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Arizona Bioscience Week

"Arizona’s bioscience industry is committed to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines, medical devices and healthcare technologies that make life better for people in Arizona and around the world"

Learn more about Arizona's Bioindustry in this video produced with support from the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at GateWay Community College and AZBio.

Due to COVID-19 case levels, most Arizona Bioscience Week events are on TV or online.  Venture Madness and UNMET are continuing as in-person events.

Arizona Bioscience Special Supplement

 The  Arizona Bioscience Special Supplement in the Sept./Oct. issue of AzBusiness Magazine reaches 25,000 readers in print and 122,500 online and helps the community get engaged in the weeks leading up to AZBW.  All Attendees at the AZBio Awards will receive the AZBio Special Supplement and the 2021-2022 AZBio Member Directory. Contact AZBio to Reserve Your Page for 2022 Today

Click  here to view the 2020-2021 AZBio Special Supplement online.

Click here to view the Media Kit

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Celebrating Life & Science incudes the inspiring stories of our 2021 AZBio Award Winners:

AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement - Gholam Peyman, MD

Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year - BioLab Sciences

Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year - Mark A. Slater, PhD

Public Service Award Honoree - The Honorable Kate Brophy McGee

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year - Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year - Thomas Schumann

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees - Botanisol Analytics, Humabiologics, Inc., PathogenDx

Arizona Bioscience Week - Sonoran Living

Joan Koerber-Walker, president & CEO of AZBio chats with host Susan Casper on Sonoran Living (ABC15) about AZBio, Arizona Bioscience Week, and the importance of listening to the voices of  patients.

Leading Women - Biotech and Beyond

A stimulating conversation with some of biotech’s leading women.     

2021 Leading Women Panelists:

• Helen Goldstein | Perkins Coie LLP (Moderator)
• Jennifer K. Barton, PhD, The University of Arizona 
• Anvita Gupta, AINovo™ Biotech, Inc. 
• Cathy Langham | Langham Logistics
• Kathryn Sykes, PhD,  Calviri, Inc.

STEM Pro Live:

Special Edition with Bioscience Professional Marysol Luna 

Dr. Marysol Luna is a biomechanics engineer for Exponent here in Arizona. How did she get there? She’ll explain what drew her to the unique field of bioscience and what she loves most about it. Students will love relating to her love of learning about the human body, STEM and medicine in high school and how it guided her career journey. Register here to watch on Zoom

Discovering & Developing New Medicines in Arizona 

The 3rd Annual Drug Discoveries & Development Summit will highlight key areas of research in discovering effective drug candidates in prevalent diseases in Arizona while establishing collaborations that enable success in these key areas.

Presented by the ARIZONA CENTER FOR DRUG DISCOVERY and the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER

Click here to learn more and register to watch on Zoom

Exploring Bioscience Careers

Now is your chance to learn more about bioscience careers! We’ll have four different bioscience professionals from four different companies to answer YOUR students’ burning questions about their careers and what they do everyday. Are your students even familiar with these different businesses? Maybe it’s time to expose them to a whole new world that encourages them to chase new dreams and set different goals?  Register here to watch on Zoom

AZAdvances Life Science Innovation Showcase

Join us on Zoom for panels, presentations, and innovation spotlights featuring Arizona life science innovators. This event benefits AZAdvances, part of the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation.

Registration is complimentary.  Donations are gratefully accepted. 

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High School Bioscience Panel 

High School bioscience programs around the state of Arizona will convene in this panel to answer students’ questions. It’s time we all learn from each other! Teachers and schools featured include:

Register here to watch on Zoom

The amazing human brain: What you should know.

Why do our brains degenerate and what can we do about it? As the U.S. workforce ages, scientists are in a race to understand where these diseases begin to stop or better manage it. Hear from an expert about the effect of targeted deep brain stimulation on Parkinson’s patients and learn more about stem cell and gene therapies on the horizon.

Register to attend online.

Venture Madness Opening Reception

The Venture Madness Conference Kickoff Reception brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders.  ts a great place to meet future Board members, advisors and investors that help guide and grow your firm for years to come. (In-person event)

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Venture Madness

Venture Madness, presented by Invest Southwest in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, pits the most promising startups against one another in a live pitch, head-to-head competition. Think you’ve got what it takes? Applying is FREE, easier than ever, and open to early-stage firms demonstrating proven market traction. (In-person Event)

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Voice of the Patient

Patients are the reason we do what we do. 

Join the conversation on life science innovation from the patient perspective. 

To protect the heath of both our patient presenters and guests, this event will be presented via Zoom. 

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To listen to more patient stories, click here.

Medical Patent Challenge Presentations 

Did any of your students participate in the medical patent challenge? Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Carolina Marquez  will answer students’ questions pertaining to the challenge. This is a great interactive broadcast for students to receive applicable feedback regarding their project.   Register here to watch on Zoom

UNMET Arizona 2021

UNMET Arizona 2021 is a venture conference co-hosted by the Arizona Commerce Authority for Series A/B stage startups. Founders attending this event will be able to network with institutional VC investors, along with their peers at fast growing startups around the country; Investors will be able to meet with 50+ Startups, founders will have the chance to pitch 100+ investors and will be able to setup one-one meetings during the in-person event.

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Submit Your AZBW Event

Arizona Bioscience Week is a collaborative community event.  

All members of the Arizona Life Science Ecosystem are encouraged to host AZBW events during Arizona Bioscience Week.  Click here to request more information...

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