Online:
Beaker -Beaker is the online community for life sciences professionals.
OnBioVC – Provides timely coverage and comprehensive analysis of global bioscience venture capital investment activity. Bioscience venture capital data and information that can be sorted by financing round, state and regional geography etc., a unique feature provided is the ability to also sort by technology and clinical indication, as well as by therapeutic, diagnostic or medical device company. Click Here for OnBioVC’s May 2009 Trend Analysis.
LinkedIn – Join AZBio’s online group for discussions and
updates.
Funding:
CLICK HERE to search and access a comprehensive list of current and upcoming federal grant and funding opportunities.
- CLICK HERE to view NIH Challenge Grants.
- CLICK HERE to view the Omnibus of Broad Challenge Areas and
Specific Grants
Arizona Organizations:
AzCI (Arizona Center for Innovation) – AzCI is a business incubator designed to meet the needs of developing technology companies, particularly in the areas of: aerospace, advanced composites and materials, information technology, environmental technology, life sciences and optics/photonics.
Arizona Nano Tech Cluster – The cluster works to share and promote technological advances in the fast-growing field of Nanotechnology. To view their calendar of events, please CLICK HERE.
ASU Venture Catalysts – Helps to to spur innovation and transform the metro area’s knowledge economy. CLICK HERE to view their event calendar.
The Flinn Foundation – The Foundation is committed to helping Arizona become a global competitor for research and commercialization in the biosciences and host to Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap
NACET (Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies) – NACET is a small-business assistance program founded to help entrepreneurs and startups succeed in northern Arizona.
Training Courses:
DIA (Drug Information Association) – DIA provides a neutral global forum for the exchange of information critical to the advancement of the drug discovery and lifecycle management processes.
MTLI (Medical Technology Learning Institute) – MTLI offers a variety of educational programs including regulatory, technical, and professional training courses covering all facets of the medical technology business lifecycle.
PERI (Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute) – PERI is a not-for-profit organization that has been serving the pharmaceutical industry since 1989 providing the highest quality training available
RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society) – RAPS supports the regulatory profession as a whole by providing education and training, certification, professional standards, research, knowledge-sharing, publications, networking and career development opportunities and other valuable resources.
Final countdown: Space Shuttle Atlantis to carry next generation vaccine candidate on last space voyage: Its final trip may open a new era of research into infectious diseases, thanks to space bound experiments conducted by Cheryl Nickerson, and Roy Curtiss III, along with their colleagues at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute.