This infographic created by health tech accelerator, Healthbox illustrates the resources available to entrepreneurs in the Midwest with Chicago as the region’s hub for healthcare innovation. It also illustrates how leading hospitals, strong industry networks, industry strategists and investors are the keys to unlocking healthcare innovation.
Midwest healthcare startups reported $351 million in total investments across 117 companies in the first half of 2013, according to the BioEnterprise Midwest Healthcare Venture Investment Report. Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Cincinnati were the top three cities for healthcare startups investments in the Midwest.
