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The seven (7) Edison Technology Centers located around the state provide a variety of product and process innovation and commercialization services to both established and early-stage technology-based businesses such as:  new product design, CAD/CAM, prototyping, materials selection and handling, plant layout and design, quality systems, information systems, machining, joining technology assistance, and biotechnology business consulting.  (See synopsis of each Center below.) 

1. MAGNET - Cleveland, Ohio: MAGNET is a regional center focused on manufacturers. It provides manufacturing process and productivity improvement services, product design and development services, and fee-for-service training. It brokers commercial and university IP in selected manufacturing areas, and delivers federal/state Manufacturing Small Business Assistance programs.

2. Edison Materials Technology Center - Dayton, Ohio: This is a statewide organization focused on advanced materials and materials processing including all traditional metals, all forms of composites, rubber, biomaterials, PEM and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, and nanomaterials. The Center sponsors and manages private, state, and federal collaborative research programs between academia, federal labs, and industry. The Center also hosts federal/state Small Business Assistance programs and links industry with technology at Wright Patterson AF Base Research Labs. 

3. Edison Welding Institute - Columbus, Ohio: This is a membership-based, internationally-recognized institution focused on materials joining technology. The Institute conducts research and development for both industry and government.

4. CIFT -Toledo, Ohio: CIFT is statewide center focused on food technology, particularly in processing/packaging (e.g., blow molding and wrap technology). 

5. BioOhio - Columbus, Ohio: BioOhio is a statewide center focused on promoting the bio-life sciences industry in Ohio, including pharmaceutical and medical device development. Its principal efforts are in assisting small- to medium-sized entrepreneurial organizations to develop and commercialize bio-life sciences technology. 

6. TechSolve - Cincinnati, Ohio: TechSolve is a regional center focused on manufacturers. It provides advanced manufacturing process and system services and productivity improvement training. It is a nationally-recognized center in machining technology, and delivers federal/state Manufacturing Small Business Assistance programs.

7. PolymerOhio - Westerville, Ohio: PolymerOhio is a networking group committed to the global competitiveness and growth of Ohio's polymer industry.  Members include Ohio polymer companies, leading polymer academic agencies, and service providers.