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.
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UArizona researchers develop ‘Goldilocks drug’ to treat triple-negative breast cancer
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
NeoLight acquires first-of-its-kind musical pacifier technology for premature babies
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
Aesthetics Biomedical ® Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of Vivace Ultra™, The First-and-Only Personalized Radiofrequency (RF) Microneedling Technology
Revolutionizing treatments with unmatched precision and visionContinue reading
ASU researcher advances the science of protein sequencing with NIH Innovator Award
Chao Wang, a researcher with the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics at Arizona State University, and his colleagues are advancing an ambitious project: developing new methods for sequencing individual protein molecules using a rapid, accurate and inexpensive methodContinue reading
The IRA is now law. What comes next?
AZBio President & CEO, Joan Koerber-Walker provides a brief overview of the provision of the Inflation Reduction act of 2022 (The IRA) from the patient and health innovation perspective and is then joined by health innovator and drug developer, Dr. Steven J. Potts, for a discussion of the potential unintended consequences of some provisions of The IRA relating to the future health innovation landscape.Continue reading
The Tissue Reference Group at the FDA, Recognizes BioLab Sciences Membrane Wrap – Hydro™ as an HCT/P
The unique amniotic membrane allograft aids in the covering and protection of wounds
Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski Accepted into Leadership Fellowship
Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, FAAD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Dermatology in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has been accepted into the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.Continue reading
AZMN Launches Capital Campaign to Support New Virtual Cancer Caregivers Education Program
The Virtual Cancer Caregivers Education Programs, VCCEP® address the challenges faced by cancer caregivers. Delivered online, the VCCEP includes a ‘learning center’ that integrates 15 years of successful cancer caregiver workshops and training, including knowledge and perspectives from cancer patients, cancer caregivers and cancer care professionals.Continue reading
AZBio to Honor Ten Arizona Legislators as Trailblazers in 2022
The 2022 AZBio Trailblazer Honorees are: Senator Nancy Barto, Senator Sonny Borrelli, Senator Sean Bowie, Senator David Gowan, Senator Sine Kerr, Senator T.J. Shope, Representative Regina Cobb, DDS , Representative Daniel Hernandez, Jr., Representative Amish Shah, MD, and Representative Justin Wilmeth.Continue reading