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In January, Gary Smith left the top spot at skin biopsy device company CleveX to join IR Diagnostyx, a Columbus-based blood diagnostics startup built on technology pioneered at Ohio State University.

Columbus-based skin biopsy device maker CleveX Inc. is seeking a $637,500 loan that it would use to purchase equipment and machinery to boost production capacity for its ExiClip line of devices. Youngstown-based Syncro Medical Innovations is looking for a $490,500 loan to protect intellectual property and acquire equipment and machinery.

After defecting to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, about three years ago from Columbus, InfraRed Imaging Systems Inc. is planning a move back to Ohio after securing an $812,000 Third Frontier grant in June. CEO Dale Siegel just doesn’t know where yet.

The award will fund research of muscular dystrophy therapies that have shown promise in animals, including replacing defective genes responsible for muscular dystrophy with healthy ones.

The company’s subscription-based service allows for status updates to be sent from providers via e-mail, text message or the web to an unlimited number of family members or friends. The updates feature “wellness metrics” (Is Mom eating? Sleeping? Walking?) that can be customized to reflect specific questions or concerns of family members.

The trade group representing Ohio’s community health centers has hired a new chief executive. Randy Runyon will take the top job at the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers on Aug. 26.

A pre-revenue Ohio start-up could be on the way to creating a significant breakthrough in the blood diagnostics market. But it’ll be a little while before we know how likely American Health Technology Corp. is to get there.The three-employee company has developed technology that analyzes scanned blood samples and diagnoses whether the samples indicate infections [...]

A recently introduced Ohio House bill aims to improve the care of stroke patients in the state, in part by publicly designating hospitals that have demonstrated excellence in caring for stroke victims.The proposed law would create the designation of “primary stroke centers” to help the public know which hospitals have been certified as providing high-quality [...]

Device and drugmaker Neoprobe Inc. (OTCBB: NEOP) has applied for listing on the NYSE: Amex market.The move would make the Dublin, Ohio, company more attractive to institutional investors and provide more liquidity for existing investors, according to a statement from the company. Neoprobe is currently traded on Nasdaq’s Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board.CEO David Bupp said it [...]

Laboratory equipment maker Celartia Ltd. has launched a new cell culture device in the U.S. and Canada.The company says the device, called the PetakaG3, reduces cell culture contamination and is more portable than similar devices on the market, according to a statement from Celartia.Celartia in June received a tax credit from the Ohio Department of [...]