Local Students in UA College of Medicine – Phoenix’s Med-Start Program. High school juniors get an early taste of college, health professionsContinue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
Opportunity Alert: AZ Fast Grants from ACA
ANNOUNCING – NEXT ROUND OF AZ FAST GRANTS !!!Continue reading
Opportunity Alert: Stem Cells in Space
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) announced the release of it latest Request for Proposals (RFP) for non-embryonic STEM CELL research on the International Space Station National Laboratory.Continue reading
IMS Health Announces Acquisition of 360 Vantage
Extends Multi-Channel Customer Relationship Management Software Capabilities for Life Sciences and Healthcare Continue reading
Opportunity Alert: BioAccel Solutions Challenge Announced
BioAccel will identify up to 5 health care needs based on input from health care professionals, industry and the consumer. Up to 3 will be in the medical device space and up to 2 will be in the medical diagnostics space. Winners will have a chance to receive a minimum of $50,000 of proof-of-concept funds from BioAccel if they can obtain a matching $50,000 from investors.Continue reading
Opportunity Alert: The Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program
Need some help with your bioscience business venture? The Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program might be your answer. Continue reading
Modern Super Slueths Take on the DNA Mystery of the Black Plague
Modern lab reaches across the ages to resolve plague DNA debateContinue reading
Congressman David Schweikert gets kudos for support of bio-entrepreneurs
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) for introducing H.R. 1952, the Spread Pricing Liquidity Act. H.R. 1952 is designed to increase liquidity and spur capital formation for small businesses, including emerging biotech companies that are traded on the public market.Continue reading
TGen and Riddell Announce Partnership for Biomarker Study of Concussive Injuries
Riddell’s Sideline Response System to provide real-time head impact data on athletes, combined with TGen’s molecular clues from players with concussions to unlock keys to monitoring of head injuryContinue reading
Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA
The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort plant contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life. UA researchers helped solve the puzzle by providing specialized genome analyses and computational software.Continue reading