Could Ohio Be the Next Biotech Hub?

Biotechnology is a booming industry in coastal hotspots like Biotech Bay, Biotech Beach and Biohub Boston. But there may be a new contender: landlocked Ohio. 

In 2023, Columbus and Cincinnati topped a list of emerging U.S. life science hubs compiled by CBRE, a global commercial real estate firm. The only two cities on the list from the same state, they received over $560 million combined from the National Institutes of Health in 2022. In 2024, Ohio received $1 billion in NIH funding.