Ohio Bioscience News
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NEOMED to share campus with new, biomed-focused STEM school
The Akron Beacon-Journal recently reported that Ohio’s 11th STEM school will open next fall on the Northeast Ohio Medical University campus in Rootstown. The Bio-Med Science Academy will teach the […]
October 6, 2011Ohio State heads up effort to create US-Brazil research alliance
Scientists from the U.S. and Brazil will discuss scientific studies of mutual interest and explore future partnerships at a three-day symposium in Washington on Oct. 24-26. The Ohio State University […]
October 5, 2011Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers receive neuroscience award
Jerry Mendell, MD, director of the Center for Gene Therapy in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and his fellow researchers, are the latest recipients of the Annals of […]
October 3, 2011Synapse Biomedical earns FDA approval for diaphragm pacer
The FDA has approved Synapse Biomedical’s NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who have stimulatable diaphragms and are experiencing chronic hypoventilation. The FDA Humanitarian Device […]
September 29, 2011Military drafts ClinicalRM again
Following the June announcement of a 5-year, $97 million U.S. Army research support contract, ClinicalRM announced today it was awarded two contracts by the Navy Medical Research Center (NMRC) under its […]
September 29, 2011Ethicon Endo-Surgery to acquire SterilMed
Blue Ash-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES), a global leader in the development of innovative medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire SterilMed, […]
September 28, 2011NAMSA receives tax credit for expansion
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved a 60 percent, 7-year tax credit to North American Science Associates (NAMSA) for the creation of $800,000 in additional payroll as part of […]
September 27, 2011An Ohio State, Michigan collaboration that has nothing to do with football
In a recent article outlining the goals of the soon-to-be launched National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D. noted that the current research process for […]
September 26, 2011Ohio researchers awarded grants from muscular dystrophy group
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest non-profit organization in the U.S. focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has awarded three separate $50,000 exploratory awards to researchers […]
September 22, 2011Bioscience career event slated for Cleveland
Following the success of their Linking Engineering Talent to Opportunity events in 2009 and 2010, the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) will team up with BioOhio this fall for the “Linking Talent to Opportunity […]
September 21, 2011