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In biotech, breakthroughs don’t begin as companies, they begin as questions. On a rainy day at Rising Star Coffee Roasters in Cleveland, over coffee and conversation, Elizabeth Berezovsky sat down and walked me through the question that ultimately became a company. For Elizabeth and her co-founders, the question centered on a fundamental biological problem. What if we could stop cells from dying when they’re not supposed to? It’s a deceptively simple idea, one that sits at t

In Cleveland’s Midtown innovation corridor, the renovated Baker Electric Building houses more than 20 local startups. Among them is a small analytical laboratory preparing for a launch years in the making. Cleveland Analytical was founded in 2023 with a mission to help the city of Cleveland address a persistent public health problem: lead contamination in older housing. The Baker Electric Building in Cleveland’s Midtown innovation corridor, home to Cleveland Analytical and a

The Biotech Beacon is an ecosystem intelligence platform focused on biotech companies, research institutions, and funding networks. The Biotech Beacon was recently selected as a finalist in the Powered by Namecheap International Women’s Day campaign, which highlights women building online platforms and businesses around the world. While still in its early stages, The Biotech Beacon is focused on mapping and making visible the biotech ecosystems that often go overlooked, star

Breakthrough science and major funding rounds tend to define the biotech industry. But the work that connects the two is often less visible yet just as vital. Somewhere between a promising idea in a lab and a venture-backed company, there’s a critical layer of work that often goes unseen. It’s where scientific ideas are pressure-tested, shaped, and translated into something that could actually become a business. It’s also where professionals like Lindsay Sulzer, Ph.D., foun