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Renowned Pediatric Cancer Researcher Joins Nationwide Children’s Hospital from St. Jude’s – Brings Leading Clinical Trial and Treatment Program to Columbus
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has named Peter J. Houghton, PhD, as director of its Center for Childhood Cancer at The Research Institute. Before joining Nationwide Children’s Dr. Houghton spent more than 30 years with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where he was chairman of Molecular Pharmacy, director of the Solid Tumor Program Project Grant and co-leader of the Solid Malignancies Program. Dr. [Read More]
TechColumbus to Host Bidder’s Conference on August 14 for Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Funding Opportunities
The Ohio Third Frontier has announced the availability in 2010 of $27 million in investments for advanced energy initiatives within the state. This includes $10 million for the fuel cell industry, $10 million for photovoltaic programs and $7 million for organizations seeking to commercialize new products and processes within the advanced energy industry at large. Details of these programs will be outlined in a bidder’s conference to be held at TechColumbus on August 14, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Letters of intent to file a full proposal are due to Ohio Third Frontier [Read More]
Deadline for Applying for 14ninetytwo Early Stage Technology Virtual Incubator Fast Approaching
August 10 is the deadline for entrepreneurs interested in applying for the 14ninetytwo early state technology virtual incubator. The program is designed to support those with innovative ideas for a new product or application especially in the realm of Web 2.0 or mobile technologies.
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Acquisition Expands Cardinal Health’s Prominence in PET Imaging
Dublin’s Cardinal Health, a national leader in the field of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), has announced the acquisition of Biotech and its four nuclear pharmacies. These pharmacies join Cardinal’s existing network of nearly 160 nuclear pharmacies and the 26 cyclotron-based PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities which the company operates nationwide. Cardinal Health recently opened its network to support clinical trials of new and novel PET agents.
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Increased Investments in Seed and Early-Stage Companies and in Biotechnology Fuel VC Gains in 2Q
According to The MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Reuters, second quarter investments in seed and early-stage companies grew 67 percent over first quarter 2009 and helped the venture capital industry achieve 15 percent growth overall for the quarter. [Read More]
Connections Newsletter Highlights Member News and Benefits
The TechColumbus membership team has published its inaugural issue of Connections, the quarterly newsletter for the TechColumbus member community. The newsletter helps keep members updated on upcoming events, member highlights and benefits of membership. The issue features profiles on new member company, industrial design firm, Nottingham Spirk. It also features information on the TechColumbus custom browser from Brand Thunder and details about the TechColumbus Healthcare Alliance, healthcare and wellness program recently made available to members. [Read More]
GotGame?Media Helps Student Athletes Take First Step in Landing Scholarships
Even though it is still summer, most high school athletic programs have begun practices and preparation for the fall season. For seniors and even juniors, this also signals the time they need to focus their attentions on attaining athletic scholarships from colleges. A local company, GotGame?Media is helping those student athletes take their game to the next level.
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Platform Lab Announces August Tech Events
Platform Lab hosts a variety of events and activities for the Central Ohio tech community. The August line up has recently been announced and can be viewed on the Lab’s Web site. [Read More]
CallCopy Releases cc: Discover 4.0 – Optimizes Operational Efficiencies for the Contact Center
COLUMBUS, Ohio – August 5, 2009 – Enhanced contact center solution suite features browser-based interface, enhanced reporting, Agent Coaching Portal, speech analytics and performance management support, and added integration options. CallCopy, a leading provider of innovative call recording and contact center solutions, today announced the availability of cc: Discover 4.0. [Read More]
NexTech Demonstrates World's Largest SOFC Platform
NexTech Materials, Ltd. recently completed scale-up of its FlexCell™ solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to a nominal area of 1200 cm2 and power output of 400 watts per cell, believed to be the largest production planar fuel cells. This development represents a significant accomplishment in the advancement of its planar fuel cell technology, and together with the many advanced features of the FlexCell™ technology, is enabling for large-scale power applications. [Read More]
TechColumbus Invests $700,000 in Five Tech Companies
TechColumbus today announced $700,000 in strategic investments in five Central Ohio companies. The investments are through the Central Ohio TechStart initiative. The Ohio Third Frontier Program and 17 local governments, institutions and individuals fund TechStart.
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Affiliate Marketing Manager
Columbus, Ohio based 2Checkout.com (2CO) is a full service, global e-commerce solution that assists tens of thousands of web-based businesses sell products and services online. 2CO provides a merchant account alternative for online businesses and a fully automated suite of backend services. [Read More]
Watir Tester
Experience in not only testing Watir frameworks but also in bulding them is a MUST Familiarity with defect management systems Experience with Test Automation Exposure to object oriented analysis and design Participated in full lifecycle development on large projects Ability to write acceptance criteria for features in simple business language Understanding of Unit, Functional, System, Performance, Technical and Operational testing and the tools utilized Experience with execution and reporting of both manual and automated test scripts Experience with testing distributed systems Ple [Read More]
Customer Support Engineer
Our client is looking for a talented Customer Support Engineer! If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and you want to be part of building a great team supporting leading-edge technology, this position is for you!
This newest member of our team will be a critical interface between our client and their customers providing 24/7 support and issue resolution. This position requires someone who is a self-starter, possesses superior customer service skills and performs effectively under pressure to facilitate real time solutions to problems.
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Aflac Sales Associate
Aflac is currently seeking sales associates. We are looking for self-motivated professionals to join one of the fastest-growing career/business opportunities in America. If you want to begin or further your career in sales, Aflac is WHERE YOU WANT TO BE! EVER THOUGHT … EVER WONDERED … · Where will I be five years from now if I remain in my current position? · Will I attain the financial security I need (or that my family needs)? · Do I really enjoy my current occupation and lifestyle? [Read More]
Field Service Engineer, IBM RS6000 Experience
Founded in 1980, our client is the fastest growing independent maintainer of mid-range servers from IBM, Sun and HP/Compaq/DEC. The client utilizes a unique service strategy which revolves around the deployment of "hot spares" to support their portfolio of mission critical clients.
Our client offers outstanding pay and benefits to superior field engineers in hardware systems maintenance. They want to talk to "hands on" problem solvers who like field work and want to be paid for their talent. [Read More]
Admin Assistant
Part-time to Full-time Position
PercuVision is a new medical device company. Based in Gahanna, Ohio, we are planning to launch a revolutionary new medical product (pending 510k approval).
In this position, a person will perform a variety of administrative functions. Such tasks can include compiling report data, doing online reaserch, electronic filing and other office duties. While this position will report to the COO, the incombent may end up working with other members of the management team to complete tasks that are considered to be high priorities. [Read More]
Support Programmer
Intellinetics is seeking to expand its development team with creative individuals looking to contribute their energy, enthusiasm, and experience to a rapidly growing document management solutions provider. Primary responsibilities for this position will be: first level code support of existing software products, troubleshooting \ bug fixing, creating and maintaining project, and support related T-SQL scripts. [Read More]
Webfocus Developers (W2 only)
Multiple opportunities for stong Webfocus developers for new development and major enhancement projects. Individuals will work as part of a team in a progressive development environment.
Background and experience should encompass several of the following areas:
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Software Support Developer
IT Strategy? Most companies don't have one. We do, and it's built to drive the company's future. This is your opportunity to play a part in helping implement at IT Strategy that drives business and changes the industry. HLS MedFreight is an information services company focused on healthcare logistics. We take pride in being the first company to manage inbound and outbound freight for providers (hospitals, clinics, etc.) in the healthcare industry. [Read More]
Customer Relations Account Manager
In the Account Manager (aka Personal Agent, PA) position, you will provide technical assistance and support to web hosting clients in order to maintain the highest quality of customer service and retention. You will be assigned a specific customer base and will be responsible for the overall ma [Read More]
Director of Quality Assurance
HLS MedFreight ® is an information services company focused on healthcare logistics. We take pride in being the first company to manage inbound and outbound freight for providers (hospitals, clinics, etc.) in the healthcare industry. We are privately-held company located in Westerville, Ohio. Information technology has been key to our success and is the platform for our planned future growth. Our team is growing and we are seeking a Director of Quality Assurance who is an experienced leader in continuous improvement, supplier management, or logistics. [Read More]
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