Arizona residents, including underserved and underrepresented populations, will have better access to cutting-edge cancer therapies as the UArizona Cancer Center offers its clinical trials at locations across the state.Continue reading
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First cases of South African COVID-19 variant detected in Arizona
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) reported today that the B.1.351 COVID-19 variant strain, commonly referred to as the South African variant, has been confirmed in two test samples from the state.
CND Life Sciences Closes Series Seed Funding Round
Innovators of the Syn-One Test™ Building Market Presence and Infrastructure
PHOENIX, AZ — March 23, 2021 — CND Life Sciences, Inc. (https://cndlifesciences.com/), an innovative medical technology company pioneering the detection, visualization, and quantification of protein deposition in cutaneous nerve fibers, announced today the closing of a $2.4 million series seed financing round. HonorHealth, a local health system serving 1.6 million people in the greater Phoenix area, joined several experienced financial investors in funding the round.
New Study Analyzes Potential Impact of Various Drug Pricing Proposals
The Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) today, released data analyzing the potential impact of various drug pricing proposals on patient access to lifesaving medicines, future biomedical innovation, and the economic health of the life sciences industry.
The study, which was conducted by Vital Transformation, an international health economics firm, examines the negative effects of bills like “Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019” and other foreign reference pricing models had they been enacted.
AZBio Health Innovation Spotlight Public Information Campaign Kicks Off with Vaccine Information
The Sonoran Living Health Innovation Spotlight Public Information Campaign is designed to tackle one of our bioscience industry’s greatest challenges, the “Who Knew” Effect.
Arizona life science innovators are working to discover, develop, and deliver life saving and life changing innovations.
In 2021, AZBio is pleased to partner with ABC15 and CW61 to share quick Sonoran Living Health Innovation Spotlights during the morning and evening news hours along with longer segments on Sonoran Living periodically during 2021 to help our community learn more about the work of Arizona’s healthcare innovators. Each segment touches on a public health challenge or opportunity and spotlights an Arizona life science company’s work to create a solution.
Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19
Results from a large clinical trial in the United States and South America indicate that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, is well-tolerated and protects against symptomatic COVID-19 disease, including severe disease or hospitalization. The independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) overseeing the trial identified no safety concerns related to the vaccine. The United Kingdom-based global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca developed the vaccine and led the trial as regulatory sponsor.Continue reading
Arizona Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility to All Ages 16+
Arizonans age 16 and up can be vaccinated at state sites
PHOENIX — Registration at Arizona’s state-operated COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties will be open to all Arizonans 16 and older beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services announced today.
Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected Months Before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan
A new study dates emergence of the virus that causes COVID-19 to as early as October 2019. Simulations also suggest that in most cases, zoonotic viruses die out naturally before causing a pandemic.Continue reading
University of Arizona Center for Innovation Startup SGNT Wins Small Business Innovation Research Grant from National Science Foundation
TUCSON, Ariz. – SGNT, a University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) startup, has received a $749,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF’s vital support of basic research enables people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
C-Path Names COO Kristen Swingle Interim President
Joseph Scheeren departing the organization after two years of strong leadership
TUCSON, Ariz., March 19, 2021 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced that its Chief Operating Officer Kristen Swingle, M.S., has been appointed Interim President, effective immediately. Kristen succeeds Joseph Scheeren, Pharm.D., C-Path’s President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2019. Scheeren cited personal reasons for stepping down after stewarding C-Path through an important time of transformation, which has seen the organization add multiple new programs and its staff more than double.Continue reading