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Explore the Ohio Discovery Corridor

The Ohio Discovery Corridor helps life sciences research and technology companies achieve the impossible by connecting companies with Ohio’s network of innovation districts — providing access to space, funding, connections, infrastructure, and a growing pipeline of STEM talent.

This collaboration is enabled by investments from anchor institutions, the State of Ohio and $310 Million in assistance from JobsOhio, the state's economic development corporation.  Over ten years, the Ohio Discovery Corridor is expected to inspire 47,500 additional STEM graduates and fuel and estimated 60,000 new jobs.

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"When you visit our Innovation District, you’ll find neighborhoods focused on solutions to critical ideas. It enables you to get the best people to solve those problems and push beyond academics to run at market speed."
Peter Mohler / Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge, The Ohio State University
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"There’s so much happening in Ohio. We have an energy and interest in growing in Life Sciences and beyond. None of this would be successful without creativity, an appetite for risk and collaborative, open leadership."
J. Michael Oakes / Ph.D, SVP for Research & Technology Management, Case Western Reserve University
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"A lot of this great research was happening on campus. Now we’ve been able to bring that out to the edge of campus where companies can get to us faster. Now we can lean into talent attraction and economic development."
Ryan Hays / Ph.D., EVP and Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, University of Cincinnati
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Get to know the Ohio Discovery Corridor

Anchor Institutions

At the heart of The Ohio Discovery Corridor are nine world-class medical and research facilities and leading academic institutions working together to create opportunities for groundbreaking ideas. They’re not only best in class but embody Ohio’s open-minded spirit of collaboration, innovation, and breakthrough.

Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland
Ohio cities along the Ohio Discovery Corridor

Cincinnati Innovation District

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Columbus Innovation District

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Cleveland Innovation District

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Cleveland Clinic

Recognized as the #2 best hospital in the world, Cleveland Clinic is also home to the first quantum computer dedicated to healthcare research.

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University Hospitals

University Hospitals manages more than 3,400 active clinical trials and research studies each year, backed by $197 million in annual research funding.

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Adelbert Hall on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is home to the groundbreaking Human Fusions Institute, which is revolutionizing the field of neuroprosthetics.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University has awarded 2,031 STEM degrees and 3,270 workforce development certificates in the last three years.

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MetroHealth

MetroHealth is the first safety-net hospital to offer in-house viral vector and cellular production—making cancer treatments more accessible to underserved communities.

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