Third Frontier
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Eight Ohio biomedical companies get $8M in Third Frontier grants
Eight Ohio biomedical companies have received a total of $8 million in grants from the […]
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Euclid Ventures: A fund that wasn’t (but someday might be)
Plans for a new, small, state-backed investment fund that would’ve been operated by Cleveland-based venture […]
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Ohio hopes to keep, import young entrepreneurs with ONE Fund
The state of Ohio has unveiled plans for an 11-week summer competition that’s designed to […]
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North Coast Angels near $8M close for second fund
Northeast Ohio’s largest angel investor group, North Coast Angel Fund, is nearing an $8 million close on its second fund.
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CincyTech plans $3M in Southwest Ohio early stage investments in 2011
Public-private venture investment group CincyTech plans to invest $3 million in Southwest Ohio startups this year. The vast majority of its portfolio companies are in the biomedical, information technology and alternative energy industries.
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Ohio Third Frontier program hands out $25M to early stage investment funds
Ohio’s Third Frontier technology acceleration program has awarded $25 million to several early stage investment funds in the state. The grants come under two different Third Frontier programs, which are designed to funnel growth capital to young, promising technology companies through professionally managed investment funds.
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Rocket Ventures looks to invest $8M in startups this year
Northwest Ohio venture and business development group Rocket Ventures is looking to invest about $8 million in early stage companies this year. The majority of those investment dollars are expected to go to startups in two industries — bioscience and alternative energy.
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If IntElect Medical wins, does Ohio lose?
A company that was once the poster child for the joys of living and doing business in Ohio now may have become a cautionary tale about a weakness in the state’s much-celebrated Third Frontier program.
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Third Frontier renewal tops Ohio biomedical highlights in 2010
Most people in Ohio’s biomedical industry would’ve considered 2010 a good year if just one key thing happened — voters renewed the state’s $1.35 billion, 10-year Third Frontier program, which is designed to energize Ohio’s economy by investing in cutting-edge technology. It happened and heads up MedCity News’ list of the biggest highlights of the year for Ohio’s biomedical industry.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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North Coast Angel Fund back in fundraising mode
Early stage investment group North Coast Angel Fund is raising money for a second fund, having pulled in commitments for $800,000. In all likelihood, North Coast Angels are looking to raise $8 million for the group’s second fund.
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What can Kasich do to make Ohio’s medical industry happy?
When it comes to keeping smiles on the faces of Ohio’s medical industry leaders, Governor-elect John Kasich’s predecessor did him a big favor. It’s called Ohio Third Frontier.
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Chris Coburn: Captain of the Cleveland Clinic Innovations crew
Chris Coburn is the captain of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the corporate venturing arm of the Cleveland Clinic. The 53-year-old fitness enthusiast and his crew have an important job: nurturing inventions that emerge from several thousand scientists and doctors at the nation’s top heart hospital, and guiding them through a years-long process to commercial viability, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Austen BioInnovation Institute gets $2.6M Third Frontier grant
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has received a $2.6 million Ohio Third Frontier grant for biomedical sensor research and commercialization. The grant is from the revamped Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering at Cleveland State University.
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Dayton U. researcher, grad make carbon tube for glaucoma patients
Who would have thought a smart nanotechnology material that keeps aircraft and wind turbine blades free from ice could help glaucoma patients? Khalid Lafdi and Ed Timm did. At the University of Dayton, the two used Lafdi’s invention of “fuzzy fiber” to design a drain tube for glaucoma patients.
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Minnesota’s bioscience community benefits little from state’s high taxes
Credit for this blog post should really go to William Hoffman, an editor and writer […]