U.S. Senator Jon Kyl will be honored with the AZBIo Centennial Award on October 23, 2012 at the Phoenix Convention Center as thanks for his leadership and service to the people of Arizona and innovators across the country. Continue reading
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Ulthera Announces Issuance of Patent for New Medical Field of Use
Ulthera, Inc. – a global, high-growth medical device company pioneering aesthetic and medical applications using its therapeutic ultrasound platform technology – announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,282,554 this week from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent, titled “Methods for Treatment of Sweat Glands” relates to the therapeutic use of energy for the treatment of conditions resulting from sweat gland disorders, such as hyperhidrosis.Continue reading
Ulthera Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance for Non-invasive Lift of Skin on the Neck and Under the Chin
Ulthera, Inc. – a global, high-growth medical device company pioneering aesthetic and medical applications using its therapeutic ultrasound platform technology – today announced that its ultrasound platform device, the Ulthera System, has received FDA clearance to non-invasively lift lax tissue on the neck and the submental (under the chin). Continue reading
The University of Arizona Medical Center – Diamond Children’s One of Three Pediatric Facilities Honored by Children’s Action Alliance
TUCSON, Ariz. –The University of Arizona Medical Center – Diamond Children’s was one of three hospitals honored Friday at the annual Children’s Action Alliance “Through the Eyes of a Child” awards luncheon in Phoenix.Continue reading
University of Arizona Receives $1.4 Million Mine Safety Grant
The study will determine the health effects of biodiesel-blend fuels in the mining community and shed light on the beneficial or negative effects on the everyday citizen exposed to biodiesel-blend fuels through vehicular emissions.Continue reading
$4.5M Grant to Continue Study of Childhood Origins of Adult Airway Disease
The UA’s Dr. Fernando Martinez will lead the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study.Continue reading
Keith Aspinall Named Director of Strategic Operations for BIO5 Institute
From Bain & Co. to BIO5, Keith Aspinall joins leadership team in Southern Arizona’s Biotech Research Hub.Continue reading
Follow This Leader: Harry A. George Named Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year
Harry A. George named Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year by the Arizona BioIndustry Association. Hundreds of leaders from across Arizona will be on hand to congratulate and thank “Harry” for all he has done to move Arizona forward faster at the 7th Annual AZBio Awards on October 23, 2012 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Continue reading
Dr. Iman Hakim Named Chair of the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission
Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH, dean and professor of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, has been appointed Chair of the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission (ABRC). Dr. Hakim was appointed to the ABRC Commission by Gov. Jan Brewer in December 2011.Continue reading
Determined NAU team tracks tainted heroin across globe
Meagan Seymour knew her career path before she finished high school in May 2009—laboratory-dwelling crime fighter specializing in forensics—and her tour of NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics lab convinced her it was the right place to be.Continue reading