How will BioEnterpise fit in with the proposed Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center downtown?
We are strong advocates of Medical Mart and Convention Center. I think it really has three benefits in the region. If you think about the small biomedical companies that are emerging, the Medical Mart will give them instant access to the medical marketplace. Secondly, it also becomes an attraction magnet for companies from overseas who are looking to set up sales and operation. And third, we’ll see a lot more company attraction. It will continue to elevate this region’s — and the state’s — reputation as a medical industry leader. It will continue to cultivate interest in this region and in this state. Ohio has been battling with other states, such as Minnesota, to be at the top of the biomedical start-up market. What gives Ohio an advantage in becoming a leader? In 2001, we weren’t even in the same league with Minnesota. We’ve now catapulted ahead of everyone else around us. You’ve got incredible strength of universities throughout the state, which is a real network of leadership; a
