AZBio In The Loop for the week of February 11, 2019

 

 

Schedule Change:

Thursday’s Do You Love to Save Money event has been cancelled.  AZBio’s CEO will be available from 11 AM – 12:30 PM at CEI to meet with AZBio members during this time slot. For more information, contact AZBio.

 AZBio Member News

NuvOx Pharma’s NVX-208 Shows Positive Results in Phase Ib/II Stroke Trial

Positive results of NuvOx Pharma’s NVX-208 in the treatment of stroke have been published at the International Stroke Conference.  The trial was sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. William “Bill” Culp, MD, the principal investigator on the trial, said, “Such strong safety and promising efficacy results meet our highest hopes for this small trial. Expanded trials are fully warranted.”

Researchers to Compete in ‘Shark Tank,’ Demo Technology, More at Research Day, Feb. 13

University of Arizona researchers will compete in a “Shark Tank”-style competition, demonstrate their medical technology and more during Research Day, a first-of-its-kind event coordinated by the UA College of Medicine – Tucson

Opportunity Alerts

Opportunity Alert: 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  

Events  – Committees – Savings

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Student Industry Networking Event (SINE)

  • Feb 12, 2019 – Tucson

An Evening of Science and Magic

  • Feb 12, 2019 – Tempe

Venture Madness 2019

  • Feb 27, 2019 – Phoenix

BIO5 Open House

  • Feb 27, 2019 – Tucson

Concussions 2019

  • Mar 9, 2019 – Phoenix

MDMA 2019 FDA Forum

  • Mar 14, 2019 – Palo Alto

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.  

Click here to access the AZBio Watch List

Save the date: AZBio Government Affairs Call: 

Thursday, February 14th at 3 PM 

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 AdvaMed Fly-in February 26-27 and the BIO Fly-in April 2-3, 2019.  All AZBio Members are welcome to participate in Fly-in activities.  For more information, contact AZBio.

SAVINGS:  AZBio Purchasing Power

AZBio Members saved over $3 Million via AZBio Purchasing Power

from July 2017 to June of 2018. 

 Click here to learn more how YOU can save on these product and services. 


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