Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Brain Science examined the impact of medication exposure in people with Type 2 diabetes on the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
The study found that anti-hyperglycemic medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes resulted in an increased risk of multiple sclerosis for people older than 45, particularly among women.Continue reading
San Tan Tech Center is a Life Science project located in Chandler, Arizona just 1 mile west of the Loop 101 freeway at the intersection of McClintock & Chandler Blvd. Currently there is approximately 65,000 SF of life science space in the project with notable users such as the State of Arizona Dept. of Agriculture, Cowper, DHIA and FirstCyte Biologics.Continue reading
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey designated $150 million in new funding for the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, which also received part of a new $10 million gift from the Steele Foundation.
FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY (FAST) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Arizona Commerce Authority has partnered with the Small Business Administration to facilitate the SBIR program in Arizona. Arizona’s FAST program provides funds, resources, training, and network opportunities to help entrepreneurs succeed in their SBIR proposal.
Please note: FAST Grant funding is only available to Arizona businesses seeking an SBIR-funded grant. FAST Grant applications are being accepted through December 31, 2022.
In 2023, the Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program will fund up to 10 research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are advancing new products or services to improve patient care.Continue reading
Phoenix, Ariz. (November 1, 2022) – CashLabs LLC, a Tucson Arizona based national laboratory platform, announced the acquisition of Beacon Biomedical, a Phoenix Arizona based CLIA accredited medical laboratory focused on the development and commercialization of early detection cancer screening tests.Continue reading
Two years ago this month, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two of the pioneers of the Crispr DNA-editing technique. Since then, it has displaced all other laboratory techniques for that purpose by virtue of its accuracy, simplicity, ease of use, and low cost.
How it works and why it was Nobel-worthyContinue reading
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) today released new data on the bioscience industry in the United States. The report includes individual fact sheets for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which can be found alongside the full report and interactive map at www.bio.org/jobs. AZBio uses this data and additional federally reported data to build its statewide progress report.
University of Arizona researchers have been working for decades to develop a drug that so specifically targets a deadly kind of breast cancer that there are little to no toxic side effects.Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NeoLight has signed an agreement to acquire the Pacifier Activated Lullaby (PAL®) System by Powers Medical Inc., a US-based medical technology company that focuses on musical therapy in the newborn baby market. This acquisition strengthens the NeoLight neonatal portfolio by introducing a solution for two growing concerns in newborn care; Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (drug-addicted babies).Continue reading