Articles by lisacolbert

‘Smart’ hospitals in high-tech trend to improve treatment, lower costs

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Smart phones, smart cars and, coming soon, smart hospitals. Emerging technologies are being used to improve the quality and efficiency of everything these days, including [...read more]

Ohio State researchers work to reduce pitcher injuries

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

More than half of high school baseball pitchers report experiencing pain in their throwing arms during the season, according to Ohio State University researchers. To better [...read more]

Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic are partnering on biomedical engineering

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic have entered into an alliance to advance biomedical engineering research and education. According to a news release, [...read more]

Drone pilot uses his passion to set his business aloft

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

It all started when I bought a cheap quadcopter with a $50 Amazon gift card. It was my first drone, and I was hooked. Shortly after it crashed, I began saving money to [...read more]

Startup building wireless power for IoT raises $1.2M, finds its ‘killer app’

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nikola Labs Inc. has landed its first big customer account for its wireless charging devices, a top executive hired from Nationwide and a $1.22 million funding round in the [...read more]

Founder Story: Abre

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

In today’s educational environment, schools at every level are embracing powerful digital resources to transform their classrooms, from digital whiteboards to e-books, [...read more]

Misery as inspiriation: Beam Dental’s Alex Frommeyer tells entrepreneur group success can follow darkest days

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

The head of a rocketing Columbus startup that’s raised one of the year’s biggest rounds from one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital funds [...read more]

Tech Company Taking on Larger Role in Smart Columbus Projects

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Pillar Technology, a growing Columbus-based company that has been active in the autonomous vehicle field for years, is now also playing a significant role in the Smart [...read more]

XaTek Inc. raises $9.1 million to advance technology that measures blood’s clotting ability

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

XaTek Inc., a Cleveland-based biomedical company, recently raised $9.1 million in Series A capital to advance and test the device it’s developing called ClotChip — a [...read more]

Nationwide doubles down on investment in startup Next Insurance

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nationwide Insurance has invested again in a digital insurance startup, the latest in its $100 million strategy to keep up with emerging technology. The company was one of [...read more]