Research and development in Ohio
Ohio is a major research and development center, home to many institutions.
Overview
In 2008, institutions and companies in the state won 10 R&D 100 Awards, given annually to the top 100 innovations recognized by
In 2006, the state had a high-tech payroll of $9.8 billion, with 155,174 high-tech employees at 10,756 high tech locations. In 2005, industry in Ohio spent $5.9 billion on research and development, with colleges spending $1.5 billion, but by 2009, $8.2 billion in R&D contracts were identified, ranking 13th nationally. Ohio receives around $2.7 billion annually in federal R&D funds, ranking #9.[4]
In 2005, it was ranked #4 in the country in industrial R&D activities, while the University of Dayton and Ohio State University ranked #2 and #3 nationally in total materials research. Ohio leads the nation in plastics and rubber research.[5]
On July 30, 2010, the state approved a $3.5 million grant to convert the old
Government and non-profit
Government-operated and non-profit research and development institutions include:
- University of Dayton Research Institute
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Cleveland Clinic
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- National Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Neurological Institute at Miami Valley Hospital
- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
- Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton
- Clinical Tissue Engineering Center
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- FDA Forensic Chemistry Center
- a unit of the Army Research Laboratory
- UES, Inc.
- Naval Health Research Center Detachment Environmental Health Effects Laboratory
- Environmental Protection Agency centers include a division of the National Exposure Research Laboratory, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, Test and Evaluation Facility, Center Hill Facility, Experimental Stream Facility, Kerr Environmental Research Center, a unit of the National Center for Environmental Assessment
- NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The center is responsible for the development of the liquid hydrogen rocket engine, the gridded Ion thruster, and the Centaur upper stage rocket.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairscenters include Stokes Cleveland Medical Center, Cincinnati Medical Center, and the Dayton VA Medical Center.
- U.S. Department of Agriculturecenters include Soil Drainage Research Unit, North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Unit, Delaware Forestry Sciences Laboratory, and ARS Research Facility
- U.S. Department of Transportation's Vehicle Research and Test Center
- U.S. Department of the Interior's Columbus Field Research Station
- Ohio Coal Research Consortium
- Ohio Aerospace Institute
- Genome Research Institute
- Center for Computational Medicine
- Wright Center of Innovation
- Fuel Cell Prototyping Center
- Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
- Ohio Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power
Private
Private institutions in Ohio conducting research and development include:
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Procter & Gamble
- B&C Research, Inc., a division of Alcoa
- Honda of America
- House Care Research Center
- GE Aviation
- Rolls-Royce
- General Dynamics
- MacAulay-Brown
- Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
- Ross Laboratories
- Cardinal Health
- Babcock & Wilcox Company Research Center
- Keithley Instruments, Inc.
- Swagelok Co.
- Neoprobe
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals
- Bridgestone Technical Center
- Charles River Laboratories Ashland (formerly WIL Research Laboratories)
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc.
- Parker Hannifin
- Dana Holding Corporation
- Delphi Technologies
- Goodyear
- PPG Industries
- Ashland Chemical
- Lincoln Electric
- Rockwell Automation Technologies
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
- Scotts Miracle-Gro
- Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center
- Nestlé
- Pilkington North America
- AK Steel
- First Solar
- Global Titanium Research and Development Center
- North American Science Associates (NAMSA)
Collegiate
Collegiate institutions in Ohio conducting major research and development include:
- Ohio State University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland State University
- Miami University
- University of Cincinnati
- Wright State University
- Medical College of Ohio
- Kent State University
- University of Toledo
- University of Dayton
- Ohio University
- University of Akron
- Bowling Green State University
References
- ^ "For the best R&D ideas, look no further than Ohio", Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Retrieved 22 sept 2009.
- ^ "Ohio State at a glance"[permanent dead link], Ohio State, Retrieved 22 sept 2009.
- ^ "Ohio tops national hospital rankings", All Business, Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ "Ohio R&D 2009"[permanent dead link], The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America, Retrieved 22 sept 2009.
- ^ "Ohio's Innovation Economy" Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, State of Ohio, Retrieved 22 sept 2009.
- ^ "News : Ohio Jobs Ready Grant". udayton.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Aerospace Hub: Creating Synergy", University of Dayton News. 23 aug 2010. Retrieved 5 sept 2010.
- ^ Research Park marks 25 years of growth
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