University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are two of the nation's leading institutions for research into the life sciences, as their physicians and researchers seek new, promising ways to diagnose and treat cancer, stroke and heart disease, as well as break new ground in the understanding of more exotic diseases. Entrepreneurs are pushing the medical boundaries at BIO/Start, a life sciences startup center that has helped launch 85 companies, producing nearly 200 high-paying jobs.
Steve Rosen
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Let a thousand Teds bloom. Well, actually, that should be TEDs, as in Technology, Education and Design - and it's the name of a vastly influential non-profit that in 1984 started having conferences in California devoted to offering "Ideas Worth Spreading" in those and related fields. So successful has it been that in 2009 it started a spin-off, TEDx, which has allowed 669 local communities to organize and host their own independent events. The first one in Cincinnati is October 7 and promises some fascinating speakers addressing the theme of "Passion -- the Energy Behind Life's Most Fearless Pursuits."
Rick Bird
Monday, May 03, 2010
Medical device makers from all over the world are coming to an all-star event this month at Xavier University. "MedCon 2010: A Global Conference for Medical Device Makers" will host over 70 companies who will get a rare chance to meet face-to-face with U.S. and international officials who regulate and approve their products for market. This first time gathering of innovative thinkers and the government regulators who keep them in business puts Xavier University on the biotech resource map.
Feoshia Henderson
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Innovation. High pay. Economic competitiveness. It will take all three to secure the economic future of Ohio, say Ohio Third Frontier supporters. The nearly decade-old economic development program is pushing Ohio forward by directing investment dollars to local companies that represent those fundamentals. Soapbox's Innovation and Job News Editor, Feoshia Henderson, takes a look at why Third Frontier is Ohio's, and Cincinnati's bright investment for the future.
Jonathan DeHart
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Starting May 1, Cincinnati's diverse innovators have a chance to enter their original creations, ideas or inventions in round two of Cincinnati Innovates. With more and bigger prizes, and the bar set uber-high last year, the second installment of this showcase promises to be even bigger than last year's inaugural event. But before this year's contest begins, Soapbox's Jonathan DeHart offers a glimpse at some of last year's winners and their fabulous inventions to get your ideas flowing.
Val Prevish
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Could Israel be the new economic engine that spurs business growth here in Cincinnati? That's what some Cincinnati business leaders are betting as they woo energetic entrepreneurs from Israel, a country that boasts one of the most innovative economies in the world and has more companies on the NASDAQ exchange than the entire continent of Europe.
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