The Cleveland Region: Renowned Healthcare Excellence

TheMedicalCapital.com captures the latest news and successes from Northeast Ohio’s biomedical hub. The region is a national leader in healthcare industry, research, education and clinical practice.

Global Center for Health Innovation

The Global Center for Health Innovation (formerly known as the Cleveland Medical Mart) serves healthcare innovation, education and commerce through state-of-the-art spaces and programs, all while building on the distinctive capability of Northeast Ohio's healthcare assets. The Global Center opened in 2013.

Leading and Emerging Industry Sectors

The strength of Cleveland's biomedical industry is seen in the breadth and depth of its biomedical sectors - imaging, orthopedics, neurostimulation, cardiovascular, biomaterials, health IT, biosensors, and regenerative medicine. All have attracted the attention of investors and industry observers.

Talent

Thanks to nationally ranked educational and research institutions, the Cleveland region is growing the next generation of biomedical talent. Proven biomedical entrepreneurs move to Cleveland to leverage the region’s innovation platform of private and public funding, business assistance, and institutional collaboration.

Investment

Regional biomedical companies attract funding from venture capital, private equity, and strategic investors as well as state and federal grant programs. Since 2003, 170 start-up companies have attracted over $1 billion in equity investment, mostly from funds outside the region.