Ecosystem Registry

Athersys (United States)

Corporate R&D · Cleveland, United States · Founded 1995

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Website: athersys.com. Cleveland cell therapy company that filed Chapter 11 in 2024 and sold substantially all assets to Healios K.K.

Closed or ended, checked October 13, 2026.

In context

Athersys (United States) is one of 49 corporate R&D centers in Cleveland, Ohio listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 10,487 across the United States.

The registry lists 287 innovation ecosystem organizations in Cleveland, Ohio in all.

Corporate R&D centers are where established companies develop new products and processes, often in partnership with universities and startups.

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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