Deep within the subterranean confines of Building C—the latest addition to the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University—a pathbreaking machine is quietly taking shape. Designed to unlock some of nature’s tiniest and most fleeting mysteries, the Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser (CXFEL) is the only instrument of its kind in the world.

The device is the brainchild of physicist William Graves, a passionate authority on massive, intricate machines for leading-edge science. For the past 30 years he has worked on the design and construction of particle accelerators. The CXFEL represents ASU’s bold attempt to dramatically reduce the size of such instruments, making them suitable for universities and medical institutions.Continue reading→

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is the diagnosis given to infants that are withdrawing from opiates due to exposure prenatally. Neonatal withdrawal can take up to 8 weeks.  Hushabye Nursery provides a therapeutic and inviting environment of short-term medical care to infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and their families. They offer non-judgmental support, education and counseling to families in a cost-effective manner.  Continue reading→

The Flinn Foundation’s Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program has opened its 2020 application for Arizona early-stage bioscience firms seeking funding, professional support, and networking opportunities to grow their business.

The program provides $30,000 in non-dilutive funding support for up to six firms each year, administered through a nonprofit partner, and a professionally developed, yearlong plan specific to the needs of the individual firms.Continue reading→

CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Regenesis Biomedical, Inc.  has been named the Arizona Bioscience  Company of the Year and will be honored on October 2, 2019, at the AZBio Awards.

“Pain is real. If it is your pain, relief can be life changing,” stated Joan Koerber-Walker, president & CEO of AZBio.  “Regenesis Biomedical discovered an underutilized therapy and developed a unique platform that is delivering a solution to help patients manage their pain with a safe, easy to use, non-drug medical device.”Continue reading→

A $37.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow the University of Arizona to test a unique treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Gift establishes the Dr. Robin Blackstone Childhood Obesity Center of Excellence at Banner – University Medical Center PhoenixContinue reading→

Dr. Irving Kron named contact principal investigator for Arizona program

The University of Arizona-Banner Health All of Us Research Program, in partnership with Mariposa Community Health Center, has enrolled more than 32,800 participants to date from across a two-state region of Arizona and Colorado, with more than 82% of volunteers from communities historically underrepresented in biomedical research, representing diversity in race/ethnicity, age, sexual and gender minorities and socioeconomic status.

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For the fifth year in a row, Arizona State University has been named the most innovative school in America.

U.S. News and World Report has named ASU as the most innovative university all five years the category has existed. The widely publicized annual rankings by the magazine, comparing more than 1,500 institutions on a variety of metrics, were released today.Continue reading→