Help AZBio Tell Arizona’s Bioscience Story

 Arizona has one of the top emerging bioscience and healthcare sectors in the United States.  But, most people have never seen you in action.  AZBio wants to change that! AZBio Communication Campaigns put AZBio Members Companies in the spotlight.  Send us your  photos,  videos, and press releases.Continue reading

OncoMyx Appoints Robert Williamson Chief Business and Chief Financial Officer

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held oncolytic virus immunotherapy company, today announced the appointment of Robert Williamson as Chief Business and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Williamson has more than two decades of experience in building, financing, and leading private and public biotechnology companies through critical phases of growth. At OncoMyx, Mr. Williamson will lead the business development and financing strategies to maximize the company’s pipeline of multi-armed myxoma immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies.Continue reading

American Cancer Society Awards $16 Million in Grants to Establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers

ATLANTA – Feb. 24, 2022 – The American Cancer Society has awarded over $16 million in grants to establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers (CHERC) at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The inaugural cohort of institutions includes the Arizona Board of Regents – University of Arizona; the University of Illinois at Chicago; Morehouse School of Medicine and Howard University. Each institution received a four-year grant of $4.08 million.Continue reading