Flinn Foundation program tops $1M in funding support with selection of six Arizona bioscience startup firms

The Flinn Foundation has surpassed $1 million in funding support to benefit Arizona bioscience startup companies with the selection of six firms to participate in the foundation’s 2019 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.

AZBio Action Alert

Speaking Up for Science and the Health of Our Community

A unified coalition of health care professionals and community advocates from throughout Arizona are speaking up to strongly oppose three vaccine related bills currently under consideration in the Arizona Legislature.

HB2470 schools; immunization; religious exemption
HB2471 informed consent; vaccinations.
HB2472 vaccinations; antibody titer testing; notification

Vaccination is one of the cornerstones of preventing disease and improving the health of our society.

They are speaking out. Read the article to learn how you can too.

AZBio Member News

New, Minimally Invasive Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Shows Promise

University of Arizona interventional radiologists and urologists at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson have been working to improve the quality of life in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Opportunity Alerts

It’s Time to Apply for the Spring Arizona Innovation Challenge

The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) will begin accepting applications for the Spring 2019 Arizona Innovation Challenge on Monday, February 25, 2019. The business plan competition is one of the nation’s largest and helps early-stage technology companies scale their innovations.

Applications Open for Mayo Clinic – ASU MedTech Accelerator

A two-week immersion April 22 – May 3, 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona, the MedTech Accelerator provides medical device and healthcare IT early stage companies with personalized business development plans to collaborate with Mayo Clinic and ASU and accelerate go to market and investment opportunities.

Flinn Scholars Program Info Sessions

The Flinn Scholars Program will host five information sessions this spring across Arizona to share the benefits of one of the nation’s most prestigious merit-based scholarships and present strategies to assist in building the strongest application.

Tucson – Tuesday, March 12
Tempe – Sunday, April 7
Flagstaff – Wednesday, April 17
Glendale – Thursday, April 25

INTERNSHIPS

Applications are open for the 2019 Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars program

Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars is a paid, eight-week training program open to top-achieving college undergraduate and graduate science students. Scholars work full-time on a research project under the mentorship of a Banner Research or ASU-Biodesign scientist to unlock medical and scientific mysteries in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, in a lab setting in the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Deadline: March 1, 2019

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Venture Madness 2019

Feb 27, 2019 – Phoenix

Webinar: Cord Blood: Worthy of National Investment?

Feb 27, 2019 – USA

BIO5 Open House

Feb 27, 2019 – Tucson

Concussions 2019

Mar 9, 2019 – Phoenix

MDMA 2019 FDA Forum

Mar 14, 2019 – Palo Alto

2019 Precision Medicine Symposium

Mar 27, 2019 – Tucson

BIO 2019 Legislative Day Fly-In

Apr 3, 2019 – Washington

Tucson Symposium 2019

Apr 9, 2019 – Tucson

BIO 2019 – It Starts with One

Jun 3, 2019 – Philadelphia

The Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor & Partnering Conference

Sep 4, 2019 – Vail

The MedTech Conference 2019

Sep 23, 2019 – Boston

Arizona Bioscience Week – AZBW 2019

Sep 30, 2019 –

AZBio Awards

Oct 2, 2019 – Phoenix

The Arizona Legislature is now in session.Each session, AZBio reviews all of the bills being considered by the Arizona Legislature and identifies the ones with impact on our industry. These bills are then tracked on the AZBio Watch List. Status on bills is updated weekly.

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Save the date: AZBio Government Affairs Call:

Thursday, March 14th at 3 PM AZ/PDT

All AZBio Members are welcome to join the AZBio Government Affairs Committee. Click here to be added to the committee

Join AZBio for meetings with Arizona’s Congressional Delegation

AZBio will be heading to Washington, D.C. for the BIO Fly-in April 2-3, 2019. All AZBio Members are welcome to participate in Fly-in activities. For more information, contact AZBio.

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AZBio In The Loop for the Week of February 25, 2019