The JOBS Act made big news when it was signed into law on April 5th of 2012, but there is lots of work stil to do.Continue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
UA Professor Links Gene Mutations With Heart Disease Precursors
Jil Tardiff, who recently joined the UA College of Medicine and the BIO5 Institute, holds the Steven M. Gootter Endowed Chair for the Prevention and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Death at the UA Sarver Heart Center. Continue reading
Arizona BioIndustry Expo expected to draw 250 (Phoenix Business Journal)
Get the latest AZBio Expo Coverage from the Phoenix Business JournalContinue reading
PDUFA and how possible amendments regarding genetically modified salmon negatively effect Arizona
A key requriement for our bioscience community to keep movng forward faster is the approval of the 2012 PDUFA agreements. Something fishy could hold things up and AZBio shares the G2 on why this is not a good idea. Continue reading
Governor Jan Brewer takes Bold Action to Boost Arizona Economy
Governor Brewer Signs Legislation to Aid Small Businesses, Spur Investment and Create JobsContinue reading
Success Begins With Showing Up
The AZBio begins tomorrow at 7:30 AM . See who will be showing up…Continue reading
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Wins Arizona Innovation Challenge
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Awarded Arizona Innovation ChallengeContinue reading
A Capital Leader Moves To The Head Of The Class
The UA Awards Honorary Degree on Arizona Venture Capitalist Harry A. George Continue reading
Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Infectious diseases – both old and new – continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million fatalities per year around the world.
Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens, and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, along with co-author Michael McGuire from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both safer and more potent.Continue reading
Biodesign Institute receives Gates Grand Challenges Explorations grant
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has announced that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ASU assistant professor Shengxi Chen will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Fluorescent Protein Sensor to Diagnose HIV at Low Cost.”Continue reading