Press Releases

First three tenants in line for Clinic’s cardio center Crain's Cleveland Business, Monday, March 3, 2008
The Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center that will inhabit the Cleveland Clinic campus has landed its first two tenants and is on the verge of signing a third.

Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center grants $6.5 million for heart-related projects The Plain Dealer, Friday, February 01, 2008
Clinic-led center sub-grants cash for heart projects.

Report finds Ohio bioscience economic impact near $150M Medical Device Daily, Thursday, December 20, 2007
More than 800 bioscience-related entities are calling Ohio home, according to a report by BioOhio (Columbus) released this week.

Clinic hires exec for new center Crain's Cleveland Business, Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Cleveland Clinic has hired Mark Low as managing director of the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center, a $250 million effort to develop ways to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.

Team NEO hires executive to recruit Innovation Center businesses: Team NEO hires exec to do recruiting The Plain Dealer, Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Team NEO and the Cleveland Clinic are joining forces to attract bioscience and medical-device companies for the yet-to-be-built Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center on the hospital system's main campus.

Dr. Steven Nissen: One of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Time.com, 2007
In some ways, Steve Nissen's undergraduate years at the University of Michigan—which included crusading against the Vietnam War—were the toughest period of his life.

Cleveland Clinic lands $60M for new cardiovascular center Medical Device Daily, Wednesday, December 20, 2006
In a move that could create what might be the next LifeScience Alley, the Cleveland Clinic, in collaboration with Fairfax Renaissance Development (FDRC) and more than 20 biomedical and academic institutions, reported this week that it will receive $60 million from the State of Ohio to develop a Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC).

NE Ohio gets a high-tech boost: Clinic-led effort is one of 6 in region sharing $113 million in Third Frontier cash to go to six projects The Plain Dealer, Saturday, December 16, 2006
The state will pour more than $113 million in Third Frontier money into Northeast Ohio, including $60 million for a Cleveland Clinic-led effort that could create hundreds of jobs and establish the city as a hub of biotech innovation.