Seven research partnerships between Arizona biomedical scientists and clinicians are being funded through a Flinn Foundation program to advance the state’s growing niche in precision medicine.Continue reading
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Arizona Bioindustry Association receives grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to Support Building an Evergreen Seed Fund for Arizona-based Health Innovations
CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that it has been awarded a $299,750 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2018 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program competition to support the creation of a sustainable seed fund for life science innovation in Arizona. In addition to the federal contribution to the project, AZBio and its partners will provide matching support in excess of $500,000 over the three-year term of the project. These resources support the seed fund capital campaign, structure and operations as well as programs designed to help Arizona life science companies prepare for the investment process. Neither the federal funds or the matching funds may be used to capitalize the fund itself or for direct investment into individual companies.Continue reading
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Awards Contract to Critical Path Institute for Kidney Transplant Database
Patient-level data will inform the creation of drug development tools and speed development of new immunosuppressive treatmentsContinue reading
HonorHealth to Advance Heart and Vascular Services With Funding From The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation has issued a $500,000 matching grant to aid HonorHealth in its expansion of the heart and vascular services offered at the HonorHealth Shea Medical Center. The new Bob & Renee Parsons Coronary and Structural Heart Lab will provide patients with access to innovative procedures and the most advanced technology available.Continue reading
Life Science Nation and Stetson Family Office Join Forces
Launch Collaboration to Provide Early Stage Funding for International Healthcare StartupsContinue reading
National Academy of Inventors names 2 ASU researchers as 2018 Fellows
Arizona State University researchers Joshua LaBaer and Nathan Newman have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today.Continue reading
Ligand Announces OmniAb® Partnership with iMetabolic Biopharma Corporation
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) announced on Nov. 21, 2018 that it has entered into a worldwide OmniAb partnership with iMetabolic Biopharma Corporation (iMBP), an early stage biopharma company located in Tempe, AZ.Continue reading
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Announces Last Patient Completes Phase 3 Trial Protocol of CPP-1X/sul for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Analysis of data expected in early 2019 for CPP’s pivotal Phase 3 trial of CPP-1X/sul for adults with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a rare genetic disease that, if left untreated, progresses to colorectal cancer in nearly 100% of patients.Continue reading
Sonora Quest Laboratories and Beacon Biomedical Partner to Launch BeScreened™-CRC, a Blood-Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Easy, accurate & affordable test for earlier colorectal cancer detection now available in ArizonaContinue reading