Written by: Richard Harth
Science Writer: Biodesign Institute richard.harth@asu.eduContinue reading
Category Archives: BioScience
Meet Amanda Grimes – Arizona Bioscience Educator of the Year
Amanda Grimes of the Mesa Public Schools Biotechnology Academy to receive the 2013 Michael A. Cusanovich Arizona Bioscience Educator of the Year Award at the 8th Annual AZBio Awards on October 10, 2013.Continue reading
Mayo Clinic to Open Stem Cell Laboratory in Phoenix
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, with one of the most active bone marrow transplant programs in United States, will open its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014. The laboratory will be initially dedicated to storing and processing stem cells used for bone marrow transplants at Mayo Clinic Hospital and Phoenix Children’s Hospital.Continue reading
ASU Spinout HealthTell Raises $4 million in New Funding for Innovative Cancer Tests
AZ-based company developing inexpensive tools for individual health monitoringContinue reading
Illumina, Qiagen set to drive adoption of NGS testing for clinical use with new platforms (BioPharm Insight)
- Next-generation sequencing could help find answers behind misunderstood pediatric diseases
- Results are now available within a day or two
- Costs of genomic sequencing have dropped dramatically
Insys Therapeutics on the rise
In the three months since Chandler, Arizona based Insys Therapeutics had its initial public offering Insys stock has been on the rise with a gain of over 120% from its original offering price. Continue reading
Today’s Students;Tomorrow’s Bioscience Leaders
STEM education is one of the hottest topics in education and economics today. To be globally competitive in the future, our nation and our industry needs to encourage and inspire students to pursue STEM careers and to support the teachers who are nurturing our future leaders.Continue reading
TGen’s ‘Medical Miracle’ — now wheelchair-free — celebrates 13th birthday
Shelby Valint, following TGen genomic sequencing, able to walk and talk, even run and dance; urges public to help other children like herContinue reading
ASU Spinout Heliae Raises $28.4 Million in New Funding
New funds to accelerate growth and expand commercial footprint.Continue reading
UA Researchers Explore Root of Diabetic Retinal Damage
The UA’s Erika Eggers has received an Innovative Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to identify the early mechanisms of diabetic retinal damage.Continue reading