Arizona State University Regents’ Professor and research scientist Charles Arntzen, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).Continue reading
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PanAridus Stretches Global Patent Lead For Natural Rubber Alternative
This is the tenth patent for PanAridusContinue reading
Making LIFE Better: Beacon Biomedical
Arizona Innovation Challenge winner, Beacon Biomedical Inc. is a medical diagnostic device company on a mission…to save as many lives as possible by providing easy, accurate and affordable blood tests for earlier cancer detection.
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Winners in the Fall 2015 Arizona Innovation Challenge
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) has named six innovative early-stage companies as winners in the Fall 2015 round of the Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), its bi-annual business plan competition.
2 UA Faculty Named Fellows of Academy of Inventors
Dr. Marvin J. Slepian and James Wyant join those who have impacted quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.Continue reading
Scottsdale Cure Corridor Event Focuses on Innovation and Access to Capital
On December 4, 2015, the City of Scottsdale hosted the third annual Cure Corridor luncheon with a a focus on the life saving and life changing innovations being discovered, developed and delivered across the Scottsdale Cure Corridor and featured a keynote from NEHI’s Jonathan Fleming.Continue reading
AZBio Trailblazers Conversations Focus on Investing in Arizona
Making LIFE Better by Investing in Arizona was the theme of the 2015 AZBio Trailblazer Awards and legislative luncheon. Continue reading
Congress Suspends The Medical Device Tax for Two Years
Medical device innovators got good news on December 18th as Congress passed a two-year moratorium on a tax the industry said was limiting its growth. Companies and industry backers in Arizona and around the country have worked for years to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on revenue from medical device sales. Continue reading
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Earns Coveted Top Rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Arizona’s only “Best Children’s Hospital” is one of just six three-star programs nationwideContinue reading
ASU expert discusses common stomach bug that is in the news once again
Norovirus, the gastrointestinal sickness that causes severe discomfort, has stricken 200 people at a Seattle holiday party and is suspected in the illnesses of 80 in Boston, according to news reports.Continue reading