Calimmune, Inc., acquired by global biotechnology leader CSL Limited in 2017 and now fully integrated within CSL, to be honored as the Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year at the 2018 AZBio Awards.Continue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
Guest Post: Are You Ready for Regulatory Football?
Staying abreast of regulatory changes can be a game changer for your businessContinue reading
NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal Launches
TGen participates in today’s launch of NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal.
TGen and PNOC genomics data from a children’s brain cancer clinical trial to be included in national initiativeContinue reading
Arizona Bioscience Community to Honor Dr. Michael E Berens of TGen for Leadership
CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced today that Michael E. Berens, PhD, Professor; Deputy Director for Research Resources; and Director of the Cancer and Cell Biology Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is the Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year. Dr. Berens will be honored by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities for his leadership and his contributions to building the coalitions that have shaped the state’s life science industry at the 2018 AZBio Awards on October 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Will Plan a Consortium of Stakeholders Focused on Developing Therapies for Sickle Cell DiseaseContinue reading
NeoLight Wins AZBio Fast Lane Award
CHANDLER, Ariz — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that NeoLight has won a 2018 AZBio Fast Lane Award in recognition of its success in moving from its initial development stage into commercialization and for its commitment to develop innovative products that can help more babies thrive. The NeoLight team will be honored by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities at the 2018 AZBio Awards on October 3, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading
UA Researchers to Study, Test Potential Drug Candidates for Deadly Lung Disease
A $4.4 million grant from the Department of Defense will help researchers test two drug candidates for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a deadly disease with no cure. Continue reading
$2.5M Grant to UA Nursing Professor to Ease Cancer Patients’ and Caregivers’ Psychological Distress
The four-year National Cancer Institute grant will enable Terry A. Badger, PhD, to study a precision approach to decreasing psychological distress in both cancer patients and their family caregivers during treatment.Continue reading