Engineering in Healthcare: Industry and Research Symposium (EHIRS)

Ohio State Univeristy Biomedical Research Tower 460 West 12th Ave., Columbus

This event is presented by The Biomedical Engineering Society at Ohio State, a BioOhio member. EHIRS is a two-day, hybrid seminar that combines academic research and industry development to allow for a unique networking experience between students and companies. At EHIRS 2022, you will get access to a student pool from over 10 other midwestern BMES chapters, numerous unique networking opportunities with students and renowned researchers, and an industry panel featuring industry leaders.

Miami University Society of Women Engineers Networking Dinner

Oxford, OH

Miami University SWE is hosting a networking dinner for companies to meet and engage with the talented engineering and computing students of Miami University. Companies will sponsor a table of six students and two company representatives. This event is an incredible opportunity for your company to build relationships with students and for students to learn more about your company. Click the event title above for details including the link for company registration.

2022 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, part two: Invest in ideas

Online Event

Are you a current or aspiring inventor or entrepreneur? Would you like to learn from successful innovators and subject matter experts about keys to success? If so, register early for the February 24 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 2022 Technology Showcase

Online Event

Learn about impactful innovations as well as new startup companies generated from Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Join us for talks highlighting novel interventions from Nationwide Children’s researchers.

Medtech Startup Symposium

Bounce Innovation Hub 526 S. Main Street, Akron

This event is presented by Project Medtech. Early-stage Medtech companies are expected to navigate the complex process of bringing an idea into reality, but very seldom do they have the expertise, experience, or resources to ensure success. If you are founder faced with this dilemma, this is for you. Project Medtech and our Network of industry thought leaders have organized an interactive event to help founders build a successful medical technology company. The Symposium will include 1:1 time with subject matter experts, industry networking events, educational presentations, and thought leader panel discussions.

Founders Unfiltered: A Conversation with Dr. Dan German, Founder of Orthobrain

Online Event

Join JumpStart on Wednesday, March 23, for the next Founders Unfiltered featuring Dr. Dan German, founder of orthobrain. An award-winning orthodontist, Dr. German is well known throughout the dental world. Now he’s helping dentists seamlessly integrate orthodontics into their practice by providing education and real-time support through orthobrain’s innovative platform. Tune in to find out how Dr. German set out to resolve the unmet demand for orthodontics and hear more about how he went from dental practitioner to tech founder.

Virtual Medtech Happy Hour: Securing Non-Dilutive Funding Through SBIR/STTR Grants

Online Event

This event is presented by Project Medtech. Grab your favorite drink (or just a drink), come learn and interact with industry experts while they discuss hot topics in Medtech. Dr. Ashley Mooneyham is President and Director of Grants at Superior Medical Experts, a medical writing and research support company. As Director of Grants, she has helped small businesses in the healthcare innovation space secure over $14 million in non-dilutive seed funding through the SBIR/STTR grant program. Superior Medical Experts provides comprehensive grant assistance that spans company registrations, grant strategy consulting, full research and compliance drafting, and submission in as little as 12 weeks.

MedCon Conference 2022

Online Event

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) have come together to support sharing, collaboration, and learning across the global healthcare products community. With a focus on fostering open discussions of the most pressing issues facing the industry, the AFDO/RAPS Healthcare Products Collaborative will carry on Xavier Health’s legacy of delivering the MedCon Conference.

Virtual Medtech Happy Hour

Online Event

Innovation: Setting your Company Up for Success in Commercialization, Adoption, and Further Investment. Presented by Project Medtech, this online event features speaker Kipum (Kip) Lee, a designer, scholar, and healthcare executive. Currently, he serves as Vice President of Innovation & Product Strategy at University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland, OH where he leads a team of innovators within UH Ventures – the innovation and commercialization arm of health system. His day-to-day work involves managing the innovation portfolio and "living lab" that supports University Hospitals’ strategic initiatives and partnerships through product innovation and human-centered design. Earlier in his career, he was part of the team at frog design that produced a mobile service around HIV awareness and self-testing in South Africa that was hailed by The Economist as “the world’s largest field trial in mobile health technology.” He also helped plan and lead the design of Marriott Mobile, which debuted at number four in the iTunes App Store and shortly went on to become the third-largest in mCommerce after Amazon and Apple.

The Ohio CEO Summit, presented by the Ohio Business Roundtable

Columbus, OH

The labor crisis is happening now. Business leaders must take immediate actions to protect and expand their workforce in the short term. Part 1 of the Summit will share the current picture of Ohio’s workforce landscape, and present insights and approaches that every Ohio business can consider implementing today. We will explore organizational change management, incumbent upskilling, candidate recruitment expansion and other critically-immediate business actions that can strengthen business profitability and enhance quality of life for all. • Creating change for the long run. Building a workforce with the resilience to take on the unknown challenges of the future will require transformative, long-term action in the areas of education, economic development, and regional positioning. Together, these investments will drive long-term advantages in transportation, infrastructure, and community prosperity. Part 2 will present the long-term private sector solutions that every Ohio business can help power to reach that goal.