Ohio’s bioscience industry

Economic impact

81,085

Employees

Companies

4,883

Locations

$83,310

Average wage

11,997 bioscience-related degrees and certificates awarded to students in Ohio, an increase of 77% since BioOhio began tracking in 2006.

Bioscience-related companies found in 83 of 88 Ohio counties

More than $2 billion in funding from venture capital, exits, angel investment, federal research grants, and state initiatives.

$883M – National Institutes of Health Awards

$570M – Exits (acquisitions, licensing, public offerings)

$490M – Private investment

$85M – National Science Foundation Awards

$19M – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Awards

$4.7M – Small Business Innovation Research & Technology Transfer Awards

$3.1M – Ohio Third Frontier Awards

Large, well-known

Abbott, Battelle, Cardinal Health, Johnson & Johnson, Midmark, Athersys

Young & growing

Abeona Therapeutics, Enable Injections, Clarametyx Biosciences

Source: https://apex-innovates.org/contacts/organization/bioohio