The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron's Medical Device Development Center (MDDC) will provide a unique resource for companies and researchers to design, test, synthesize and manufacture new materials and healthcare applications of biomaterials. MDDC will operate as a concierge service, providing entrepreneurs and scientists with flexible and easy access to resources for commercialization of their ideas and products.

Many of these resources are provided by our partner institutions, and include specialized research laboratories in orthopaedics and biopolymers.

Click here to see list of select research assets at Austen BioInnovation partner institutions

MDDC also will collaborate with biomedical commercialization efforts, including: BioEnterprise, the Akron Biomedical Corridor, the Akron Global Business Accelerator and Akron ARCHAngels to connect companies with scientists and clinical investigators, local resources for manufacturing and sources of investment capital.

Click on each commercialization partner for more information