The Medical Capital is a leading biomedical location and a hotbed of global health innovation.
It capitalizes on a vibrant biomedical industry with 700+ companies (including Charles River Labs, Medtronic and IBM Watson Health) and world-renowned clinical, research and education institutions such as Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and many others.
It covers a 18-county Northeast Ohio region, centered in Cleveland. Qmed recently named Cleveland as one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for medtech innovation.
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The Medical Capital companies have attracted over $2.3 billion in growth capital since 2001 from 123 international and national investors, and 36 Cleveland-area biomedical investors – with more than 68 exits in the same period.
Investors find high-value opportunities in The Medical Capital, through both startup and established companies, that leverage leading-edge technologies in cardiovascular therapy, biomaterials, health IT, neurostimulation, medical imaging, regenerative medicine, and other key sectors.
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The Medical Capital has the critical entrepreneurial resources to speed an idea from bench to bedside, including: internationally recognized clinical and research collaborations, access to diverse patient populations, multiple funding sources, and biomedical business accelerators, incubators and entrepreneurial support organizations.
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The Medical Capital is a prime location to begin or advance your biomedical career in a diverse array of lifescience companies and health institutions.
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The Medical Capital initiative is a collaborative effort involving the institutions, organizations and accelerators that make Northeast Ohio a center of healthcare excellence.
