Chandler, Arizona —-The Arizona Bioindustry Association will honor Stephen Albert Johnston, of Arizona State University as the Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year at the 2016 AZBio Awards on September 21, 2016. The award is given annually to the life science researcher in Arizona who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge and the understanding of biological processes.Continue reading
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Dr. George Poste of Arizona State University to be honored with the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement
Chandler, Arizona —-The Arizona Bioindustry Association will honor Dr. George Poste of Arizona State University with the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 AZBio Awards. Governor Doug Ducey and hundreds of Arizona life science and business leaders as well as guests from across the country will be on hand to applaud Dr. Poste for a body of work that has made life better for people at home and around the world.Continue reading
Governor Doug Ducey will address Arizona’s Life Science Innovation Community at the Peak of Arizona Bioscience Week during the 11th Annual AZBio Awards.
Chandler, Arizona –September 6, 2016–The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will address the life science, education, and business leaders assembled to celebrate the 11th annual AZBio Awards on September 21, 2016 at the Phoenix Convention Center.Continue reading
Cavendish Global and Global Bio Impact Fund Announce Launch of Cavendish Impact Capital
The Cavendish Impact Capital Life Science Fund will be formally announced at the 8th Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place September 18 – 21, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ.Continue reading
Mara G. Aspinall, Diagnostic Industry Leader, Named Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year
The Arizona Bioindustry Association has named Mara G. Aspinall as the 2016 Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year in recognition of her leadership locally, nationally, and internationally in the field of biomedical diagnostics and for her roles as an active leader in Arizona’s life science community.Continue reading
Explore Thirty-Two Exciting Life Science Investment Opportunities at the White Hat Life Science Investor Conference in Phoenix this September.
A collaboration between the State Bio Associations of the Rocky Mountain Southwest, White Hat 2016 will connect investors with 32 exciting companies in the fields of Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Medical Devices, and Health IT.Continue reading
Capstone JV closes $1M+ Series B Round
Capstone Therapeutics Announces That Its Joint Venture, LipimetiX Development, Inc., Has Closed a Series B-1 Preferred Stock Offering
New Medical Device User Fee Agreement Sets the Stage For Continued Progress in FDA Performance
Latest Deal Builds on Success of MDUFA IIIContinue reading
Avery Therapeutics Awarded NIH SBIR
Avery Therapeutics, Inc., a pre-clinical stage company dedicated to advancing tissue-engineered therapeutics to treat diseases and injuries to human muscle, has been awarded a $483k SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop manufacturing, cryopreservation, storage and reconstitution methods for Avery’s first product MyCardia™. Continue reading
Marni Landry of the Paradise Valley High School CREST Program Named Arizona Bioscience Educator of the Year
The Arizona Bioindustry Association has named Marni Landry, BS, M.Ed of Paradise Valley High School as the 2016 Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year in recognition of her dedication in the classroom and her commitment to designing bioscience education programs and curriculum to help inspire and create tomorrow’s bioscience leaders.Continue reading