Our Mission

Our expert bioscience coaches and mentors will foster a sustainable competitive advantage for bioscience innovation through company formation, attraction, visibility and acceleration in Central Ohio.

Vision

Our expert bioscience coaches and mentors will provide expert business guidance to emerging bioscience companies, access to capital and successful services and partners to build a thriving cluster of life science companies in the region.

Areas of focus

The bioscience spectrum including medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare IT.

Reports & links

2008 Ohio Bioscience Growth Report

2008 Midwest Health Care Venture Report

Deloitte’s The Future of Health Care, IndustryCompass 2.0 A visual guide to an uncertain tomorrow

Chartis Group’s The Impact of the Capital Markets Crisis and Economic Slowdown on Hospitals and Health Systems

News

Are venture capitalists ready to resume biomedical investing?
MedCity News

Cell Targeting Inc. adds CTO, hopeful for new stem cell opportunities
MedCity News

Events

Bio International Convention May 18-21 – Atlanta, Georgia

CCF Medical Innovation Summit – October 5-7, 2009, Cleveland, OH 

Our Bioscience support and resources

• Technology and business analysis
• Commercialization grant review
• Flexible laboratory and office space
• Strategic Planning
• Performance evaluation
• Access to:
  • Life science venture capital and private equity
  • Regulatory and reimbursement professionals
  • Relationships with world class clinical and research institutions (OhioHealth, OSU, NW Children’s)
  • Market research expertise
  • Intellectual Property professionals
  • Statewide connections to industry
  • SBIR/STTR Specialists
  • Senior management  talent/Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
     

Our experienced Bioscience expert team

Dan Meek, Director of Bioscience Commercialization and Entrepreneur in Residence, is responsible for TechColumbus’ business incubation services for medical device and life science companies in the 15-county region of central Ohio.   Since joining TechColumbus in 2008, he has assisted several companies grow their businesses and raise follow-on capital from angel and venture capital sources. Download full bios

Burton Page is Sr. Director, Technology Commercialization, with TechColumbus, a regional tech-based economic development firm located in Columbus, Ohio.  Burton brings a wealth of experience in corporate strategy and policy, business development and regulatory affairs, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical, vaccine and diagnostic industries. Download full bios

Susan Stanton, Ph.D. is a Technology Commercialization Consultant with TechColumbus. Susan has more than 20 years experience in commercializing technology. She has held positions in Fortune 50 companies, such as Alcoa, and Bayer, startups, government and education. She was Vice President, Market and Technology Assessment at the National Technology.programs, processes, and products to meet their growing needs. Download full bios