Together, our partner institutions — Akron Children's Hospital, Akron General Health System, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM), Summa Health System, and The University of Akron — are recognized national leaders in research, education and health, representing:

• Top 2 U.S. polymer science and engineering programs
• The most productive University technology transfer program per dollar of research in the United States
• Highly regarded orthopaedic programs including top 50 orthopaedic program as ranked by US News & World Report
• Significant investments in annual academic, clinical research and commercialization efforts

Akron Children's Hospital

• Paul and Carol David Foundation Burn Institute: Akron Children's Hospital is one of only two pediatric hospitals in the country that operates a burn center for both adults and children. The Institute is one of the few verified by both the American Burn Association and The Committee on Trauma of The American College of Surgeons.
• Nationally recognized program in pediatric orthopaedics: Research specialties include skeletal dysplasias and skeletal research on growth defects associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Akron General Health System

• The Kenneth Calhoun Research Laboratory: Conducts and supports research on cutting-edge therapies and devices, and assists in project development, technical procedures, data analysis, grant applications and publication.
• Orthopaedic Excellence: A focus on biomechanical research that features collaborative efforts with The University of Akron on polymer science.
• Specialized laboratories include: Biomaterials/mechanical testing; prototype machine shop; analytical lab; cadaver lab; computer lab; microbiology lab; surgical lab; and tissue culture lab.

Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM)

• Skeletal Biology: NEOUCOM researchers have particular expertise in skeletal biology, including such areas as: cellular and molecular biology; development/aging; orthopaedic research; regenerative medicine/tissue engineering; and functional morphology/evolution.
• Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Investigators in the College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy are conducting cutting-edge research in the following areas: neurosciences including the processing of complex sounds and neurodegenerative disease; metabolic disease; cardiometabolic therapeutics; drug design and delivery; non-traditional therapeutics for cancer; commercialization of pathogen detection systems; mental health; training of healthcare professionals; and delivery and access to healthcare.
• Functional Core Facilities: State-of-the-art Comparative Medicine Unit; Imaging Core including echo-imaging, electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, quantitative histomorphometry, bone densitometry; gene expression core; and viral core.

Summa Health System

• Top Orthopaedic Program: U.S. News & World Report has recognized Summa for ten consecutive years as one of the nation's Top 50 orthopaedic programs.
• The Walter A. Hoyt, Jr. Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory: Supports research interests in joint replacement, synovial fluid analysis, biomechanical studies and orthopaedic oncology. For nearly three decades, the Laboratory has worked closely with national orthopaedic manufacturers to develop and refine surgical techniques, tools and implants.

The University of Akron

• Nationally Ranked: UA is ranked among the top polymer programs in the United States, with expertise in specialties including: biomaterials and tissue engineering and biomolecular interface Science.
• The Institute of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering: Conducts basic and applied research, focusing on the creation of new polymers and the study of their physical properties. Within the Institute are the Macromolecular Modeling Center, the Applied Polymer Research Center and microscopy laboratories.