NACMCF makes policy recommendations to President Obama’s CabinetContinue reading
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One Way Out: Health Care and The Innovation Pathway
Health care, or more specifically how we will pay for health care now and in the years to come, is once again on center stage as budget talks continue to stalemate in Washington and clock ticks on towards the sequestration deadline. Perhaps its time to look for a new solution…Continue reading
UA News Reports A Boost for Analyzing Biological Sequences
UA computer scientists John Kececioglu and Dan DeBlasio are developing improved software that provides biologists with much more accurate results when analyzing sequence data.Continue reading
BioCentury this week looks at Medicare- 150 Ideas: Will Any of Them Work?
The nation is heading toward budget sequestration. For Medicare, this means a 2 percent spending cut.
But that’s just a down payment. Any serious attempt to tackle the U.S. deficit must curb the increase in Medicare and Medicaid spending.
Now, the Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a report listing 150 ideas to tackle the problem. The problem: Almost all of them would hurt someone — either by directly limiting access to healthcare, or reducing payments to hospitals, physicians or drug companiesContinue reading
Applications Open for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013
The Ariziona Commerce Authority is pleased to announce the opening of the submission window for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013. On or before that day, the Application – Download & Submission page will be updated, and you will be able to download an application, complete it, and then submit it by March 19th. The Arizona Innovation Challenge awards the most money in the country for a business plan competition!Continue reading
BIO CEO & Investor Conference this February in NYC
15th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference to Highlight Biotech Outlook, Winning Business Development Models and Timely Therapeutic TopicsContinue reading
UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Student Showcases SHARE at National Conference
UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Student Presents at National Meeting : Second-Year Ryan Murphy Shows Research at Emergency Medicine Physicians GatheringContinue reading
Cheerio! First UK Patient Heads Home with an Artificial Heart
Article on the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Published in British Journal of Hospital Medicine
United Kingdom’s First Discharged Total Artificial Heart Patient Supported for Nearly 600 Days and CountingContinue reading
BioAccel Announces New Board Members
BioAccel Adds Renowned Business Leaders To Organization’s Board of Directors: Sharon Harper, Peter Allison and Michael Hool Will Contribute Expertise to BioAccel’s Efforts to Grow Biotech IndustryContinue reading
University of Arizona and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Dignity Health sign affiliation agreement for University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix
The University of Arizona has formally affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/ Dignity Health to develop a cancer care program in Phoenix to include a new outpatient clinic at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus and inpatient care at St. Joseph’s Hospital in central Phoenix.Continue reading