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COLLABORATION IS IN OUR DNA

The Future Starts Here.(BETA)

The Beta District is where prototypes are tested, tweaked and honed through collaboration and feedback. We have the facilities and the community you need to make your idea ready for its public launch.

Collaboration is in Our DNA

The Future Starts Here (BETA)

The Beta District is where prototypes are tested, tweaked and honed through collaboration and feedback. We have the facilities and the community you need to make your idea
ready for its public launch.

Let's Collaborate

the beta district eco system


The Beta District is where automotive, smart mobility, energy, and healthcare innovators bring their biggest, most ambitious ideas to the real world.

Want to test your technology in The Beta District? Or locate a team for your next big thing?
We’d love to learn how we can support you.

Let's Collaborate

the beta district eco system


The Beta District is where automotive, smart mobility, energy, and healthcare innovators bring their biggest, most ambitious ideas to the real world.

Want to test your technology in The Beta District? Or locate a team for your next big thing?

We’d love to learn how we can support you.

featured use case

Forever change how we travel and navigate our cities.

Easily deploy your technology on real highways and intersections—even our open air. Or take advantage of closed test tracks and private R&D lab space in our area.
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KEY SMART MOBILITY & AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS

Learn About The
33 Smart Mobility Corridor

Develop the next generation of healthcare.

Collaborate with other science leaders, academia and healthcare institutions to develop technology solutions that transform healthcare.
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KEY BIOMED AND HEALTHCARE ASSETS

  • Dark fiber access
  • Healthcare industry cluster
  • 2 data centers
  • Healthcare Innovation Studio @ The Ohio State University
  • 5 major hospital systems within 20-minute drive
  • 50+ universities
Want to locate a team or a lab?
Let's Collaborate

Create the new logistics solution.

Pioneer the next breakthrough in the delivery of goods. From platooning to electrification, bring your technology to the real world.
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KEY LOGISTICS ADVANTAGES

  • Heavy and advanced manufacturing industry clusters
  • Home to # logistics leaders and pioneers
  • 4 intermodal terminals in Central Ohio
  • 48% of US headquarter operations are within 1-day drive
  • 45% of US population is within a 10-hour drive
  • Home to commercial vehicle manufacturers
Want to locate a team or launch an idea?
Let's Collaborate

    The Beta District presents the world with the opportunity to engage with all of the components needed to innovate in the future of mobility, including technical infrastructure, committed local governments, and the flexible accessible workforce of the future.

    Doug McCollough

    CEO
    Color Coded Labs

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      The Beta District has developed the most advanced smart mobility ecosystem. Support from state leadership, along with partnerships with education, research and military institutions makes this the premiere location to test and deploy technology.

      Preeti Choudhary

      Executive Director
      Drive Ohio

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        I work and test connected vehicle technology in The Beta District. It’s an ideal smart mobility playground – and a great place to grow your business.

        Bill Corbin

        President
        MH Corbin, LLC

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          Innovation is the total team sport and the Beta District has brought together an amazing team of community leaders and corporate partners to push the limits of what we can all accomplish together. As the long standing healthcare provider for the region, OhioHealth is excited to support and partner in this great teamwork.

          Armin Rahmanian

          President
          Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital and
          OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital

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            featured use case

            Forever change how we travel and navigate our cities.

            Easily deploy your technology on real highways and intersections — even in open air. Or take advantage of closed test tracks and private R&D lab space in our area.
            Learn About The
            33 Smart Mobility Corridor
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            KEY SMART MOBILITY & AUTOMOTIVE ASSETS

            Develop the next generation of healthcare.

            Collaborate with other science leaders, academia and healthcare institutions to develop technology solutions that transform healthcare.
            Want to locate a team or a lab?
            Let's Collaborate
            Image

            KEY BIOMED & HEALTHCARE ASSETS

            • Dark fiber access
            • Healthcare industry cluster
            • 2 data centers
            • Healthcare Innovation Studio @ The Ohio State University
            • 5 major hospital systems within 20-minute drive
            • 50+ universities

            Create the new logistics solution.

            Pioneer the next breakthrough in the delivery of goods. From platooning to electrification, bring your technology to the real world.
            Want to locate a team or launch an idea?
            Let's Collaborate
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            KEY LOGISTICS ADVANTAGES

            • Heavy and advanced manufacturing industry clusters
            • 4 intermodal terminals in Central Ohio
            • 48% of US headquarter operations are within 1-day drive
            • 45% of US population is within a 10-hour drive
            • Home to commercial vehicle manufacturers

              The Beta District presents the world with the opportunity to engage with all of the components needed to innovate in the future of mobility, including technical infrastructure, committed local governments, and the flexible accessible workforce of the future.

              Doug McCollough

              CEO
              Color Coded Labs

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                The Beta District has developed the most advanced smart mobility ecosystem. Support from state leadership, along with partnerships with education, research and military institutions makes this the premiere location to test and deploy technology.

                Preeti Choudhary

                Executive Director
                Drive Ohio

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                  I work and test connected vehicle technology in The Beta District. It’s an ideal smart mobility playground – and a great place to grow your business.

                  Bill Corbin

                  President
                  MH Corbin, LLC

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                    Innovation is the total team sport and the Beta District has brought together an amazing team of community leaders and corporate partners to push the limits of what we can all accomplish together. As the long standing healthcare provider for the region, OhioHealth is excited to support and partner in this great teamwork.

                    Armin Rahmanian

                    President
                    Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital and
                    OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital

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                      success stories

                      Happening In The District & Surrounding Region

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                      Intel To Build Chip Factory In The Columbus Region

                      Read the Story
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                      Honda Tests Safe Swarm In the Beta District

                      Read the Story

                      success stories

                      Happening In The District & Surrounding Region

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                      Intel To Build Chip Factory In The Columbus Region

                      Read the Story
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                      Honda Tests Safe Swarm In the Beta District

                      Read the Story

                      where is the beta district

                      Located in the Columbus Region, The Beta District spans several cities and counties across Central Ohio, including Columbus, Dublin, Marysville and Union County. Because of our collaborative spirit and proximity to local and state government, academia, the military and private sector, we connect people and companies to the resources they need to accomplish big, audacious ideas. Whether you’re working on an autonomous vehicle or uncrewed aircraft, a revolutionary telehealth solution, or the next space station, you can beta test it here.

                      marysville

                      Dublin

                      Columbus

                      Union
                      County

                      $150m

                      Funds allocated to infrastructure technology

                      37,000+

                      Technology and Science Workers Employed

                      60+

                      Colleges & Universities Within a 20-Mile Radius

                      1600+

                      Companies Located In The Beta District

                      where is the beta district

                      Located in the Columbus Region, The Beta District spans several cities and counties across Central Ohio, including Columbus, Dublin, Marysville and Union County. Because of our collaborative spirit and proximity to local and state government, academia, the military and private sector, we connect people and companies to the resources they need to accomplish big, audacious ideas. Whether you’re working on an autonomous vehicle or uncrewed aircraft, a revolutionary telehealth solution, or the next space station, you can beta test it here.

                      marysville

                      Dublin

                      Columbus

                      Union
                      County

                      $150M

                      Funds allocated to infrastructure technology

                      37,000+

                      Technology and Science Workers Employed

                      60+

                      Colleges & Universities Within a 20-Mile Radius

                      1600+

                      Companies Located In The Beta District

                      where the world's brightest minds play


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                      where the world's brightest minds play


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                      contact the beta district

                      let's launch tomorrow, together.

                      Want to see what’s possible with our partnership? Share a little bit of information about your company or your desired project and one of our economic development experts will contact you directly to learn more.
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                      contact the beta district

                      let's launch tomorrow, together.

                      Want to see what’s possible with our partnership? Share a little bit of information about your company or your desired project and one of our economic development experts will contact you directly to learn more.
                      • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.


                      The Beta District is an innovative technology hub with live testing labs throughout the Columbus, OH region.