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Ohio’s Mission: Embrace Innovation, Improve Care For All
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Ohio’s healthcare industry has commanded worldwide attention for the innovative treatments developed in fields including heart disease, cancer and pediatrics. Researchers, care providers, entrepreneurs, investors, and health system executives have built momentum that is driving a collective mission: to trigger remarkable breakthroughs, treat hundreds of diseases and improve the quality of life of patients worldwide.
Innovations in gene therapy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, cardiac care at the Cleveland Clinic and pediatric care at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital are contributing to a sector that is attracting world-class researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors.
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Ohio’s Healthcare Industry:
- Consists of more than 4,200 bioscience companies.
- Features a growing talent pool of about 87,000 bioscience employees, excluding healthcare providers.
- Awarded over 11,000 life sciences-related degrees and certificates in 2020, an increase of 77% since 2006.
- Attracted $3.5 billion in funding in 2021, from sources including venture capital, exits, angel investment, federal research grants, and state initatives.
- Includes 10 nationally ranked hospitals, according to U.S. News 2021-2022 Hospitals Ranking. Among the top-ranked systems are:
- Cleveland Clinic, #4 General Hospital
- Cincinnati Children’s, #3 Children’s Hospital
- Nationwide Children’s, #9 Children’s Hospital
Ohio’s Gene Therapy Ecosystem
Ohio has developed an environment that drives cutting-edge gene therapy research and commercialization. That ecosystem, anchored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, attracts global attention and investment.
