Northern Kentucky Employers: Research and Development
Northern Kentucky is part of a networked "technology corridor" encompassing an expanding portion of the Midwest.
Northern Kentucky ezone, located in Covington, is designated as one of Kentucky's regional Innovation and Commercialization Centers. Northern Kentucky ezone is the recipient of grants enabling the ezone to provide the latest infrastructure and space free for up to 6 months to appropriate entrepreneurs, researchers and scientists.
There are now 575 professional, scientific and technical service companies located in Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties.
Biotech, Biomedical, and Informatics
Northern Kentucky is home to a growing biotechnology industry with emphasis on the pharmaceutical and agricultural sciences, medical/therapeutic devices, biomedical informatics and fuel cell technology.
Manufacturing
Research and Development centers for materials such as plastics, composites, industrial machinery and equipment are a component of the manufacturing facilities. The following leading firms in Northern Kentucky are research or have significant R&D components.
Northern Kentucky Research & Development
(Listed Alphabetically) |
| Company |
Product/Service |
| Alpine Geophysics LLC |
Testing Laboratory |
| Angstrom Technologies LLC |
Computer Equipment |
| Biologics International |
Yeast Extracts |
| Cardinal Laboratories |
Bioassay Laboratory |
| Carl Zeiss Vision Inc. |
Contact Lens |
| Data Management |
R&D Physical and Life Sciences |
| DECA |
Pharmaceutical |
| Earth Tech |
Geological Services |
| Forest Laboratories |
Testing Laboratory |
| Givaudan Flavors Corp. |
R&D, Flavorings |
| Griffin Industries |
Soil and Plant Nutrition |
| Hahn Automation |
Auto handling equipment R&D |
| HK Systems, Inc. |
Retrieval Systems R&D |
| Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Immudyne Inc. |
Medicinal and Botanical Mfg. |
| Kelco Computer Technologies |
R&D Physical and Life Sciences |
| KMPT USA Inc. |
Pharmaceutical |
| Libertas Technologies LLC |
R&D Physical and Life Sciences |
| Machining Research Inc. |
Testing Laboratory |
| Mazak |
Machine Tools R |
| Medical Research Laboratory |
Medical Research |
| Martec Engineering & Consulting |
Environmental research/consultation |
| MGD Technologies Inc. |
R&D Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences |
| NKU Environmental Resource Center |
Environmental Resources |
| Northern Forensic Laboratory |
Testing Laboratory |
| Retroactive Bioscience |
New Product Development Services |
| Sherwin Inc. |
Testing Laboratory |
| Socio Environmental Research |
R&D Physical, Life Sciences |
| SIRS |
Agricultural research program |
| Ticona |
Plastic materials research and development |
Toyota Motor Engineering &
Manufacturing NA |
Engineering research and development |
| WILD Flavors |
Flavorings research and development |
| Wood Hudson Cancer Research |
Cancer research laboratory |
| YK International |
Robotics research and development |
| (Source: Harris Directory, 2008; Business Courier, 2008 Book of Lists) | |