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Congressman David Schweikert gets kudos for support of bio-entrepreneurs
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) for introducing H.R. 1952, the Spread Pricing Liquidity Act. H.R. 1952 is designed to increase liquidity and spur capital formation for small businesses, including emerging biotech companies that are traded on the public market.Continue reading
TGen and Riddell Announce Partnership for Biomarker Study of Concussive Injuries
Riddell’s Sideline Response System to provide real-time head impact data on athletes, combined with TGen’s molecular clues from players with concussions to unlock keys to monitoring of head injuryContinue reading
Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA
The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort plant contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life. UA researchers helped solve the puzzle by providing specialized genome analyses and computational software.Continue reading
TGen children’s research funded by May 19 BBQ & Concert
Afternoon event at Monastery in Mesa supports Mylee Grace Research FundContinue reading
In Memoriam: Virginia Shimer Rybski (1956-2013)
Virginia Shimer Rybski served as a valued member of the AZBio Board of Directors and AdvaMed Board of Directors until May 7, 2013 when she lost her hard-fought battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
Yulex Grants UA $3M for Research in Breeding Guayule
UA Receives $3M Grant for Sustainable Biorubber ProductionContinue reading
What’s up in Washington?
Read on for the latest Washington Rundown Continue reading
A Look At Our Future: A Letter from AZBio’s CEO
Dear Members of Arizona’s Bioscience and Business Community,
Our industry is making progress every day to develop new technologies and services that will support and sustain life, feed the world, and fuel it. What we do matters. More importantly, the next generation of bioscience leaders will give life to new innovations, some we can only yet imagine.
As graduations commence across our state, it is my honor to share with you the list of 21 students from Arizona’s High Schools and Universities who have been selected to represent our industry’s future and present their work at the AZBio Expo on May 30th in the Student Discovery Zone sponsored by Northern Arizona University. To see the list of students and their projects, please click here.
I hope you will be attending the AZBio Expo on May 30th and will have the opportunity to visit the students in the Student Discovery Zone and to learn about their work and to encourage them in their efforts. (Some of these future leaders are now graduating and are ready to join your companies. It is so important that we keep Arizona talent right here in Arizona.)
One last request. If you , like so many of us, will be attending commencements across the state this May to congratulate graduates from Kindergarten through Doctorate Programs, please take a moment to seek out a teacher and thank them for what they do. Together, we are building Arizona’s bioscience industry. Through their efforts, they are shaping our future.
Have a great weekend and to all of our graduates, and the family members who helped them along their journey, CONGRATULATIONS!
Joan Koerber-Walker
President and CEO
Arizona BioIndustry Association
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Learn more about Arizona’s bioindustry on May 30th: www.AZBioExpo.com
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Inspiring tomorrow’s leaders
Students ARE our future.
Please share these great resources from PhRMA with parents and teachers and help them inspire tomorrow’s leaders.Continue reading