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Our client and portfolio companies are making regional and national headlines. Read their stories below. Media inquiries on any of the companies can be directed to Samantha Fryberger, JumpStart's Director of Communications at sam.fryberger@jumpstartinc.org or 216.363.3400 and she can put you in touch with the entrepreneur.


New partnership could boost CoverMyMeds’ health insurance customer base

Thursday, May 17, 2012
MedCity News

A new partnership with a company that bills itself as having the most broad-reaching healthcare communication network in the country could increase health IT startup CoverMyMeds‘ health insurance customer base. More . . .

Founders | Andrea So-Trgovcich of Wellness Integrated Network

Thursday, May 17, 2012
hivelocity

Meet Andrea So-Trgovcich, founder of Wellness Integrated Network, a website platform that helps manage diet and nutrition. More . . .

With Lorktech, Case Students Poised to Enter Growing Flexible Electronics Market

Thursday, May 17, 2012
hivelocity

With some of Northeast Ohio’s most influential entrepreneurial organizations backing it, and venture capitalists knocking at its doors, Lorktech is poised to be the next big thing. More . . .

Juventas Therapeutics Enrolling Patients in Phase IIa STOP-CLI Clinical Trial

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sacramento Bee

Juventas Therapeutics, a privately-held, clinical-stage company developing novel regenerative therapies for treatment of cardiovascular disease, is pleased to report that it is actively enrolling patients in a placebo-controlled, randomized double-blinded Phase IIa study evaluating the safety and efficacy for JVS-100 in patients with Rutherford Class 4 or 5 critical limb ischemia (CLI). More . . .

Ohio biomedical products featured in ‘Make It In America’ campaign

Monday, May 14, 2012
MicrOH Scope

Products from five Ohio biomedical companies are getting to tour the country, helping celebrate outstanding U.S. manufacturers that are proud to make their products in the USA. More . . .

Therapeutic hypothermia device startup changes name to Cryothermic Systems

Monday, May 14, 2012
MedCity News

Therapeutic hypothermia medical device maker Life Core Technologies, which makes an emergency brain-cooling device, has a new name: Cryothermic Systems. More . . .

Takeda to invest in regenerative medicine startup Juventas’ next round

Friday, May 11, 2012
MedCity News

Story excerpt provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

Founders | James Hilton of Quixby

Monday, May 07, 2012
hivelocity

Story excerpt provided by hivelocity

Written by Catherine Podojil

Cleveland Whiskey makes a quality drink in days instead of years

Friday, May 04, 2012
NewsNet5 - WEWS

Story excerpt provided by NewsNet5.com

Written by Dave Gapinski

Cedars-Sinai first West Coast ALS clinic to implant breathing-assist device under new FDA approval

Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Medical Xpress

Release excerpt provided by Medical Xpress

NaviNet and CoverMyMeds Improve E-Prescribing

Wednesday, May 02, 2012
MSNBC

Story excerpt provided by msnbc.com

What Works: Life Core Technologies

Sunday, April 29, 2012
WKYC-TV 3

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

Written by Mike Green

Surgeon Implants Diaphragm Pacemaker in Pediatric Patient

Friday, April 27, 2012
NewsWise

Excerpt of story provided by Newswise

Thermalin Diabetes gets $4.5M NIH grant for next-generation insulin

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
MedCity News

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

MAR Systems Wins Most Promising Innovation Award

Monday, April 23, 2012
Wall Street Journal

Release excerpt provided by The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch

Embrace Pet Insurance credits growth to great customer service

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water

Collaboration in Ohio aerospace industry leads towards global leadership

Thursday, April 19, 2012
hivelocity

Excerpt of story provided by hivelocitymedia

Written by Joe Zeis, Gary Conley and Charles Dutch

PreEmptive Solutions Ships PreEmptive Analytics for TFS Professional

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Yahoo!

Release excerpt provided by Yahoo! Finance

CardioInsight Announces Appointment of Jim Bullock as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Monday, April 16, 2012
Sacramento Bee

Release excerpt provided by The Sacramento Bee

Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals Chooses OmniComm's TrialMaster(R) Suite for Multi-National Pivotal Device Trial

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Reuters

Release excerpt provided by Reuters

Cleaning Up the World’s Dirty Water

Monday, April 09, 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek
Excerpt and video provided by Bloomberg

MesoCoat Secures Supply Contract for PComP Coating Materials

Monday, April 09, 2012
Wall Street Journal

Release excerpt provided by The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch

Software would notify residents of emergency

Sunday, April 08, 2012
The Dallas Post

Excerpt of story provided by The Dallas Post

Written by Sarah Hite

Neuros Medical announces positive feasibility study: reduction of severe pain in 4 of 5 patients

Thursday, April 05, 2012
Medical Research Blog
Excerpt of story provided by Medical Research Blog

2011 Clean Energy Patent Growth Index Year in Review

Thursday, April 05, 2012
Renewable Energy World

Excerpt of story provided by RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Written by Victor Cardona

New countywide emergency notification system coming soon

Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Times-Reporter

Excerpt of story provided by The Times-Reporter

Segmint embraces new Downtown Akron location

Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Downtown Akron Partnership

Excerpt of story provided by Downtown Akron Partnership

Polyflow Names Two Industry Veterans to Board

Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Recycling Today

Excerpt of story provided by Recycling Today

Quixby Opens Beta: Aims to Make Custom Computers Ridiculously Easy

Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Virtual-Strategy Magazine

Excerpt of story provided by Virtual-Strategy Magazine

Therapeutic hypothermia startup raises $1M, looks to clinical studies

Friday, March 30, 2012
MedCity News

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News
Written by Brandon Glenn

iGuiders wins local business plan competition, off to global competition

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water
Written by Karin Connelly

Face transplant for Virginia man is lauded as most extensive in history

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Washington Post

Story excerpt provided by The Washington Post

Written by Maggie Fazeli Fard

Polyflow Recognized As A 2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner

Friday, March 23, 2012
Release provided by Polyflow

Powdermet’s MComP™ Technology Receives 2012 NorTech Innovation Award

Friday, March 23, 2012
Release provided by PowderMet Inc.

Intelligent Mobile Support Selects Francis A. Paez to Serve as New Vice President of Sales

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Yahoo News
Release excerpt provided by Yahoo! News

Lower limb amputations among diabetics dropped in recent years

Monday, March 19, 2012
The News Tribe

Story excerpt provided by The News Tribe

Written by Shahid Abbasi

Prior authorizations health IT startup sees physician user base explode

Monday, March 19, 2012
MedCity

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News


Written by Brandon Glenn

CardioInsight Technologies Inc. closes $7.5 million investment round

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Crain's Cleveland Business

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland

Written By Chuck Soder

MesoCoat Hits Milestone - Cladding Inside Diameter of Pipe

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wall Street Journal

Release excerpt provided by The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch

CardioInsight Announces Closing of $7.5 Million Equity Financing

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Story excerpt provided by The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch

BioCardia and Juventas Announce Phase II Development Program of JVS-100 Delivered With the Helical Infusion System to Treat Heart Failure

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Bay Bio
Excerpt of release provided by BayBio

OnShift releases new version of staff scheduling software for LTC facilities

Monday, March 12, 2012

Story excerpt provided by MedCity News
Written by Brandon Glenn

Canton designer isn't an angler, but proves he knows "Jack" about fishing hooks

Friday, March 09, 2012

Story excerpt provided by The Plain Dealer

Written by D'Arcy Egan

Checkpoint Surgical Receives CE Mark

Monday, March 05, 2012
Yahoo News

Excerpt of press release provided by Yahoo News

Gecko feet inspire startup business, attract money

Friday, March 02, 2012
Akron Beacon Journal

Story excerpt provided by Akron Beacon Journal

Written by Katie Byard

Opportunity Fuels Heat Recovery Systems

Thursday, March 01, 2012
CNBC

Story excerpt provided by CNBC

Written by Trevor Curwin

OnShift Closes $3M in Financing, Sees 400% Revenue Jump

Thursday, March 01, 2012
Freshwater

Story excerpt provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by Karin Connelly

CardioInsight Announces Addition of Jim Hassett to Senior Management Team

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Rehab Management

Excerpt of press release provided by Rehab Management

Corbin Tries to Resurrect Sparrow Electric Car Would Anyone Care

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Green Car Reports

Story excerpt provided by Green Car Reports

Written by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

Taking ADAP Nanotech's 'Gecko Tape' From Lab Bench to Factory Floor

Monday, February 27, 2012

Story excerpt provided by WKSU-FM

Written by Jeff St. Clair

FDA Decision on Preterm Birth Gel Closely Watched By CerviLenz

Friday, February 24, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

Milo Biotechnology Snags $250K Investment From JumpStart

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by Frank Lewis

CardioInsight Completes First Commercial Installation of Cardiac Mapping System

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Excerpt of press release provided by Yahoo! News

OnShift Recognizes Top Schedulers

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
McKnight's

Story excerpt provided by McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Written by staff

From Napkin Sketch to FDA Approval: Bringing Medical Devices to Market

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
General Surgery News

Excerpt of story provided by General Surgery News

Written by Gabriel Miller

Polyflow Waste-to-Fuel Processor Project Gets $600K Third Frontier Grant

Monday, February 20, 2012
WKBN

Story excerpt provided by WKBN-TV Youngstown

Written by staff

Plain Township Resident Revolutionizes Fishing Knots Problem

Friday, February 17, 2012
Canton Repository

Excerpt of story provided by the Canton Repository

Written by staff

Gecko-Based Adhesives Company ADAP Nanotech gets 250K from JumpStart

Thursday, February 16, 2012
The University of Akron

Press release excerpt provided by the University of Akron

Written by Denise Henry

Meet Jon Snyder, Founder of Neuros Medical

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by staff

Milo Biotechnology Receives $250K Investment From JumpStart

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland Business

Written by Chuck Soder

What Works: Simply Southern Sides

Sunday, February 12, 2012
WKYC-TV 3

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

OnShift Receives LTC Link Elite Supplier Award

Thursday, February 09, 2012
Renewable Energy World

Excerpt of press release provided by Renewable Energy World.com

Cleveland Whiskey CEO Tom Lix Puts Product on Fast Track for Success

Thursday, February 09, 2012
Cleveland Business Connects

Story excerpt provided by Cleveland Business Connects

Written by Nina Polien Light

Neurostimulation Company Checkpoint raises $1.7M, Looks to CE Mark

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

OnShift Secures $3M in Financing to Bolster Sales and Marketing

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland Business

Written by Scott Suttell

Knotice Teams Up With Gigya

Monday, January 30, 2012
CRM Magazine

Story excerpt provided by CRM magazine

Written by Judith Aquino

Regenerative Medicine Firm Juventas Encouraged by Heart Failure Trial

Friday, January 27, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

Neuros Medical Gets Approval for Electrical Nerve Block Therapy Pilot

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Story excerpt provided by hiVelocity

Written by Matt Wagner

CitizenGroove's DecisionDesk Nominated for 100K Intel Innovators Award

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Decision Desk

Excerpt of announcement provided by CitizenGroove

Written by John Knific

Canton Entrepreneur Launch Awards $50K to Jack Hooks

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Canton Entrepreneur Launch

Press release excerpt provided by Chamber News

ABSMaterial's Osorb: The Nemesis of Water Pollutants?

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Green Futures Magazine

Blog excerpt provided by Green Futures

Written by Carl Frankel

SPR Therapeutics Closes $2.2M Investment Round

Monday, January 23, 2012
Crain's Cleveland Business

Story excerpt provided by Crain's Cleveland Business

Written by Chuck Soder

What Works: Stack Media

Monday, January 23, 2012
WKYC-TV 3

Story excerpt provided by WKYC-TV

Written by Dan Bowman

To Manage Innovation, MesoCoat CEO Sherman Must Manage Himself

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by the Plain Dealer

Written by Robert L. Smith

Sparkbase Debuts Loyalty Program Product, Looks to Hire Up to 50

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by Karin Connelly

Bubba's Q Celebrates Anniversary

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Avon Patch

Story excerpt provided by Avon Patch

Written by Melissa Hebert

CitizenGroove Moving to Lakewood

Friday, January 13, 2012

Story excerpt provided by Lakewood Patch

Written by Colin McEwen

High Marks in Customer Satisfaction Survey Will Help OnShift Expand

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Freshwater

Excerpt of story provided by Fresh Water Cleveland

Written by Karin Connelly

Kent-based aerospace engineers are finally taking off in an attempt to revamp the in-flight entertainment and Internet market

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
IBMag.com

Story excerpt provided by IBmag.com

Written by Rebecca Meiser

CerviLenz Can Help Keep Baby From Arriving Too Early

Thursday, January 05, 2012
Philly Burbs

Story excerpt provided by phillyBurbs.com

Written by Peg Quann

ABSMaterials Helps Wooster Handle Economic Challenges

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Excerpt of story provided by the Wooster Daily Record

Written by Steve Huszai

OnShift Keeps Quality Care at Hand

Tuesday, January 03, 2012
McKnight's

Story excerpt provided by McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Written by Julie Williamson

Electron Database Releases Alpha Version of Fast Database Technology

Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Your Story

Press release excerpt provided by Your Story

Knotice on Civic Commons: Mommy Where Do Jobs Come From?

Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Civic Commons

Podcast excerpt provided by Civic Commons

Surgical Simulation Startup Readies for Market With Innovation Fund Grant

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Story excerpt provided by MedCity News

Written by Brandon Glenn

Myers Motors Contributes to Faster and Longer-Range Electric Motorcycles

Monday, January 02, 2012
Torque News

Story excerpt provided by Torque News

Written by David Herron