CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced today that Michael E. Berens, PhD, Professor; Deputy Director for Research Resources; and Director of the Cancer and Cell Biology Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is the Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year.  Dr. Berens will be honored by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities for his leadership and his contributions to building the coalitions that have shaped the state’s life science industry at the 2018 AZBio Awards on October 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading→

Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Will Plan a Consortium of Stakeholders Focused on Developing Therapies for Sickle Cell DiseaseContinue reading→

CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that NeoLight has won a 2018 AZBio Fast Lane Award in recognition of its success in moving from its initial development stage into commercialization and for its commitment to develop innovative products that can help more babies thrive. The NeoLight team will be honored by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities at the 2018 AZBio Awards on October 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading→

A $4.4 million grant from the Department of Defense will help researchers test two drug candidates for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a deadly disease with no cure. Continue reading→

The four-year National Cancer Institute grant will enable Terry A. Badger, PhD, to study a precision approach to decreasing psychological distress in both cancer patients and their family caregivers during treatment.Continue reading→

The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that BioSyntagma has won a 2018 AZBio Fast Lane Award in recognition of its rapid progression in product development and its proven ability to generate both government grants and operational revenues to move the company forward. The bioSyntagma team will be honored by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities at the 2018 AZBio Awards on October 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading→

Internationally noted chemist joins the UA Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology as a professor in this newly created position.

Dr. Wang joins as the college begins construction on the Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center Sept. 4.Continue reading→

UA psychologist Matthew Grilli found that people who carry a gene variant that increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease have greater difficulty describing detailed memories of past events.Continue reading→