Plug and Play started with about one-thousand candidates and then narrowed down that list to 50. They shared that list with the Cleveland Clinic and JumpStart and then arrived at 13 companies.

On Thursday at FWD Nightclub, those 13 global startups pitched their companies to inject the startup culture here in northeast Ohio.

Over the past three months, those startups have been engaging in pilots and proof of concepts and projects with the leaders at the Cleveland Clinic. University Hospitals and Progressive have also joined in and engaged in concepts with those 13 startup companies.

Plug and Play is seeking to get more local companies involved. They are always looking to help the startups grow and for corporations to adopt more innovative mindsets.

Read the full story at WKYC.com.