BioOhio News Briefs
Ohio attracts major bioscience-related events
In addition to the event goodness delivered by BioOhio and its members (see below), 2008 will see several "national" events coming to Ohio.
- The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Central Region Meeting will be held at the Marriott Cleveland Downtown at Key Center, July 14-16. This meeting will host 200 technology transfer professionals from across the country. BioOhio is a supporting promotional sponsor. Click here for more information.
- The 40th Central Region Meeting of the American Chemical Society (CERMACS) comes to Columbus, June 10-14. More than 1,200 attendees are expected, including students, academics, and business professionals from throughout the Midwest (cermacs.org).
- In October (22-25), the National Career Pathways Network 2008 Annual Conference takes place in Cincinnati's Duke Energy Center. This year’s theme is "Connecting for Success: Building the Future Talent Pipeline," and programming will include bioscience-centric sessions. Organizers expect 3,000+ attendees. Visit the event site for details.
- Also in October (14-16), SSTI will hold its 12th Annual Conference at InterContinental Hotel Cleveland. This year's host sponsor is NorTech. SSTI's Annual Conference offers opportunities for tech-based economic development practitioners and policymakers to further their professional development and learn how to apply best practices. Go here for details.
Welcome to a multitude of new members
BioOhio welcomes and thanks the following members who have come on board since October:
- NanoLogix, Inc.
- Lakeland Community College
- University of Toledo
- Ward Engineering, Inc.
- Freedom Meditech, Inc.
- Cellular Technology Ltd.
- Detrow & Underwood
- Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc.
- Warren County Career Center
- Gallagher & Dawsey Co., LPA
- UniClean
- Interplex Medical, LLC
- MAR-TEST, Inc.
- RadioCarb Genetics
- Global Recruiters of Cleveland-Westside
- Sigma-Aldrich
- Traycer Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
- CompuSniff LLC
- OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute
- Gary Kurc
- Roy Kulick
- Margaret Wong
- Scott Jacobs
- Charles Hart
- David Clifford
View
full member list here. BioOhio is Ohio's only statewide bioscience membership and development organization. To learn more about membership,
check this out or call Membership & Events Coordinator Jennifer Goldsberry at 614/675-3686, x1004.
Regula awards $500,000 grant to develop bioscience education pathways
Congressman Ralph Regula (R-16) recently awarded a $500,000 planning grant to an Ashland-based consortium of businesses and educational institutions with the purpose of developing future workers for bioscience-related industries.
The Ashland-based BioScience Consortium of Northeast Ohio received the one-year grant to help develop regional bioscience educational pathways such as medically-oriented sciences, devices and diagnostics, agricultural biotechnology, biomaterials and bioinformatics.
The consortium, a seven-county partnership of more than 25 businesses, educational providers and nonprofit organizations (including BioOhio), sought the grant based upon evidence that the biosciences will remain a strong regional and state industry.
AdvaMed now accepting panel proposals for 2008 Conference
As a supporting partner of AdvaMed 2008, BioOhio encourages Ohio's medical technology companies and institutions to consider submitting a panel session proposal for inclusion at the annual meeting in Washington, Sept. 21-24. Submission deadline is March 21. More information and online application found here: www.advamed2008.com/program/.