‘Leading women’ of biotech share insights

Gathered on the 20th floor of a Phoenix skyscraper on a Monday evening, nearly 40 women – and a few brave men – looked out over the valley and shared their “no boundaries” spirit. They came to connect on the topic of women’s leadership in the biotech industry in Arizona at an Arizona Bioscience Week event, “Leading Women: Biotech and Beyond.”Continue reading

Announcing the 2018 AZBio Trailblazers

The 2018 AZBio Trailblazer Honorees are: Senator Nancy Barto, Senator Sean Bowie, Senator Kate Brophy McGee, Representative Douglass Coleman, Representative Heather Carter, Representative Regina Cobb, DDS, Representative Randall Friese, MD, Representative Mark Finchem, Representative Maria Syms, and  Representative Jeff Weninger.

Senator Kimberly Yee will be honored with the Chairman’s Award.

Continue reading

BD Breaks Ground at I.D.E.A. Tempe Campus

Global Medical Technology Company To Be Anchor Tenant at New Campus

Officials from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, were joined today by Gov. Doug Ducey, Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and representatives of The Boyer Company to officially break ground on the new I.D.E.A. (Innovation, Discovery, Education and Arts) Tempe campus.Continue reading