An easy way for you to participate in the Rare Disease Day celebrations on February 28th is to lend a hand a share a photo.Continue reading
Category Archives: BioScience
FDA Support for Developing Products for Rare Diseases & Conditions
The FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) mission is to advance the evaluation and development of products (drugs, biologics, devices, or medical foods) that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis and/or treatment of rare diseases or conditions. In fulfilling that task, OOPD evaluates scientific and clinical data submissions from sponsors to identify and designate products as promising for rare diseases and to further advance scientific development of such promising medical products. The office also works on rare disease issues with the medical and research communities, professional organizations, academia, governmental agencies, industry, and rare disease patient groups.Continue reading
Ground broken for new University of Arizona Cancer Center clinic in Phoenix
Ground was officially broken today on the new University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Dignity Health outpatient facility in downtown Phoenix.Continue reading
Tucson ScienceWorks: Sparking a love for science in future innovators
The impact of science and technology on our lives grows with each passing day. Yet, with so much continually swirling around us, the basic workings of the world we live in have become obscured, its simple beauty hidden. It’s not that we have given up on being curious. It’s just that for many of us, the world we face seems too complex to understand.Continue reading
Small Molecules, Large Biologics and the Biosimilar Debate
From Small Molecules to Large Biologics: a look at the impact of relative size and complexity and how it impacts the biosimilar debate in the states.
Arizona’s Biosimilar Bill Goes to Committee This Week
A letter to our Arizona Legislators on Arizona’s Biosimilars BillContinue reading
UA Study: Can a Sensor Prevent Diabetic Foot Amputation?
A researchers are working with a small business partner to design an innovative technology aimed at boosting diabetic patients’ adherence to prescribed footwear.Continue reading
Arizona bioscience jobs continue rapid growth during economic recovery
Arizona’s bioscience sector added jobs at nearly four times the national rate over the past decade and experienced double-digit job growth during the economic recovery, according to a new report from Battelle Technology Partnership Practice that outlines the 2012 progress of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.Continue reading
Decades of Progress with More to Come
Over four decades ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and the “War on Cancer” was engaged. Now as we look at the progress that has been made and the progress yet to come, executives from PhRMA share the recent results of a study released on over 5000 new drugs in the biopharma pipeline that are taking us forward in the war against cancer and other diseases.Continue reading
Oro Valley Team Uses Technology to Speed Drug Discovery
UA College of Pharmacy researchers at the UA’s BIO5 Oro Valley facility are working to quicken the process of drug-discovery evaluationContinue reading