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The Life Sciences industry is becoming an increasingly large and important one for Blue Ash. In fact, our city has a wide range of Life Sciences companies, including clinical research firms, pharmaceutical manufacturers,  medical device manufacturers, bioscience companies, and healthcare organizations. Their innovations, products and services are improving the quality of life for people in our region, and in many cases, around the world.  In addition, their continued investment and expansion in our city is putting Blue Ash on the map as a Life Sciences center. 

 

We have taken a closer look at three of these companies in this newsletter.  Be sure to read the Blue Ash Business Highlights section to learn more about them and the reasons they selected Blue Ash.

If you work for one of our region's Life Sciences companies, you don't want to miss the 6th Annual Blue Ash Life Sciences Collaborative on October 31 at the Cooper Creek Event Center.  Each year, this event brings Greater Cincinnati's industry stakeholders together to address specific opportunities and challenges. This year, the topic is "Collaborating with Educators to Build and Maintain a Stronger Workforce."  The keynote speaker, Dr. O'dell M. Owens, President of Cincinnati State, will address their unique staffing challenges. In addition, a panel of educators from our region's top colleges and universities will present the various programs and resources that are available and companies will share success stories of how they have used these programs and resources to strengthen their Cincinnati USA workforces.  Since this topic was requested by many of our region's Life Sciences companies, we anticipate a large crowd.  To register for this event, please click here.

 

In closing, I would like to congratulate the 56 Cincinnati companies -- including 13 from the City of Blue Ash -- for making Inc. magazine's list of the fastest growing 5000 companies in the nation.

 

David Waltz

City Manager 

   

P2D Bioscience Expands in Blue Ash

After spending more than 20 years on the faculty of Princeton University and Rockefeller University, and as a tenured professor at the University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine, Dr. Frank Zemlan retired from the world of academia in 2005 to become an entrepreneur.  The same year, he founded P2D Bioscience, a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops drugs that fulfill unmet medical needs in the treatment of central nervous system and pulmonary disorders. 

 

Dr. Zemlan, who serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer, explained, "Our goal is to help people who don't respond to current medications for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Alzheimer's, and Traumatic Brain Injury."

Thanks to P2D Bioscience, help may soon be on the way.  The company currently has five drug candidates in development for these conditions. P2D develops products rapidly by using its expertise in the clinical treatment of these disorders so there is an improved likelihood of clinical success. Partners are then identified to complete the clinical development and commercialization process.

 

P2D Bioscience was originally located in the University of Cincinnati's incubator, but moved to Blue Ash in 2011 when the company outgrew the facility.  Blue Ash was selected because of the quality and availability of Class A office space.  

 

Dr. Prasad Gabitta, VP of Research (left) and Dr. Zemlan (right) at P2D Bioscience's new offices at 10101 Alliance Road

P2D Bioscience has  continued to grow and recently expanded in Blue Ash. According to Dr. Zemlan, the company decided to remain in Blue Ash due to future partnership opportunities with other bioscience firms and vendors that are clustered here. The expansion triples the company's space and includes a multi-room laboratory complex with attached office and conference space.  

 

To learn more about P2D Bioscience, click here.

Two New Facilities in Blue Ash

Rick Alley, Mammotome's Global Supply Chain Director (left) and Lee Czerwonka, Vice Mayor of Blue Ash (right) at Devicor's recent Open House in Blue Ash

According to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Tom Daulton, both facilities play very important roles in the company's supply chain. "The service center is responsible for inspecting and repairing our products, and our distribution center ships our products to our other distribution centers which are located across the globe," he stated.

Rick Alley, Mammotome's Global Supply Chain Director, added, "We selected Blue Ash because of the high quality of real estate and the talent pool of job candidates with industry experience."

Mercy Health and Catholic Health Partners

Continue to Grow in Blue Ash   

Dr. Yousuf J. Ahmad

According to Dr. Yousuf J. Ahmad, who was recently named President and CEO of Mercy Health, location was a key consideration when the premier healthcare provider searched for the best place to build its regional offices 15 years ago. The City of  Blue Ash was selected because of its close proximity to Interstates 275, 71 and 75, and several major highways.  Dr. Ahmad added, "Access remains very important as our regional offices now serve more than 100 Mercy Health facilities throughout Greater Cincinnati.  In addition, Blue Ash's restaurants and hotels are great amenities for our guests and visitors."

Mercy Health was named Blue Ash Corporation of the Year in 2012 by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and currently has 700 employees in Blue Ash.  Since 2012, Mercy Health and its parent company, Catholic Health Partners, have added 105 new jobs in Blue Ash, including billing, customer support, accounts receivable, finance, and accounting positions.   

Mercy Health makes quality healthcare easy to help you be well in mind, body and spirit.  Mercy Health is a premier healthcare provider that has been serving Greater Cincinnati for more than 160 years.  The Mercy Health network of care includes six award-winning hospitals, senior living communities, primary care and specialty physician practices, outpatient centers, social service agencies, fitness centers and a variety of outreach programs. Truven Health Analytics has named Mercy Health hospitals as the only Greater Cincinnati hospitals to earn national top 100 ratings, placing them among the best hospitals in the nation. Truven has also named Mercy Health as one of the nation's Top 15 health systems.

Cincinnati Thermal Spray, Inc.  

Increases its Presence in Blue Ash 

CTS has expanded its operations to include facilities in New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas and recently needed additional space in Blue Ash to accommodate further growth.   In April, the company moved into a 25,000 square foot facility at 10904 Deerfield Road which is near its other facility at 5901 Creek Road.  

From left, Dan Classen, President of CTS, Tom Adamec, Blue Ash City Council Member, Lee Czerwonka, Vice Mayor of Blue Ash, and Scott Kaschpe, General Manager of CTS - Midwest

"We're pleased to expand in Blue Ash," said Dan Classen, President of CTS. "Blue Ash is our company's headquarters and City officials have always been very supportive of CTS." The building has been fully outfitted with new equipment and includes office space and a manufacturing facility that will enable CTS to enhance its capabilities, add capacity, and expand its services to meet the needs of customers.