Ohio is a major research and development center, home to many institutions.
In 2008, institutions and companies in the state won 10 R&D 100 Awards, given annually to the top 100 innovations recognized by R&D Magazine, finishing second behind California. The Ohio State University is among the country's top public research institutions at #7. Ohio is ranked in the top eight for states conducting clinical trials, including conducting the most clinical trials per capita.
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.
In 2005, it was ranked #4 in the country in industrial R&D activities, while the University of Dayton and The Ohio State University ranked #2 and #3 nationally in total materials research. Ohio leads the nation in plastics and rubber research.
The state recently approved a $3.5 million grant to convert the old NCR headquarters in Dayton into a collaborative innovation center. The Miami Valley Research Park in southwestern Ohio is a 1,250 acre complex home to the headquarters of Woolpert, Inc. as well as ATX, WilmerHale, and Center for Tissue, Innovation and Research facilities. A fun note, in 2010 automotive racing star Jeff Gordon and his company, in partnership with Arshot Investment Corp., named their new research and development project in Columbus the "Center for Automotive Research & Technology at Cooper Park."
Government and non-profit
Government-operated and non-profit research and development institutions include:
University of Dayton Research InstituteBattelle Memorial InstituteCleveland ClinicAir Force Research LaboratoryNational Center for Regenerative MedicineNeurological Institute at Miami Valley HospitalCenter for Stem Cell and Regenerative MedicineCenter for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at DaytonClinical Tissue Engineering CenterNASA Glenn Research CenterFDA Forensic Chemistry Centera unit of the Army Research LaboratoryUES, Inc.Naval Health Research Center Detachment Environmental Health Effects LaboratoryEnvironmental 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 AssessmentU.S. Department of Health and Human Services centers include divisions for Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Education and Information,Surveillance, Hazards Evaluations, and Field StudiesU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs centers include Stokes Cleveland Medical Center, Cincinnati Medical Center, and the Dayton VA Medical Center.U.S. Department of Agriculture centers include Soil Drainage Research Unit, North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Unit, Delaware Forestry Sciences Laboratory, and ARS Research FacilityU.S. Department of Transportation's Vehicle Research and Test CenterU.S. Department of the Interior's Columbus Field Research StationOhio Coal Research ConsortiumOhio Aerospace InstituteGenome Research InstituteCenter for Computational MedicineWright Center of InnovationFuel Cell Prototyping CenterOhio Agricultural Research and Development CenterOhio Center for Advanced Propulsion and PowerPrivate institutions in Ohio conducting research and development include:
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalProcter & GambleB&C Research, Inc., a division of AlcoaHonda of AmericaHouse Care Research CenterGE AviationRolls RoyceGeneral DynamicsMacAulay-BrownArctic Slope Regional CorporationRoss LaboratoriesCardinal HealthBabcock & Wilcox Company Research CenterKeithley Instruments, Inc.Swagelok Co.NeoprobeAmylin PharmaceuticalsBridgestone Technical CenterWIL ResearchChemical Abstracts ServiceDiagnostic Hybrids, Inc.Parker HannifinDana Holding CorporationDelphi TechnologiesGoodyearPPG IndustriesAshland ChemicalLincoln ElectricRockwell Automation TechnologiesEthicon Endo-SurgeryScotts Miracle-GroGlobal Cardiovascular Innovation CenterNestléPilkington North AmericaAK SteelFirst SolarGlobal Titanium Research and Development CenterNorth American Science Associates (NAMSA)Collegiate institutions in Ohio conducting major research and development include:
Ohio State UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityMiami UniversityUniversity of CincinnatiWright State UniversityMedical College of OhioKent State UniversityUniversity of ToledoUniversity of DaytonOhio UniversityUniversity of Akron
