Cleveland's life sciences cluster connects with Israeli companies
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
Increasingly, regions will be developing their own "foreign economic policy" through development alliances. In an earlier post today, I pointed to Maine's efforts to build connections with Canada's maritime provinces.
Here's another good case to illustrate.
Cleveland is developing its life sciences cluster through alliances with Israeli companies. The Ohio-Israel Chamber of Commerce stands in the middle. Three Israeli companies have established themselves in Cleveland. While this type of development is not easy, the strategy does point to new directions for EDPros.
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Cleveland's life sciences cluster connects with Israeli companies
