The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron – an exceptional collaboration of Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron General Health System, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Summa Health System, The University of Akron and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – is focused on patient-centered innovation and commercialization at the intersection of biomaterials and medicine.
The strategic alignment of institutional, state, federal and philanthropic support, accompanied with Akron’s rich legacy in industrial and materials science, is working to pioneer the next generation of life-enhancing and life-saving innovation that will transform Akron and the surrounding region into a model for biomedical discovery and enterprise.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute is designed to accelerate translational research to biomedical commercialization as well as improve access, education, prevention, treatment and disease management. The areas of focus are:
Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron aspires to be:
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A global leader in discovering, developing and commercializing biomaterial solutions for patients with orthopaedic and wound healing problems
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Nationally distinct in improving health outcomes of the medically underserved
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Nationally recognized for the use of simulation technologies to improve the education of the healthcare team
Transformative Economic Development
The Austen BioInnovation Institute has been designated as an Ohio Center of Excellence for Biomedicine and Healthcare. As an alliance of five independent institutions, the Austen BioInnovation Institute leverages individual strengths and collective mass to create an impact beyond that possible by any one institution. Austen BioInnovation Institute provides the convergence force necessary to develop compelling projects that will attract private funding and venture capital investment to the region. The institute is moving Akron toward a secure economic future by accelerating the creation of more than 2,000 jobs within the next decade, and is a critical element of the City of Akron's Biomedical Corridor, a unique effort aimed at luring health-related ventures to the region.