ACCELERATING INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION
IN-2-Market is helping to transform the Tri-state Region (OH/PA/WV) through an innovative collaboration model that leverages this region’s unique strengths in energy, manufacturing and materials.
Industrial companies can leverage the unique strengths of the Tri-State Region and collaborate with world-class partners to address key manufacturing, materials and energy innovation challenges.
World-class Universities and Labs
The Tri-State Region boasts top universities and national laboratories that attract national and international research funding. Whether it’s artificial intelligence, industrial IoT, additive manufacturing, or energy management, our 17+ research universities are working on technologies that matter for reinventing industrial innovation. These universities are developing top talent that can be a pipeline of future employees.
A Burgeoning Startup Ecosystem
Startup accelerators across the region are seeding hundreds of new technology-based startups in both digital/ software and hardware/ product areas. Columbus, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Morgantown and other cities are building highly effective innovation ecosystems that bridge entrepreneurs, universities and industrial partners in catalyzing important new industrial innovations for scale-up.
Industrial Legacy and Strengths
Building on a deep legacy in technologies related to manufacturing, materials and energy, the region is experiencing a renaissance that combines historical strengths with emerging technologies and the practical expertise of a multitude of modern industrial companies. Over 25,000 industrial companies already make this region their home, creating an important industrial innovation ecosystem.
A Skilled, Competitive Work Force
The Tri-State is an ideal region for manufacturing, materials and energy related talent, with a highly-skilled, cost-competitive work force. Regional economic advantages include a competitive cost-of-living and an attractive quality of life. Productivity gains in the last ten years exceeded national gains by more than 10%.
Abundant Energy Resources
The Region provides world-leading natural gas (& NGL) reserves for feedstocks. Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania combine to be the low cost supplier of natural gas in the U.S. The energy-rich Appalachian region is the single largest natural gas producing region of the country and becoming a major producer of natural gas liquids, including ethane, propane, and butane.
INNOVATION REALIZED
IN-2-Market accelerates industrial innovation with a focus on modern manufacturing, advanced materials and energy. We do this through an innovation network and collaborative programs with leading corporations, world-class research institutions and startup ecosystems that leverage the unique strengths of the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia region.
IN-2-Market, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation serving the Tri-State Region.