Arizona’s future is tied to the strength of its leadership. The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy, a nonpartisan program sponsored by the Flinn Foundation and the Thomas R. Brown Foundations is helping to train tomorrow’s civic leaders and now is the time to apply for the Fall program.Continue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
SynCardia’s Total Artificial Heart Receives HUD Designation for Destination Therapy from FDA
Approval of HDE Will Allow Up to 4,000 U.S. Patients Not Eligible for Transplant to Receive the Total Artificial Heart on a Permanent BasisContinue reading
RiboMed launches improved prognostic multi biomarker epigenetic test for brain cancer
“The unparalleled sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility offered by the Abscription®-based G-CIMP test, coupled with its ability to efficiently assess multiple methylation biomarkers in FFPE patient samples, makes this the best in class option for prognostic glioma testing.”Continue reading
Crowd Funding – the Jump-start Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the JOBS act and opened the door to a new era in access to capital called crowd-sourcing or crowd funding. The following update is provided by Charles Runyan, Ph.D., of counsel at KEYT Law LLC.Continue reading
Beware of Trademark Scams
Many trademark applicants are getting official looking notices from scam artists. These notices make it appear that the notice is from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Unless carefully examined these notices can fool just about anyone.Continue reading
Arizona Legislature Supports Algae Growth as a form of Agriculture
New law creates a favorable tax environment for growth of Algae for biofuels and otehr applications.Continue reading
Experience TEDMED at BIO5
Experience TEDMED2012 FREE. LIVE. AT THE UA. APRIL 10-13Continue reading
Living Beyond 100 – A look at the past and a glimpse of the future
On February 14, 2012, Arizona celebrated its State Centennial. Days before that momentous event, Shane C. Burgess, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at the University of Arizona shared a look at what it means to live to 100 and what it might mean if we do.Continue reading
HTG/ Sanofi US Annouce Biomarker Collaboration
HTG Molecular Diagnostics and Sanofi US Collaborate to Identify B-cell Malignancy Biomarkers
Development of tests that help identify patients most likely to respond to targeted therapy is a key step toward the personalization of medicineContinue reading
Grant to Fuel Baking Soda Cancer Therapy Research at UA
Drinking baking soda has been proven to reduce or eliminate the spread of breast cancer to the lungs, brain and bone, but too much of it can damage normal organs.Continue reading