“Great leaders pursue a vision, bring people together to make that vison a reality, and inspire and help others to realize their visions too,” stated AZBio president & CEO Joan Koerber-Walker. “Dr. Mark Slater exemplifies what it means to be a great leader. He has made and continues to make a significant impact on Arizona’s bioscience and healthcare community.”Continue reading
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BioLab Sciences is the 2021 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year
“The team at BioLab Sciences has come together around a shared vision to promote healing and improve the quality of life for people who suffer from all kinds of wounds,” stated AZBio President & CEO Joan Koerber-Walker. “This commitment and the significant progress they are making to towards their goals is why BioLab Sciences is the 2021 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year.”Continue reading
Gholam Peyman MD Honored for Pioneering Vision Innovations
Gholam Peyman, MD is being honored with the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement. Continue reading
Life in Arizona and an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer Go Hand-in-Hand
Higher altitudes with picturesque landscapes, a warm climate and sunny days, year-round. It’s what draws many to the Arizona lifestyle that we all enjoy, but also puts our residents at a higher risk of developing skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the U.S today.Continue reading
C-Path and RARE-X Establish New Collaboration for Rare Disease Data Sharing
RARE-X and Critical Path Institute align on their mission and commitment for data sharing to improve rare disease research
TUCSON, Ariz. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., September 13, 2021 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path), who’s aim is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, today announced a collaboration with RARE-X to improve ways researchers can access and analyze patient data. RARE-X is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enabling patient communities to collect, manage and share their de-identified data to advance research.Continue reading
The BRAIN Center forms a multi-site team to research robotic stroke therapy
Researchers from Arizona State University, the University of Houston, Barrow Neurological Institute [BNI], Phoenix, AZ, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Fourier Intelligence and Harmonic Bionics will investigate whether robotic therapies for stroke patients will provide greater benefits than conventional therapies.Continue reading
Socio-economic Status of Children Can Influence Microorganisms in Their Digestive Tract
TGen-led national study suggests how a child’s early environment may influence their health
Arizona Bioscience Week Will Kick Off with the Broadcast Premiere of Celebrating Life & Science
CHANDLER, Ariz — September 10, 2021 — The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Celebrating Life & Science, a special one-hour broadcast event highlighting inspiring stories of Arizonans working together and using science to make life better for people everywhere will premiere on ABC15 on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 4 PM MST with encore performances on CW61 at 9 PM on October 3rd and on ABC15 Late Night following Nightline on Friday, October 8th. The program will also be available on multiple online platforms following the broadcast premiere.Continue reading
NuvOx Pharma Generates Positive Preclinical Data Showing NanO2TM Boosts the Efficacy of Immunotherapy in a Mouse Model of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Tucson, AZ, September 09, 2021 –(PR.com)– NuvOx Pharma, a biotechnology company based in Tucson, Arizona, has generated positive preclinical data showing that its lead drug, NanO2TM, boosts the efficacy of immunotherapy in a mouse model of triple negative breast cancer.Continue reading
INanoBio Announces Successful Development of Novel Nanopore Transistor Prototype, a Step Towards Ultra-Fast DNA Sequencing
INanoBio Makes Strides Towards Ubiquitous Point-of-Need DNA Sequencing