Usually, a glance in the rear-view mirror reveals what's in the past. AlphaMirror, a Kent-based liquid crystal spin-off, looks at its new, auto-dimming mirror technology, and sees the future.
1950 Route 59 Kent, OH 44240
The events of September 11, 2001 spawned an Akron-based business that protects clients from disaster by warning large groups of people within minutes of a threat.
866-998-9367 1 S. Main St. Akron, OH 44308
ZIN Technologies traces its roots back to 1957, when it provided aerospace design and fabrication services to a forerunner of NASA. In 1961, ZIN received its first NASA contracts -- and has never looked back.
440-625-2200 6745 Engle Road, Airport Executive Park Cleveland, OH 44130
Youngstown-based Syncro is changing the way critically ill patients are cared for � and tossing out the notion of a painfully difficult startup process.
234-855-1605 20 W. Federal St. Youngstown, OH 44503
In the biomass research business, AdvanceBio Systems, of Milford is gaining energy -- and attention from everybody but the U.S. Department of Energy to Penn State University.
513-864-6688 5405 DuPont Circle, Suite A Milford, OH 45150
Get the winter blues? Have trouble waking up in the morning or falling asleep at night? Lowbluelights.com has just the product for you.
216-397-1657 7890 Summerset Drive Walton Hills, OH 44146
Chris Melkonian, the CEO and founder of Midwest MicroDevices, says if you don't know too much about micro-electro mechanical systems, or MEMs, that's OK. He thinks you will soon enough.
419-241-6963 329 N. 14th St. Toledo, OH 43604
A solar array gathers sunlight for electricity. But something has to convert that energy from direct current to alternating current before it can be fed into an electric power grid. Toledo-based Nextronex Power Systems says it has come up with a simpler and more efficient way of doing that.
419-838-7889 4400 Moline Martin Road Toledo, OH 43447
SparkPeople was founded in 2001 by University of Cincinnati graduate and former Procter & Gamble employee, Chris Downie, with a central mission: to spark millions of people to reach their goals and lead healthier lives.
4392 Marburg Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45209
When every dollar counts, smaller companies can benefit from a system that tracks productivity and sales numbers too. Cincinnati entrepreneur Ben Moore created xRP to do just that.
513-942-9444 8216 Princeton-Glendale Road, Suite 191 West Chester, OH 45069
Take a quick look around you. Chances are good that something you'll see has a part in it made by Ferro in Cleveland.
216-641-8580 1000 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114
Dublin-based Neoprobe specializes in the development of diagnostic systems for cancer patients, making gamma detection treatments in tracking cancer more effective.
800-793-0079 425 Metro Place North, Suite 300 Dublin, OH 43017
ARCOS originated as a custom software company in 1993 in Mitch McLeod's basement. Little did he know that a one-off software request would eventually propel the Columbus-based firm into 23 states.
614-396-5500 445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 700 Columbus, OH 43235
A trio of University of Dayton students knows just how hard it can be to find a great job opportunity. So they launched a new company, Brain Rack, that matches creative students with companies through the emerging crowd sourcing problem solving model.
937-219-6942 5267 Applecreek Drive Dayton, OH 45429
The Cleveland HeartLab is taking its life-saving technology to heart. The company has developed a profile of tests focused on managing and reducing inflammation, a root cause of heart disease.
216-444-9886 10265 Carnegie Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106