State awards $10 million to organizations addressing opioid epidemic

Ohio awarded $10 million in grants Thursday to six companies and a university that have come up with innovative scientific ideas to address the national opioid epidemic (Source: “State grants $10M for new ways to fight opioid scourge,” Associated Press via Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 8, 2017).

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission awarded the grants for ideas that include development of pain management alternatives and a mobile app to improve addiction treatment.

The seven grant winners emerged from a field of 44 initial projects submitted by hospitals, universities and various medical device, software and pharmaceutical developers. About $2 million less was awarded than the commission had made available.