KENT, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- Kent State University issued the following news release:

Universities are increasingly playing key roles in driving technology-based economic development across the country. Kent State University recently took an important step in this area with the signing of Pathogen Systems Inc. as the second tenant in Centennial Research Park, the business accelerator located at the intersection of state Routes 59 and 261 in Kent, Ohio, near Kent State's campus.