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Take a rare flight in a World War II "Warrior' at air fair |
09/08/2010 |
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...anyone — especially veterans — to take a 40 minute flight in “Yankee Warrior,” the YAF's B-25D Mitchell bomber scheduled to appear at the aviation fair at Kent State Airport Sept. 11. “One gentleman at a show a few years back — and this makes me emotional — needed help out of his wheelchair to get...
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Take a rare flight in a World War II 'Warrior' at air fair |
09/08/2010 |
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...-- especially veterans -- to take a 40 minute flight in "Yankee Warrior," the YAF's B-25D Mitchell bomber scheduled to appear at the aviation fair at Kent State Airport Sept. 11. "One gentleman at a show a few years back -- and this makes me emotional -- needed help out of his wheelchair to...
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University of Akron enrollment climbs to 29,291; others also up (Vincent) |
09/08/2010 |
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...releasing numbers until the final report is available because students add classes or drop out altogether, muddying the enrollment waters. One is Kent State University, which with eight campuses in Northeast Ohio has the largest network of locations in the state. ''All I can say at this...
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Family Financial Fair |
09/07/2010 |
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...coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. " 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent. Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant...
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Family Financial Fair and Portage Co. Saves Week |
09/07/2010 |
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...coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. ' 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent. Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant...
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Family Financial Fair and Portage Co. Saves Week |
09/07/2010 |
Aurora Advocate |
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...coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. " 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent. Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant...
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Use KidsClick to find librarian-filtered Web sites |
09/07/2010 |
About.com |
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...KidsClick, an index of wonderful sites on over 600 subjects, curated by the hard-working folks at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University. Just browsing around at KidsClick, I've found some pretty incredible resources Weird & Mysterious Including Ghosts, Monsters,...
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Kent State Adds Tenant to Research Park (Harvey, Alemagno) |
09/08/2010 |
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AUDIO Second Major Tenant For Kent State Incubator (Harvey, Alemagno) |
09/07/2010 |
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Kent State University has signed an agreeement with a second major tenant for the new Centennial Research Park. Centennial is the business accelerator...
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News Headline: Take a rare flight in a World War II "Warrior' at air fair |
News Date: 09/08/2010
Outlet Full Name: Gateway News - Online
Contact Name: Andrew Schunk
News OCR Text: Editor
Stow — For the volunteer members of the non-profit Yankee Air Force, maintaining rare World War II aircraft in flying condition might be their labor, but the smiles and tears of World War II veterans who ride in them is their love.
The thought is never lost on Vince Caruso, a Stow resident and member of the non-profit aircraft restoration society based at Willow Run Airport in Belleville, Mich.
For $400, he encourages anyone — especially veterans — to take a 40 minute flight in “Yankee Warrior,” the YAF's B-25D Mitchell bomber scheduled to appear at the aviation fair at Kent State Airport Sept. 11.
“One gentleman at a show a few years back — and this makes me emotional — needed help out of his wheelchair to get into our B-25. He had been injured in WWII,” Caruso said. “Soon as he was seated and strapped in, he said with a smile, ‘Ahhh. It's great to be back in the office again.'
“That's why we do this.”
Caruso has accompanied the all-volunteer flight crews for the YAF's B-17G Flying Fortress (“Yankee Lady”), B-25D Mitchell (“Yankee Warrior”) and C-47 Skytrain (“Yankee Doodle Dandy”) to air shows around the country and has assisted more than one person aboard for these rare rides.
The YAF is able to restore these vintage aircraft for static display and back into flying condition, he said, because of the rides sold at air shows and other outside donations.
“Yankee Lady” alone costs the YAF between $1,500 and $1,800 per flight hour in gas and maintenance, he noted.
The YAF, one of the few warbird restoration societies in the country, also has another concern.
In October 2004, the YAF's museum and hangar at Willow Run (a former B-24 Liberator factory) burned down, and the museum lost some of its most prized aviation artifacts — from aircraft, to museum pieces, to computers that contained irreplaceable restoration data.
“We're still running around like a bunch of gypsies,” Caruso said, adding that the YAF hopes to break ground on a new hangar in late fall.
Made famous by the aircraft carrier-initiated “Doolittle Raid,” the B-25 was a 350 mph medium-range attack bomber that served the U.S. Army Air Corps well in WW II in both the Pacific and European theaters.
“Yankee Warrior” has documented combat history, as well, one of the few flying B-25s that does, Caruso explained.
Manufactured in Kansas City, Mo., it was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps in December 1943. It flew combat missions in Sicily and Corsica with the 12th Air Force, and was turned over to Great Britain in August 1944 as part of the Lend Lease Act.
“All of these aircraft are literally flying museums,” Caruso said. “Our objective is to keep history alive ... and to honor the people who flew them.”
Reserve one of the B-25s seven seats for a ride beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at the airport, in front of the aircraft. Rides will continue until approximately 4 p.m.
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News Headline: Take a rare flight in a World War II 'Warrior' at air fair |
News Date: 09/08/2010
Outlet Full Name: Hudson Hub-Times
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News OCR Text: Stow -- For the volunteer members of the non-profit Yankee Air Force, maintaining rare World War II aircraft in flying condition might be their labor, but the smiles and tears of World War II veterans who ride in them is their love.
The thought is never lost on Vince Caruso, a Stow resident and member of the non-profit aircraft restoration society based at Willow Run Airport in Belleville, Mich.
For $400, he encourages anyone -- especially veterans -- to take a 40 minute flight in "Yankee Warrior," the YAF's B-25D Mitchell bomber scheduled to appear at the aviation fair at Kent State Airport Sept. 11.
"One gentleman at a show a few years back -- and this makes me emotional -- needed help out of his wheelchair to get into our B-25. He had been injured in WWII," Caruso said. "Soon as he was seated and strapped in, he said with a smile, 'Ahhh. It's great to be back in the office again.'
"That's why we do this."
Caruso has accompanied the all-volunteer flight crews for the YAF's B-17G Flying Fortress ("Yankee Lady"), B-25D Mitchell ("Yankee Warrior") and C-47 Skytrain ("Yankee Doodle Dandy") to air shows around the country and has assisted more than one person aboard for these rare rides.
The YAF is able to restore these vintage aircraft for static display and back into flying condition, he said, because of the rides sold at air shows and other outside donations.
"Yankee Lady" alone costs the YAF between $1,500 and $1,800 per flight hour in gas and maintenance, he noted.
The YAF, one of the few warbird restoration societies in the country, also has another concern.
In October 2004, the YAF's museum and hangar at Willow Run (a former B-24 Liberator factory) burned down, and the museum lost some of its most prized aviation artifacts -- from aircraft, to museum pieces, to computers that contained irreplaceable restoration data.
"We're still running around like a bunch of gypsies," Caruso said, adding that the YAF hopes to break ground on a new hangar in late fall.
Made famous by the aircraft carrier-initiated "Doolittle Raid," the B-25 was a 350 mph medium-range attack bomber that served the U.S. Army Air Corps well in WW II in both the Pacific and European theaters.
"Yankee Warrior" has documented combat history, as well, one of the few flying B-25s that does, Caruso explained.
Manufactured in Kansas City, Mo., it was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps in December 1943. It flew combat missions in Sicily and Corsica with the 12th Air Force, and was turned over to Great Britain in August 1944 as part of the Lend Lease Act.
"All of these aircraft are literally flying museums," Caruso said. "Our objective is to keep history alive ... and to honor the people who flew them."
Reserve one of the B-25s seven seats for a ride beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at the airport, in front of the aircraft. Rides will continue until approximately 4 p.m.
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News Headline: University of Akron enrollment climbs to 29,291; others also up (Vincent) |
News Date: 09/08/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The
Contact Name: Biliczky, Carol
News OCR Text: By Carol Biliczky Beacon Journal staff writer This fall, 29,291 students are studying at the University of Akron, 4.8 percent more than last year.
That includes 4,796 freshman, the largest freshman class in the university's history and a 5.6 percent increase over last year's first-year class.
Many other colleges and universities are reporting swollen enrollments, thanks to the dour economy. For many institutions it is the second year in a row with strong growth and for some, it is spectacular.
Cleveland State reported an 18-year enrollment high with 17,204 students, an increase of more than 13 percent, on the first day of classes.
It is the ''most academically competitive class in the university's history,'' with the average ACT score exceeding the national average of 21 for the first time, the university said on its Web site.
Students also are flocking to the private College of Wooster in Wayne County, where enrollment is up 8 percent to 1,966, John Hopkins, associate vice president for college relations and marketing, said.
That included a record 626 first-year students, the largest freshman class in at least 25 years even though the college's price tag is among the highest in the state.
On the other end of the financial spectrum, the two-year Stark State College in Jackson Township expects another banner year of double-digit growth.
''We expect at least a 15 to 20 percent increase over the fall 2009 enrollment of 12,483,'' spokeswoman Irene Lewis Motts said.
The two-year, tax-supported college offers a quick ticket to a degree and a credit-hour cost that is perhaps one-third of that charged at four-year, tax-assisted colleges.
However these are early days for most colleges and universities, which don't report their official fall enrollments to the Ohio Board of Regents until the 14th day of classes.
So some hedge releasing numbers until the final report is available because students add classes or drop out altogether, muddying the enrollment waters.
One is Kent State University, which with eight campuses in Northeast Ohio has the largest network of locations in the state.
''All I can say at this time is that [enrollment is] looking very positive,'' Kent State spokeswoman Emily Vincent said in an e-mail.
Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or cbiliczky@thebeaconjournal.com.
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News Headline: Family Financial Fair |
News Date: 09/07/2010
Outlet Full Name: Record-Courier - Online
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News OCR Text: In conjunction with the on Sept. 11, the Portage County Board of Commissioners declared today that Sept. 5-11 will be "Portage County Saves Week."
The goal of the week is to encourage Portage County residents to think about their financial situations. The week culminates in the Family Financial Fair on Sept. 11 where more than 20 financial and social service providers are coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. " 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent.
Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant for the Commissioners and author of the proclamation explained, "The county does this sort of thing pretty often, but the Board believes the Family Financial Fair is a great opportunity for county residents to obtain free, valuable information on banking, tax savings, retirement planning, financing college and credit management." F&CS and the $.A.F.E. program have partnered with Chase Bank, Seven Seventeen Credit Union, U.S. Bank, PNC and Record Publishing to bring this educational event to residents of Portage County and the surrounding area. Other contributing sponsors include Kent State University, United Way and PARTA.
In addition to the financial and social service providers' exhibits, there will be 12 educational breakout sessions and free on-site services for attendees. The breakout sessions will be on a range of topics such as banking basics, credit management, retirement planning, financing a college education and tax savings programs.
On-site, the Ohio Benefit Bank will offer benefit screening for programs such as food assistance, medical and prescription assistance, child care assistance, home energy assistance and more. Also, KSU will have staff from the Financial Aid Office available to offer assistance to college- bound individuals and families filling out the FAFSA. If you need help with the FAFSA please bring/know the following parent/student 2009 Federal Tax Return, W-2 forms, social security numbers, untaxed income information (worker's compensation, disability, etc.), child support (paid and received), bank account balances, investment net worth, business records, and farm records.
The fair is free and open to the public. There is also free parking and free PARTA on Inter-Urban routes 31-34 during the hours of the event.
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News Headline: Family Financial Fair and Portage Co. Saves Week |
News Date: 09/07/2010
Outlet Full Name: Stow Sentry
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News OCR Text: In conjunction with the Family Financial Fair on Sept. 11, the Portage County Board of Commissioners declared today that Sept. 5-11 will be 'Portage County Saves Week.'
The goal of the week is to encourage Portage County residents to think about their financial situations. The week culminates in the Family Financial Fair on Sept. 11 where more than 20 financial and social service providers are coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. ' 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent.
Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant for the Commissioners and author of the proclamation explained, 'The county does this sort of thing pretty often, but the Board believes the Family Financial Fair is a great opportunity for county residents to obtain free, valuable information on banking, tax savings, retirement planning, financing college and credit management.'
F&CS and the $.A.F.E. program have partnered with Chase Bank, Seven Seventeen Credit Union, U.S. Bank, PNC and Record Publishing to bring this educational event to residents of Portage County and the surrounding area. Other contributing sponsors include Kent State University, United Way and PARTA.
In addition to the financial and social service providers' exhibits, there will be 12 educational breakout sessions and free on-site services for attendees. The breakout sessions will be on a range of topics such as banking basics, credit management, retirement planning, financing a college education and tax savings programs.
On-site, the Ohio Benefit Bank will offer benefit screening for programs such as food assistance, medical and prescription assistance, child care assistance, home energy assistance and more. Also, KSU will have staff from the Financial Aid Office available to offer assistance to college- bound individuals and families filling out the FAFSA. If you need help with the FAFSA please bring/know the following parent/student 2009 Federal Tax Return, W-2 forms, social security numbers, untaxed income information (worker's compensation, disability, etc.), child support (paid and received), bank account balances, investment net worth, business records, and farm records.
The fair is free and open to the public. There is also free parking and free PARTA on Inter-Urban routes 31-34 during the hours of the event.
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News Headline: Family Financial Fair and Portage Co. Saves Week |
News Date: 09/07/2010
Outlet Full Name: Aurora Advocate
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News OCR Text: In conjunction with the Family Financial Fair on Sept. 11, the Portage County Board of Commissioners declared today that Sept. 5-11 will be "Portage County Saves Week."
The goal of the week is to encourage Portage County residents to think about their financial situations. The week culminates in the Family Financial Fair on Sept. 11 where more than 20 financial and social service providers are coming together to answer participants' questions and educate participants about financial options. The fair will be on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. " 1 p.m. at Kent State University. It will be held on the second floor of White Hall, located at 150 Terrace Dr. in Kent.
Charlene Badger, the Executive Assistant for the Commissioners and author of the proclamation explained, "The county does this sort of thing pretty often, but the Board believes the Family Financial Fair is a great opportunity for county residents to obtain free, valuable information on banking, tax savings, retirement planning, financing college and credit management."
F&CS and the $.A.F.E. program have partnered with Chase Bank, Seven Seventeen Credit Union, U.S. Bank, PNC and Record Publishing to bring this educational event to residents of Portage County and the surrounding area. Other contributing sponsors include Kent State University, United Way and PARTA.
In addition to the financial and social service providers' exhibits, there will be 12 educational breakout sessions and free on-site services for attendees. The breakout sessions will be on a range of topics such as banking basics, credit management, retirement planning, financing a college education and tax savings programs.
On-site, the Ohio Benefit Bank will offer benefit screening for programs such as food assistance, medical and prescription assistance, child care assistance, home energy assistance and more. Also, KSU will have staff from the Financial Aid Office available to offer assistance to college- bound individuals and families filling out the FAFSA. If you need help with the FAFSA please bring/know the following parent/student 2009 Federal Tax Return, W-2 forms, social security numbers, untaxed income information (worker's compensation, disability, etc.), child support (paid and received), bank account balances, investment net worth, business records, and farm records.
The fair is free and open to the public. There is also free parking and free PARTA on Inter-Urban routes 31-34 during the hours of the event.
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News Headline: Use KidsClick to find librarian-filtered Web sites |
News Date: 09/07/2010
Outlet Full Name: About.com
Contact Name: Wendy Boswell
News OCR Text: Want a source for high quality, librarian-approved Web sites for your child? You'll want to check out KidsClick, an index of wonderful sites on over 600 subjects, curated by the hard-working folks at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University.
Just browsing around at KidsClick, I've found some pretty incredible resources Weird & Mysterious Including Ghosts, Monsters, and Aliens The Arts Check out Art Museums, Musical Instruments, or Art by Children Machines & Transportation How about Inventions, or Spacecraft, or Robots? More great Web resources for kids
Ask for Kids The Top Ten Sites for Free Virtual Pets Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles
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News Headline: Kent State Adds Tenant to Research Park (Harvey, Alemagno) |
News Date: 09/08/2010
Outlet Full Name: Business Journal, The
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News OCR Text: KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University has secured its second tenant -- Pathogen Systems Inc -- for its Centennial Research Park, the business accelerator located near the campus.
Pathogen Systems Inc., which does business as Crystal Diagnostics, will lease 4,000 square feet at the facility with plans to eventually occupy the entire 10,000 square feet of remaining space. Pathogen Systems Inc., in partnership with Kent State and the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, has developed a liquid crystal-based biosensor that could dramatically alter the time required to detect harmful bacteria in water and other substances. The company, based in Boulder, Colo., plans to house manufacturing and commercial operations at Centennial Research Park and will continue to do research and lab work at NEOUCOM in Rootstown.
“We are very pleased with the progress Crystal Diagnostics has made in commercializing the biosensor technology jointly developed by Kent State and NEOUCOM,” said Sonia Alemagno, interim vice president for research at Kent State.
Standard water testing in a lab takes 24- to 48 hours to complete. The rapid sensitive real-time device being developed by Crystal Diagnostics will cut that time to 30 minutes or less, the company said. “This technology is expected to be able to detect a host of microbes, which include both bacteria and viruses,” said Bob Bunting, CEO of Crystal Diagnostics Inc. “It has broad implications for pathogen detection in the water and the environment, as well as in the food, medical and defense industries.”
The company employs four in research and development at NEOUCOM with plans to add more as the project develops, and six in Colorado.
The company was formed in 2006 when Bunting determined that the technology was advanced enough to pursue commercial applications. “Research began about six years prior to that,” he said.
Centennial Research Park was created in 2007 on the site of a former bus garage. The first tenant, AlphaMicron Inc., was started in 1997 by former faculty members of Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute and now occupies 30,000 square feet of the facility.
“Plans are finalized for the renovations to the space which will take place this fall, and we expect to be moving into Centennial Research Park around the beginning of 2011,” Bunting said.
Kent State, NEOUCOM and Pathogen Systems Inc. received a $3 million grant in 2008 from the Ohio Third Frontier Wright Projects Program, which provides support to near-term commercialization projects requiring major capital acquisitions and improvements at Ohio higher education institutions and nonprofit research organizations. Approximately $430,000 of those funds will be used to upgrade the space for Crystal Diagnostics.
“The Third Frontier Grant was absolutely critical to success of this project,” Bunting said. According to Bunting, his company has raised approximately $8 million in private investment and hopes to raise $2 million more.
In about a year, Crystal Diagnostics hopes to begin exploring strategic partnerships with large players in the diagnostic testing market, Bunting said. “There are a number of established companies who have significant expertise in this area, but they don't have the speed our device offers,” he said. “We believe our technology will be very attractive to their customers and be a nice fit with their product lines.”
The following year, the company hopes to enter the end product market with a recreational water testing device. “This is a platform technology in the marketplace,” Bunting said. “Additional applications will open many new doors for us.”
“This three-way partnership is bringing well-paying jobs to the area economy, and strengthening Northeast Ohio's position in the global marketplace,” said Iris Harvey, Kent State's vice president for university relations. “This technology could also have a profound public health impact, and we are proud to be working with this groundbreaking company.”
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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News Headline: AUDIO Second Major Tenant For Kent State Incubator (Harvey, Alemagno) |
News Date: 09/07/2010
Outlet Full Name: AkronNewsNow.com
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News OCR Text: Kent State University has signed an agreeement with a second major tenant for the new Centennial Research Park.
Centennial is the business accelerator at the intersection of state Route 59 and 261 in Kent, near Kent State's main campus.
News Release from Kent State University
Universities are increasingly playing key roles in driving technology-based economic development across the country. Kent State University recently took an important step in this area with the signing of Pathogen Systems Inc. as the second tenant in Centennial Research Park, the business accelerator located at the intersection of state Routes 59 and 261 in Kent, Ohio, near Kent State's campus.
Pathogen Systems Inc., which does business as Crystal Diagnostics, will lease 4,000 square feet of the facility with plans to eventually occupy the entire 10,000 square feet of remaining space. Pathogen Systems Inc., in partnership with Kent State and the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM), has developed a liquid crystal-based biosensor that could dramatically alter the time required to detect harmful bacteria in water and other substances. The Boulder, Colo.-based firm plans to house manufacturing and commercial operations at Centennial Research Park and will continue to do research and lab work at NEOUCOM in Rootstown, Ohio.
"We are very pleased with the progress Crystal Diagnostics has made in commercializing the biosensor technology jointly developed by Kent State and NEOUCOM," said Sonia Alemagno, interim vice president for research at Kent State. "We welcome them as a tenant in Centennial Research Park as they look to accelerate their growth."
Standard water testing in a lab currently takes 24 to 48 hours to complete. The rapid sensitive real-time device being developed by Crystal Diagnostics will cut that time to 30 minutes or less. Water quality issues have been in the headlines most of the summer in Ohio, as high bacteria counts and algae blooms have closed lakes all over the state. Experts predict the increasing need for clean freshwater will be a significant issue in the coming years.
" This technology is expected to be able to detect a host of microbes, which include both bacteria and viruses," said Bob Bunting, CEO of Crystal Diagnostics Inc. "It has broad implications for pathogen detection in the water and the environment, as well as in the food, medical and defense industries. But right now, water testing is driving the technology, since water is a tough foe. With water, you are looking for very small amounts of pathogens."
The firm currently has four employees in research and development at NEOUCOM with plans to add more as the project develops. Crystal Diagnostics currently has six employees in Boulder. The company was formed in 2006 when Bunting felt the technology was advanced enough to pursue commercial applications. "Research began about six years prior to that," Bunting said.
Centennial Research Park was created in 2007 on the site of a 40,000 square-foot former bus garage in Kent. The first tenant, AlphaMicron Inc., was started in 1997 by former faculty members of Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute and now occupies 30,000 square feet of the facility since its Sept. 14, 2009, grand opening in Centennial Research Park.
"Plans are finalized for the renovations to the space which will take place this fall, and we expect to be moving into Centennial Research Park around the beginning of 2011," Bunting said.
In 2008, Kent State, NEOUCOM and Pathogen Systems Inc. received a $3 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Wright Projects Program, which provides support to near-term commercialization projects requiring major capital acquisitions and improvements at Ohio higher education institutions and nonprofit research organizations. Approximately $430,000 of those funds will be used to upgrade the space for Crystal Diagnostics.
"The Third Frontier Grant was absolutely critical to success of this project," Bunting said. According to Bunting, the firm has already raised approximately $8 million in private investment and hopes to raise $2 million more.
In 2009, the firm was honored with a NorTech Innovation Award, presented by the Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition and Crain's Cleveland Business, for its cutting-edge research.
In about a year, Crystal Diagnostics hopes to begin exploring strategic partnerships with large players in the diagnostic testing market, Bunting said. "There are a number of established companies who have significant expertise in this area, but they don't have the speed our device offers," he said. "We believe our technology will be very attractive to their customers and be a nice fit with their product lines."
The following year, the company hopes to enter the end product market with a recreational water testing device. "This is a platform technology in the marketplace," Bunting said. "Additional applications will open many new doors for us."
"This three-way partnership is bringing well-paying jobs to the area economy, and strengthening Northeast Ohio's position in the global marketplace," said Iris Harvey, Kent State's vice president for university relations. "This technology could also have a profound public health impact, and we are proud to be working with this groundbreaking company."
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