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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, National Business Executives Share Best Practices At TechColumbus Innovation Summit
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland called for the renewal and expansion of Ohio’s Third Frontier program during remarks today at the TechColumbus Innovation Summit. Strickland discussed Third Frontier, which is credited with creating more than 7,700 Ohio jobs and leveraging $3.5 billion in private and federal funding since its inception in 2005. [Read More]
Exciting Changes In Store for Your TechWeek Subscription
TechColumbus is excited to announce the upcoming launch next Monday, May 18, of a new Web site designed to better serve the needs of all the stakeholders the organization serves. This includes the over 4,000 subscribers who stay connected to the Central Ohio tech scene each week through their TechWeek subscription. [Read More]
Cardinal Health Partners with Allscripts to Promote Adoption of Healthcare IT within Smaller Medical Practices
Cardinal Health and Chicago’s Allscripts have announced an arrangement to create a distribution network for Allscripts’ MyWay EHR software and services. With the federal stimulus package calling for changes to healthcare reimbursements tied to the use of electronic health records (EHR), Cardinal Health has spent nearly 18 months looking at vendors who could provide services, products and methods to help physicians bring healthcare IT into their practices. [Read More]
The Future of Search: How Wolfram|Alpha Will Change the Dynamic from Search Engines to Answer Engines
Wolfram|Alpha is expected to launch by the end of May and regardless of how successful it is in beta, the engine is expected to begin revolutionizing the way people interact with the Web. Wolfram|Alpha is the brainchild of Stephen Wolfram, scholar, physicist, author of A New Kind of Science and creator of Mathematica, a computer algebra system. [Read More]
Battelle-Licensed Technology Holds Potential for Innovative Drug Delivery System
A technology known as electrohydrodynamics (EHD) developed at Battelle serves as the platform for a new aerosol-based drug delivery system that could replace IVs in the administering of certain medications. The technology, called Opt-EFX, is being commercialized through Columbus-based Optivar LLC and The Incubation Factory. Researchers say Opt-EFX more efficiently and evenly deposits drugs throughout patients’ lungs than traditional IVs or dry-powder inhalers. The device has been through some Phase I clinical trials. Optivar is now planning design testing followed [Read More]
Expesite Acquires Report Hawk
Expesite LLC, developer of project management software for restaurants, retail, construction, real estate and financial companies has acquired Hilliard-based Report Hawk. Report Hawk specializes in online project management for contractors, subcontractors and construction vendors. Expesite hopes to add nearly $2 million in annual revenue as a result of this expansion. Report Hawk will operate as a subsidiary. Its employees will move to Expesite’s offices on North Fifth Street in Columbus. [Read More]
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