BioEnterprise & Client Companies In The News:
2008 News Archive

Click on a headline to read press coverage about BioEnterprise, Cleveland-region medical device, biotech, and health care software and service companies.

Additionally, BioEnterprise collects weekly information on health care venture investment and start-up activity across the Midwest and the country, and has assembled information on the regional health care industry sector. Click here to visit the BioEnterprise Reports Page.

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2008

July

Biomedical startup with $600,000 promise from investors moving to NE Ohio
July 24, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Bioscience companies attract fewer venture dollars
July 22, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Midwest health-care startups collect less in first half
July 22, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

St. Louis Eyes Cleveland to Assist in Rejuvenating 'BioBelt' Cluster
July 21, 2008
BioRegion News

Ohio Ranked 4th in Overall Biotechnology Strength
July 21, 2008
Business Wire

Wisconsin healthcare VC grows, but is still dwarfed by neighbors
July 21, 2008
WTN News

Ohio ranked 4th nationally in biotech strength
July 21, 2008
Dayton Daily News

Case Western Reserve's new medical researchers pump millions into Northeast Ohio economy
July 20, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cone Instruments Partners With Supply Chain Equity
July 17, 2008
Company Press Release

Arbel Medical has Completed a $4.5 million Round of Capital Raising led by Giza Venture Capital Fund
July 17, 2008
PRNewswire

GammaStar tax credit approved
July 1, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

2008 Business Facilities Rankings Report
July 2008
Business Facilities Magazine

A Bioscience Business Boom
July 2008
cbc Magazine

June

Reasons for optimism about Cleveland
June 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Chinese firm nears HQ move here
June 28, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Morgan Foundation awards grants
June 24, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Tolera Therapeutics gets $8 million from investors
June 24, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland biotech gets $1.35M
June 20, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

JumpStart Invests in Tursiop Technologies
June 19, 2008
JumpStart Inc.

Cleveland company gets $350,000 to develop MRI coils
June 19, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve
June 19, 2008
Company Press Release

The Economy's Steady Pulse: Health-Care Sector Is Poised to Keep Expanding, but So Are Its Costs
June 13, 2008
The Washington Post

Class of '08, listen up The school of life
June 7, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland firm invests in equipment maker
June 7, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Job growth is goal of Israeli 'co-location'
June 6, 2008
Cleveland Jewish News

Fund for Our Economic Future awards grants
June 5, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Three Tales of One City
June, 2008
Continental

May

NDI Medical sells device to Medtronic for $42 million
May 30, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

JumpStart invests in Geauga company
May 16, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio among leader for health-care VC firm presence
May 15, 2008
Business Courier of Cincinnati

Pennsylvania among top 10 in health-care VC firm presence
May 15, 2008
Pittsburgh Business Times

BioEnterprise sees positive trend
May 15, 2008
The News-Herald

Ohio takes the lead in health ventures
May 15, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio joins nationwide leaders with health-care VC firm presence
May 15, 2008
Business First of Columbus

Ohio a magnet for health care venture capital firms
May 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

BioEnterprise finds 27 health care venture firms in Ohio
May 14, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio Now Among Top 5 in Nation for Health Care Venture Firms; 27 Venture Firms with Healthcare as a Focus Have Ohio Offices
May 13, 2008
Press Release

Medical Imaging Company Relocates High-Paying Jobs to Cleveland Metro
May 13, 2008
Expansion Management

Investors give orthopedic device maker OrthoHelix Surgical Designs $7.3 million
May 12, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, USA and Cardialysis BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands enter strategic alliance
May 9, 2008
Company Press Release

Company developing replacement for heparin gets $2.4 million
May 4, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Brazilian medical firm picks city for R&D office
May 2, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Big Job: Retooling Northeast Ohio's Economy
May, 2008
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

April

Ohio fund commits $25 million
April 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Arboretum Ventures Announces Opening of Cleveland, OH Office and Hiring of Jon J. Snyder as Venture Partner
April 29, 2008
Company Press Release

The Ohio Capital Fund Closes Four New Investment Commitments
April 28, 2008
Company Press Release

Health care conference drawing investors here
April 26, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland fund joins Arbel Medical funding round
April 23, 2008
Globes

Report: Ohio leads region for 1Q health-care VC infusions
April 23, 2008
Business First of Columbus

How States Stack Up
April 22, 2008
BusinessWeek

Ohio tops in health care startup investments
April 22, 2008
Dayton Business Journal

Ohio tops Midwest in healthcare investment dollars
April 21, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Young bioscience firms rake in venture dollars
April 21, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Look out for downsides of a medical economy
April 16, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland+ Minute
April 15, 2008
WEWS

Hospitalists making more money - if they work for it
April 15, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Stem cell firm lands investment
April 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

MyriadHealth secures $1.5 million
April 14, 2008
Company Press Release

MDG Hires New CFO
April 11, 2008
Company Press Release

Bridge Investment Fund invests in Israeli-based Arbel Medical
April 10, 2008
Company Press Release

Open Prairie Ventures plans Ohio office
April 9, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

N.J. medical imaging firm moving to Highland Hts.
April 8, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Medical imaging company moves HQ here
April 8, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Legislation promises funds to boost bio in Ohio
April 7, 2008
Daily Reporter

m2m Imaging Moves Headquarters to Cleveland
April 3, 2008
Company Press Release

BioEnterprise Applauds Bipartisan Jobs Stimulus Package
April 2, 2008
Press Release

The Influentials
April, 2008
Cleveland Magazine

March

Worker-training gets renewed emphasis under Strickland realignment
March 28, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Metal benders show bent for medical devices
March 17, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Walgreen buys Whole Health Management
March 17, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Ohio Manufacturers Learn New Tricks
March 11, 2008
90.3 WCPN

Small manufacturers make transition to medical devices
March 11, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Whole Health Management Opens Second On-Site Wellness Center for Sprint Employees and Dependents
March 10, 2008
Company Press Release

Ohio's portfolio of medical devices firms ranked 2nd in Midwest
March 10, 2008
Business First of Columbus

BioEnterprise: Ohio 2nd in Midwest for medical device firms
March 10, 2008
Business Courier of Cincinnati

BioEnterprise: Missouri No. 6 in Midwest for medical device firms
March 10, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal

Ohio Ranks #2 in Midwest for Medical Device Establishments
March 10, 2008
Press Release

A Health 2.0 company that focuses on finances
March 10, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio's portfolio of medical devices firms ranked 2nd in Midwest
March 10, 2008
Dayton Business Journal

GOP takes on Strickland over Building Ohio Jobs plan
March 7, 2008
Business First of Columbus

ViewRay relocates to Cleveland
March 5, 2008
Medical Device Daily

Executive Chatter with Baiju Shah
March 4, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

February

MDG Medical gets $14 million investment for marketing, sales
February 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Biotech firm ViewRay nudged by investors to move to Cleveland
February 25, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Noteworthy Medical System and MARS Medical Systems Merge Technologies to Provide Integrated Single-Source Physician Practice Solution
February 24, 2008
Company Press Release

Great Lakes Pharma signs exclusive license with M.D. Anderson
February 21, 2008
Company Press Release

Imalux Collaborates with Preventative Oncology International in Study of Cervical Cancer in China
February 13, 2008
Company Press Release

Freedom Meditech Establishes Diabetes R&D Operations in Ohio
February 12, 2008
Company Press Release

Economy tops agenda; education close behind
February 7, 2008
The Columbus Dispatch

BioEnterprise Applauds Governor's Bioscience Growth Initiative
February 6, 2008
Company Press Release

Venture capitalists find heartland is welcoming
February 4, 2008
The Kansas City Star

Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center grants $6.5 million for heart-related projects
February 1, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

The Power 100
February 1, 2008
Inside Business

Midwest Medtech Firms Garner Increased Investor Attention
February 1, 2008
Medical Device Link

January

Case spin-outs receive $130 million in 2007
January 30, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial: Building NE Ohio's economic future through venture capital
January 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Northeast Ohio on track for sixth consecutive year of growth
January 24, 2008
Company Press Release

Better-paying jobs gaining ground in Northeast Ohio
January 24, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Venture investment in NE Ohio soars
January 22, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Cleveland+ Region Attracts $318 Million in New Venture Investment in 2007
January 21, 2008
PRNewswire

Venture capital firms triple investment in local bioscience industry
January 21, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Investment in health care startups doubles in 2007
January 21, 2008
The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Wisconsin fares poorly in Midwest healthcare capital chase
January 21, 2008
Wisconsin Technology Network

NE Ohio biotech firms set fundraising record
January 21, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

St. Louis biomed investment nearly triples to $57M
January 21, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal

Midwest Health Care Startups Raise Record $1.2 Billion in 2007; Minnesota and Ohio Attract Most Dollars
January 21, 2008
Company Press Release

Medical devices trump pharma in interest but not investment
January 15, 2008
Technology Marketing Corporation

Treatment Online to open downtown Cleveland office
January 15, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Perception vs. reality: Dramatic growth of biopharmaceutical companies across Midwest
January 15, 2008
Finance and Commerce

Arteriocyte Receives $509,000 Grant from Cleveland Clinic's Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center
January 15, 2008
Company Press Release

On the dean's list...
January 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Web health concern to set up shop here
January 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Treatment Online Completes $750,000 Private Placement
January 14, 2008
Company News Release

BioEnterprise to house drug developer
January 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

AxioMed Spine awaits OK to sell disc replacement
January 12, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Survey: A healthy environment for investors
January 10, 2008
The Indianapolis Star

Ohio attracting more attention from nation's bioscience investors
January 10, 2008
The Daily Reporter

Finding Day Care - For Your Parents
January 10, 2008
Wall Street Journal

Cleveland noted for health-care investing
January 9, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Survey: Investment opportunities ripe here
January 8, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

St. Louis slips in venture survey
January 8, 2008
STLtoday.com

Ohio aims to overhaul work force training plan
January 7, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

Technology: What to expect in 2008
January 7, 2008
Crain's Cleveland

5 things to watch for in 2008
January 7, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

BioEnterprise hosts investors at JP Morgan Conference
January 6, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

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