The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that the Honorable Debbie McCune Davis, Executive Director of The Arizona Partnership for Immunization will receive the AZBio Public Service Award in recognition of her accomplishments during four decades of service to the community at the AZBio Awards on October 2, 2019.Continue reading
Author Archive: AZBio
UA Researchers Create Device to Read Eye Prescriptions in 20 Seconds
Gholam Peyman, MD, Discusses Device That Reads Eye Prescriptions Faster, Cheaper and More Accurately
Renowned retina surgeon Gholam Peyman, MD, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix best known for his invention of LASIK eye surgery, is making another breakthrough in the eye industry.Continue reading
TGen Team Links Gene to Children with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities
DDX6 among a growing list of genes identified by TGen’s Center for Rare Childhood Disorders
ASU and USF investigators collaborate to explain where DNA repairs occur most frequently
ASU researchers Marcia Levitus, associate professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute, and Wade Van Horn, assistant professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and investigator with the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Personalized Diagnostics and the Magnetic Resonance Research Center.Continue reading
The Honorable Jane Dee Hull will be honored with the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2019 AZBio Awards
CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that The Honorable Jane Dee Hull, 20th Governor of the State of Arizona will be honored on October 2, 2019 with the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement at the AZBio Awards.
The AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement is the highest honor awarded by Arizona’s bioscience community and is extended to an Arizonan whose body of work has made life better for people at home and around the world.Continue reading
New ‘liquid biopsy’ blood test improves breast cancer diagnostics
In a new study, Biodesign teams up with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona present a blood-based cancer monitoring test known as TARDIS, which improves the sensitivity of such tests by 100 times or more. Continue reading
Meet MAT
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) created the Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) to provide a dedicated search engine that allows users to search for financial assistance resources available to them, their loved ones or patients in their lives through the various biopharmaceutical industry programs available for patients who are eligible.Continue reading
During National Immunization Awareness Month, Arizona Professional Organizations and Citizens Urge Action to Improve Childhood Vaccination Rates
Health Advocates visit the Arizona Capitol to share important messages.Continue reading