Ohio Life Sciences launched in November, 2022 and we’ve worked tirelessly to ensure that Ohio will be recognized as one of the most robust and innovative life sciences ecosystems in the country. The momentum this organization and industry have built is exciting, and it’s growing into sustainable economic development and even more life-saving treatments and devices in the years to come. These are successes that our members and all Ohioans can be excited about. Highlights of the incredible strides we’ve made:  Ohio Life Sciences Grows and Delivers More A 40% growth in membership, signa ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 16, 2023) –– The Ohio Life Sciences (OLS) Association this week named State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) its first annual Ohio Life Sciences Legislator of the Year, honoring Edwards for his support of the life sciences. Edwards was honored at the OLS Political Action Committee’s (PAC) annual reception on Wednesday, November 15. “Representative Edwards is committed to both understanding and building upon the growing life sciences ecosystem here in Ohio,” said Eddie Pauline, OLS president and CEO. “He has shown incredible support for our workforce development strat ..read more

(Columbus, OH) — Ohio Life Sciences’ members now have best-in-class access to Cintas’ full-service Workwear and Facility Services programs through the OLS Advantage purchasing program. “Every life sciences company requires workwear and facility services, and adding Cintas to our Advantage purchasing program will deliver immediate benefits to our Member Investors,” said Eddie Pauline, President, and CEO of Ohio Life Sciences. “Cintas is an Ohio-based Fortune 500 company, and this partnership will help Ohio’s life sciences companies run clean and safe operations and save through a pre-negotiat ..read more

  Ohio has had much to celebrate in the life sciences this summer. Allow me to highlight a few such milestone moments in central Ohio. A little over a week ago, I had the pleasure of talking about the massive amounts of investment coming into the industry during a launch event for the Ohio Venture Pipeline report. Life sciences accounted for 861 million of a total of 2.4 billion raised across 19 industries that the report tracks. Even more exciting news, of course, is a revolutionary new gene therapy treatment, developed here in Columbus at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This treatment ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (August 28, 2023) — Ohio Life Sciences (OLS), the state association advancing and advocating for the common interests of Ohio’s life sciences community, today announced a new program to provide life science leaders with business training and mentorship opportunities to help them grow their companies in Ohio. The OLS Entrepreneur Workshop Series, a monthly seminar program for executives and senior leadership at life sciences companies across Ohio, will offer training designed to encourage entrepreneurship and business development skills. Those who participate in the program wi ..read more

CyberSure, based in Cincinnati, has joined Ohio Life Sciences’ (OLS) Advantage savings program.  OLS members now receive a discount to these resources: Identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities within your organization. Quantify the dollar value of your organization’s cyber risk. Mitigate cyber vulnerabilities with continuous management and oversight. Advise on IT strategy, policy creation, and compliance. “Many of our members need to comply with their clients’ cyber and data security requirements,”  said Eddie Pauline, President and CEO of Ohio Life Sciences.  “CyberSure will ..read more

Ohio Life Sciences (OLS), the state association advancing and advocating for the common interests of Ohio’s life sciences community, today announced a new program to provide its members considerable cost savings on goods, professional services and other materials. The Ohio Life Sciences Advantage Purchasing Program will offer OLS members discounts on laboratory supplies, safety materials, energy and other goods and services commonly used by the life sciences industry. Although many life sciences trade associations in other states offer savings programs, OLS Advantage is the first in the nati ..read more

Ohio Life Sciences (OLS) announces the addition of Cincinnati-based company Wright Brothers Global Gas, LLC to its Advantage Program. Wright Brothers Global Gas, along with its Vendor Managed Gas (VMG) telemetry offering, have partnered with OLS to bring its members a preferred partner for packaged gas and telemetry solutions. Click for a program summary Eddie Pauline, President and CEO of OLS, stated, “The additions of Ohio-based Wright Brothers Global Gas and Vendor Managed Gas are perfect compliments to our Advantage savings program – and furthers our goal of helping more Ohio busin ..read more

Two recent reports are essential reading for the life sciences community. Efforts to invest in life sciences research and keep top talent here are paying dividends when it comes to saving lives and growing our economy, but Ohio can be doing even more. Check out BIO International’s new report, The U.S. Biosciences Industry in the States: Best Practices in Innovation, Partnerships, and Job Creation to see where we have some gaps and also take a look at the 2023 Life Sciences Workforce Trends Report, which our members helped inform. About the Reports The U.S. Biosciences Industry in ..read more

This networking & education event is hosted by Ohio Life Sciences (OLS), in partnership with University of Cincinnati, CincyTech, and REDI Cincinnati, with support from Fisher Scientific, Wright Brothers Global Gas, and Vendor Managed Gas. OLS is activating the life sciences workforce strategy that you, our member investors, helped us build over the last several months. The strategy includes 22 initiatives organized into four pillars: catalyzing industry-education partnerships, aligning education offerings with industry needs, improving public awarene ..read more