biomedical: Growing Companies

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Milo Biotechnology is developing novel therapies based on follistatin, a protein that increases muscle mass and strength. Milo is targeting rare neuromuscular diseases, initiating a Phase I/II clinical trial in Becker muscular dystrophy and inclusion body myositis.

11000 Cedar Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Phylogeny, Inc. accelerates the discovery of new drugs by enabling scientists to achieve excellence in functional genomic research. Phylogeny scientists have been instrumental in bringing important drugs in the areas of cancer, obesity and osteoporosis to clinical trial.

4100 Regent St., Suite M-2
Columbus, OH 43219

CardiOx Corp is a Central Ohio startup developing a noninvasive way to detect right-to-left heart shunts (often commonly referred to as "a hole in the heart. The CardiOx diagnostic system combines an injection of dye into a patient's heart with sensors on the ear to determine the presence of a shunt. The device also can be used to verify that surgery succeeded in patching the hole.

4100 Horizons Drive, Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43220

With a roster of patents ranging from medical diagnostics, stem-cell research and applied microbiology, NanoLogix has kept a low profile for much of its existence. No more.

843 N. Main St.
Hubbard, OH 44425

Vasostar, a part of the Frantz Medical Group, was formed in 2007 to develop technology invented in Israel that automates the “tapping” surgeons must do to remove life-threatening occlusions.

7740 Metric Drive
Mentor, OH 44060

Cincinnati's Mammotome now has a product to lessen discomfort and scarring in breast biopsies using a minimally invasive device known as a mammotome.

513-864-9000
300 E-Business Way, Fifth Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45241

Juventas Therapeutics is developing a groundbreaking line of regenerative therapies to treat life�threatening diseases.

216-445-0830
10265 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106

Friends and business partners Jennifer Wexler and Kelly Bucci have poured their money, talent and time into a software company that helps hospitals catch billing errors that lead to lost dollars.

888-220-2769
241 Federal Plaza West
Youngstown, OH 44503

Checkpoint Surgical, of Cleveland, has introduced a tool to help doctors choose what tissue to cut during surgery, and more importantly, what not to cut.

877-478-9106
22901 Millcreek Blvd., Suite 110
Cleveland, OH 44122

OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, founded in 2004, develops orthopedic implants for hand and foot surgery - small bone areas.

866-904-3549
1065 Medina Rd, Ste 500
Medina, OH 44256

Touch Bionics' mechanical wizardry, some of which seemed the stuff of sci-fi not long ago, is helping thousands of people affected by medical conditions, industrial and agricultural accidents -- even war veterans.

614-388-8086
3455 Mill Run Drive, Suite 310-B
Hilliard, OH 43026

A pacemaker for the heart is commonplace. Now, Synapse Biomedical in Oberlin has developed one for the diaphragm.

440-774-2488
300 Artino St.
Oberlin, OH 44074