John M. Rice

Part of Battelle Memorial Institute, Battelle Corp. provides atmospheric research. The company is based in Columbus, OH. Lewis F. von Thaer has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

CincyTech LLC (CincyTech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center operates as a cardiovascular research and product development consortium. It focuses on the formation, attraction, expansion and retention of cardiovascular companies to create jobs and facilitate economic development in the State of Ohio. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Airway Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company which specializes in the development of surfactant-related products. The firm offers products for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as for the treatment of pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It also provides pediatric drug development, orphan drug development, pulmonary therapies, protein drug development, neonatal drug therapy, and inhalation drug delivery. The company was founded by Charles McOsker in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Enable Injections, Inc. develops wearable bolus injectors for investigational use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to deliver high viscosity, high volume payloads up to 20cc to the subcutaneous tissue. The company was founded by Michael D. Hooven in February 2010 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Eccrine Systems, Inc. develops sweat sensor technologies. It is developing non-invasive, disposable, electronic patches that measure and transmit real-time data about human sweat. The company was founded by Robert Beech and Jason Heikenfeld on November 25, 2013 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Genetesis, Inc. provides medical devices. Its technology utilizes the body’s weak magnetic fields to reconstruct, computationally, areas of high and low electrical conductivity in the heart. The firm also offers computational medicine, electrophysiology and diagnostics services. The company was founded by Peeyush Shrivastava in 2013 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Standard Bariatrics, Inc. operates as a surgical procedure company focused on the development and commercialization of medical devices. It offers STANDARD CLAMP, a laparoscopic surgical device designed to clamp the entire length of the stomach, enabling surgeons to plan and hold the staple line prior to dividing the stomach during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The company was founded by Jonathan Thompson in 2014 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Xact Medical LLC develops medical devices. The firm develops Fast Intelligent Needle Delivery (FIND) system which will give clinicians a device to more precisely, quickly and conveniently place an object such as a needle tip in the body, reducing uncomfortable and time consuming trial and error. The company was founded in September 2016 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Myonexus Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage company. It engages in the research and development of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy gene treatments. The company was founded by Michael Triplett and Bruce Halpryn in February 2017 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

Neurotechnology Innovations Translator LLC develops and commercializes pioneering neuro-technology solutions. The private company is based in Columbus, OH.

Avation Medical, Inc. provides platform for wearable nerve stimulation systems. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Blue Water Biotech, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the research and development of transformational vaccines to prevent infectious diseases worldwide. Its platform includes the BWV Norovirus (NoV) S&P Nanoparticle Versatile Vaccine. Bioengineering the shell (S) and protruding (P) domains of the norovirus capsid protein, polyvalent nanoparticles and polymers/oligomers provide a versatile vaccine platform with wide applications. The company was founded by Joseph Hernandez on October 26, 2018 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Kurome Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies that target cancer cells. The company was founded by Daniel Starczynowski and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Armatus Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company that operates at the intersection of genetic science and bioengineering. The company is based in Columbus, OH. The company was founded by Peter G. Kleinhenz, Michael Triplett. Michael Triplett has been the CEO since incorporation.