
Economic impact
81,085
Employees
4,045Companies
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
Ohio Bioscience companiesLarge, well-known
Abbott, Battelle, Cardinal Health, Johnson & Johnson, Midmark, Athersys
Young & growing
Abeona Therapeutics, Enable Injections, Clarametyx Biosciences

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