The “Right Mix Matters” campaign was launched to provide specific tools to accelerate gender, racial, ethnic and LGBTQ representation on biotech company boards, in C-suites and in functional leadership positions.
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Stopping Outbreaks Through One Health: Making Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs Possible
The rapid spread of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China has sparked concern across countries as the international community grapples with how best to contain it. The clock is ticking to find a solution.
Luckily, innovative biotechnology companies are working tirelessly each today to heal the world. We’ve seen new therapies deliver a 90 percent cure rate for Hepatitis C, saving billions in reduced hospital costs. And scientists are working to develop techniques that could help address mosquito-related diseases like malaria, West Nile, and Zika.Continue reading
Mother-baby microbiome rush at birth can have lifelong health impact for the infant
Researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, are working to understand how and when these microorganisms assemble and the early-life factors that affect their progression.Continue reading
Mysteries of Science Unlocked at 6th Annual STEM Event
8,000+ children and parents inspired by hands-on exhibits at Connect2STEM
Click here to view the Connect2STEM Highlight Video and the Connect2STEM Photo Gallery
FDA Approves Medtronic Micra™ AV, the World’s Smallest Pacemaker Which Can Now Treat AV Block
With FDA Approval, More Patients in the U.S. Are Now Candidates for a Leadless Pacing OptionContinue reading
Blue Light Can Help Heal Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Psychiatry professor William “Scott” Killgore used blue light to reset sleep patterns in adults recovering from concussions to facilitate recovery of brain structure, connectivity and cognitive performance.Continue reading
Barrow Summer Undergraduate Research Program
The summer undergraduate research program at Barrow Neurological Institute is a paid, 10-to-12-week internship program in translational neuroscience research offered to undergraduate students from all colleges and universities, nationally and internationally. Students in the program work full time in a research laboratory under the mentorship of a Barrow scientist, actively participating in groundbreaking neuroscience research using the most advanced technologies and equipment.Continue reading
Getting personal: Alzheimer’s research across ASU is fueled by knowledge and life experience
“My mother was driving to work one morning and was alarmed to see an older man riding a bicycle against traffic,” says Diego Mastroeni. To her surprise, that man was Diego’s grandfather, Giuseppe Abramo. For Mastroeni, now an assistant research professor and neuroscientist at Arizona State University’s ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, dementia struck close to home, with painful immediacy.Continue reading
Midwestern University is Giving Vets a Reason to Smile
The Midwestern University Dental Institute, 5855 W. Utopia Road in Glendale, will open its doors 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 to provide free dental care and consultations to Valley military veterans.Continue reading
Invest Southwest 2020 Venture Madness Finalists Announced
Finalists will compete in a live pitch competition made up of companies representing four industries: Consumer, Technology, SaaS and Medical for a chance to win a $15,000 cash prize. Each company will advance to the live-demo portion of the contest held Feb 20 at the Tempe Center for the Arts to compete in head-to-head pitches for a chance to win cash and get investor and media exposure. Venture Madness 2020 will opens with a networking reception the night of Feb.19 at Culinary Dropout followed by the one-day pitch event in Tempe.
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