The purpose of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act is “to improve the Nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response capabilities for emergencies, whether deliberate, accidental, or natural.”Continue reading
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National Industry Organization Statements on HHS Leadership Announcement
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mission to promote the health and well-being of all Americans. The 2025 HHS Budget proposes $130.7 billion in discretionary and $1.7 trillion in mandatory proposed budget authority for FY 2025. HHS employs more than 80,000 federal employees across the United States and around the world.Continue reading
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Finalists For The 2024 Arizona Innovation Challenge
PHOENIX, AZ (November 13, 2024) — The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today 15 finalists have been selected for the 2024 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). The finalists will advance to the final round of the competition, after which judges will select up to 10 companies as AIC awardees for 2024.Continue reading
Applications are open for Venture Madness 2025
The application window for #VM25 is NOW open and closes on December 18, 2024 (3pm AZ time). The Venture Madness Conference is Arizona’s longest-running capital conference and early-stage pitch event that connects serious investors with the best and brightest ventures in Arizona! Since the inception of this conference, more than $1B in funding has been raised by presenting companies.Continue reading
Applications for the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program Open
The Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program application is open November 4, 2024 to December 16, 2024. This year, the program is piloting a new format as we await an update of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap that will extend beyond 2025. Continue reading
BioLab Holdings, Inc. Launches Charity Care Program to Serve Uninsured
Wound Care Manufacturer to Donate Advanced Skin Substitutes to Qualifying Patients in NeedContinue reading
U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies
Construction is underway on the new building that will house the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, or CAMI, on the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix.Continue reading
2025 KEYS Internship Applications Open
Applications for KEYS 2025 are open from Friday November 1st to December 13, 2024. This is an incredible opportunity for high school students to gain real-world scientific experience at the University of Arizona. The program will run from from June 2 – July 18, 2025. Continue reading
TGen’s Nicholas Banovich, Ph.D., Secures Over $8.2 Million in NIH Grants for Pulmonary Disease Research
PHOENIX, AZ (October 30, 2024) – Nicholas Banovich, Ph.D., associate professor and division director of Bioinnovation and Genome Sciences at TGen, part of City of Hope, will lead or co-lead three collaborative grants totaling over $22 million, with $8.2 million supporting research at TGen. These grants, awarded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), will support innovative research to uncover the molecular drivers of pulmonary diseases, with the goal of improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.Continue reading