NAU professor Julie Baldwin, director of the Center for Health Equity Research, and Diane Stearns, NAU associate vice president for research, will co-lead the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative.
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Ventana Medical Systems Founder Dr. Tom Grogan takes on new role as Founder Emeritus
Dr. Tom Grogan set out on a path to change the practice of medicine 32 years ago when he founded Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., now a global leader in cancer diagnostics that was acquired by Swiss-based Roche Group in 2008. Continue reading
AZBW 2017 Puts Arizona Life Science Innovation In The Spotlight
Arizona Bioscience Week Connects Community and Celebrates One of the Fastest Growing Life Science and Healthcare Sectors in the United States.Continue reading
MIHS, Dignity Health, others form new health education alliance
Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS), Creighton University School of Medicine, Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and District Medical Group, Inc., have announced a new alliance aimed at increasing the number of doctors and other health professionals in Arizona in order to meet the state’s growing demand for physicians and other healthcare professionals.Continue reading
National Cancer Institute Awards Grant to NuvOx Pharma for Phase II Clinical Trial in Brain Cancer
The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a grant for up to $3 million to NuvOx Pharma to initiate a Phase II clinical trial for the investigational drug, NVX-108, in the brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).Continue reading
INSYS Therapeutics Files New Drug Application (NDA) for Buprenorphine Sublingual Spray with FDA
Advances R&D for promising portfolio of innovative medicinesContinue reading
Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona, to be honored as the Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year at the 2017 AZBio Awards
The Arizona Bioindustry Association will honor Arizona Governor Douglas A. Ducey as the Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year at the 2017 AZBio Awards. Arizona life science and business leaders as well as guests from across the country will be on hand to applaud Governor Ducey for his leadership and support of Arizona’s growing life science industry and his commitment to growing the state’s knowledge economy.Continue reading
Brain State raises $200K on Kickstarter
Brain State Technologies®, a leading neurotechnology company, today announced that it recently raised nearly $200,000 via Kickstarter. The proceeds will be used to fund production of the company’s new B2v2® brainwave balancing headband. Over 623 backers pre-ordered the B2v2, exceeding the original Kickstarter goal by nearly 1,000%.Continue reading