will bring. Closely held Simbionix is still working out the details, and an [...]