page_title: Research and development in Ohio
section_title: Private
hierarchical_section_title: Research and development in Ohio / Overview / Private
caption_attribution_description: English: The Goodyear Polymer Center on the University of Akron campus in Akron, Ohio, 2005, by Rick Dikeman.
context_page_description: Ohio is a major research and development center, home to many institutions.
context_section_description: Private institutions in Ohio conducting research and development include:
  The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  Procter & Gamble
  B&C Research, Inc., a division of Alcoa
  Honda of America
  House Care Research Center
  GE Aviation
  Rolls Royce
  General Dynamics
  MacAulay-Brown
  Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
  Ross Laboratories
  Cardinal Health
  Babcock & Wilcox Company Research Center
  Keithley Instruments, Inc.
  Swagelok Co.
  Neoprobe
  Amylin Pharmaceuticals
  Bridgestone Technical Center
  Charles River Laboratories Ashland (formerly WIL Research Laboratories)
  Chemical Abstracts Service
  Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc.
  Parker Hannifin
  Dana Holding Corporation
  Delphi Technologies
  Goodyear
  PPG Industries
  Ashland Chemical
  Lincoln Electric
  Rockwell Automation Technologies
  Ethicon Endo-Surgery
  Scotts Miracle-Gro
  Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center
  Nestlé
  Pilkington North America
  AK Steel
  First Solar
  Global Titanium Research and Development Center
  North American Science Associates (NAMSA)
caption: The Goodyear Polymer Center at the University of Akron in Akron. The company is responsible for the first self-sealing fuel tanks for airplanes, the first off-road tire, the world’s first passenger conveyor belt, the first tires on moon, the first plastic beverage bottles, and the first tire with a “Z” speed rating.[10]
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