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Grant happy : Hearts, minds - even urban neighborhoods - will gain from $113 million in Third Frontier money flowing to NE Ohio December 19, 2006 The Plain Dealer
A little over a year ago, voters approved pouring $500 million of state money into high-tech projects, betting it would create jobs here and keep - and lure - coveted scientists and promising start-up companies.

$60 Million in State Funding to Develop Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center December 18, 2006 Cleveland Clinic Today
Cleveland Clinic, in collaboration Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation (FRDC) and more than 20 biomedical and academic institutions, will receive $60 million from the State of Ohio to develop a Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC).

State money for technology, jobs NE Ohio gets a high-tech boost State grants to create jobs here Third Frontier cash to add jobs: Clinic-led effort is one of 6 in region sharing $113 million $113 million in Third Frontier cash to go to six projects December 16, 2006 The Plain Dealer
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.

Scientists harness mysteries of the brain November 28, 2006 Reuters
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.

Neurotechnology development treads tougher VC funding path November 13, 2006 Medical Device Daily
As the Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit began to wind down last week, the promise of the neuroscience field was tempered with the realization that someone has to pay to develop all of these future and very enticing technologies.

Cleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for '07 November 13, 2006 Cleveland Clinic Today
Last week, Cleveland Clinic announced its first-ever Top 10 Medical Innovations list, highlighting technologies that will likely have a big impact on healthcare in 2007.

Clinic unveils 'Top Ten' list of medical innovations for 2007 November 10, 2006 Medical Device Daily
As an interesting addition this year to its Innovation Summit, the Cleveland Clinic unveiled the first of what promises to be an annual “Top Ten” list of what it predicts as the most promising medical innovations in the coming year.

Real surgeries, amazing results November 10, 2006 The Daily Record
"This is really neat stuff you're about to see," Cleveland Clinic Wooster gastroenterologist James Murphy told a group of students privileged to observe live surgeries performed by internationally recognized Cleveland Clinic surgeons.

As in cardiology, implantable' is wave of neuromodulation future November 9, 2006 Medical Device Daily
Within the promising early-stage realm of neuroscience, one area of particular interest for physicians, patients and investors is undoubtedly implantable neuromodulation devices.

Cleve BioLabs in defense contract talks November 9, 2006 Crain's Cleveland Business
Cleveland BioLabs Inc., a drug discovery and development company, has begun contract negotiations with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to complete development of radiation protectors for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Clinic targets changing medicine via new Neurological Institute November 8, 2006 Medical Device Daily
As the Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit got underway this week, this top-tier medical and research facility wasted no time in getting to the topic that was to be a primary one at this fourth annual event — the field of neuroscience.

Cooperation a must to restrain health costs November 7, 2006 The Plain Dealer
The government and public and private entities will need to work together to reduce skyrocketing health care costs and the number of uninsured Americans.

Ten emerging technologies will shape healthcare next year, hospital predicts November 7, 2006 ClevelandClinic.org
Cleveland Clinic today announced its first-ever Top 10 Medical Innovations list, highlighting technologies which will likely have a big impact on healthcare in 2007.

Cancer vaccines top innovation list at Clinic November 7, 2006 Crain's Cleveland Business
Cancer vaccines will have the biggest impact on health care in 2007, a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists predicts.

Meeting set to spotlight the embryonic neurology field November 7, 2006 Medical Device Daily
According to Chris Coburn, executive director of CCF Innovations— the technology transfer and commercialization arm of the Cleveland Clinic— this year’s Innovation Summit, which is focusing on the neurology market, was not as easy a sell as the past three conferences have been.

Conference blends business, medicine November 6, 2006The Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Clinic is convening more than 800 medical and business professionals on its campus today to talk about developing, investing in and paying for medical devices and therapies related to the brain.

Implant gives brain-injured patient, researchers hope October 16, 2006, The Plain Dealer
A constant trickle of electricity into the severely damaged and semiconscious brain of a 38-year-old assault victim has made him significantly more aware and responsive, a Cleveland Clinic neurosurgeon and his colleagues reported Sunday.

State doesn't keep the right graduates: Science PhDs tend to go elsewhere October 1, 2006, Toledo Blade
The human heart sparks electricity with each beat. When it skips and its rhythm breaks, life turns fragile.

Clinic, Case, KSU vie for pot of tech grant money September 25, 2006, Crain's Cleveland Business on the web
The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University and Kent State University all are competing for a lucrative but limited supply of dollars from the state’s Third Frontier technology development program.

BioLabs gets $750k for research September 6, 2006, Crain's Cleveland Business on the web
Cleveland BioLabs Inc. has received a $750,000 small business research grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance research into substances that protect healthy cells against exposure to radiation.

BioLabs completes trial July 31, 2006, Crain's Cleveland Business on the web
Cleveland BioLabs Inc. (Nasdaq: CBLI) has announced the results of clinical trials of a radioprotective drug on monkeys — something it said it hopes will help to secure U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a drug that protect humans against radiation.

Cleveland BioLabs takes leap into choppy waters for IPOs July 24, 2006, Crain's Cleveland Business on the web
If recent months are any indication, the stock of Cleveland Clinic spinoff Cleveland BioLabs Inc. could be in for a bumpy ride after going public last week.

Cleveland Clinic spinoff goes public: BioLabs will use money for drug development July 22, 2006, The Plain Dealer
Cleveland BioLabs Inc., a spinoff of the Cleveland Clinic that is working on anti-radiation and cancer drugs, went public Thursday. The company expects to net $8.5 million from its public offering of 1.7 million shares.

Clinic licenses stem cell therapies February 21, 2006, The Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Clinic and its technology transfer unit, CCF Innovations, have licensed five pending patents on stem cell therapies for repairing scarred hearts to Bioheart Inc. of Sunrise, Fla.

Cleve. Biolabs plans $14M IPO February 21, 2006, Crain's Cleveland Business on the web
Cleveland Biolabs Inc., a development-stage biodefense and cancer treatment pharmaceutical products company, hopes to raise nearly $14 million in a public stock offering.