CLEVELAND, Ohio — As part of an expanding partnership between Miami University of Ohio and the Cleveland Clinic, a health sciences building at Miami will be named the Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness facility at Miami University.
Miami University trustees voted at a recent meeting to authorize the sponsorship and naming agreement, the organizations said in a joint news release.
Built in 2023, the 165,000-square-foot facility includes three wings of state-of-the-art health clinics, classrooms, and simulation labs, and is home to three academic programs that serve a combined 1,300 students, Miami University said. The public research university is located in Oxford, Ohio.
The Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness facility also houses Health Services, Student Counseling Service, the Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Office of Student Wellness, offering Miami students preventative, experiential, and educational resources around holistic wellbeing.
“We are thrilled to continue to grow our partnership with Cleveland Clinic and to honor the innovative collaboration in this way on our campus,” said Ande Durojaiye, Miami University vice president of strategy and partnerships. “The naming of this facility is yet another example of how we are building an urban bridge between Oxford and Northeast Ohio, creating new opportunities for our students while supporting the future of healthcare.”
Miami University and the Clinic will celebrate the partnership and naming of the building in October, once signage is complete, the organizations said.
Over the past year, the partnership between Miami University and the Clinic has led to collaborations in entrepreneurship, healthcare education, nursing and other areas.
In January, Miami University and the Clinic announced a joint effort to establish Ohio’s first specialized degree programs and research experiences in quantum computing, strengthening Ohio’s global position in this field.
In July, the state of Ohio awarded Miami University $7 million to establish the Ohio Institute for Quantum Computing Research, Talent, and Commercialization. The institute, a partnership between Miami University and the Clinic, will focus on workforce development, research and commercialization, and will be open to all Ohio colleges and universities, the organizations said.
“At Cleveland Clinic, we are committed to leveraging quantum and high-performance computing to transform biomedical research and enhance patient care,” said Dr. Serpil Erzurum, Cleveland Clinic’s chief research and academic officer. “Through our educational partnership with Miami University, we are creating a dynamic ecosystem to attract, develop, and retain top talent, driving advancements in quantum innovation and healthcare.”
The Clinic has a longstanding interest in the exploration of quantum computing and how it can be used to advance health care.
In 2023, the Clinic unveiled the IBM Quantum System One, an advanced quantum computer that can handle large amounts of data at lightning speeds, in its new home on the Clinic’s main campus. At the time, it was the first quantum computer in the world uniquely dedicated to healthcare research.
The Clinic planned to use the most advanced computational platform in the world to advance discoveries in medicine and health care, identify new medicines and treatments more quickly, and create jobs in technology.
In April of this year, the Clinic’s second annual Cleveland Discovery & Innovation Forum gathered international leaders to discuss how new technologies are transforming the future of medicine and patient care.
The forum, held at the Clinic’s main campus, highlighted healthcare advancements enabled by quantum computing, artificial intelligence and digital health.