Kinetic Muscles Inc (KMI) wins AZSBDC 2012 Success Award to Honor Small Business Achievements. KMI will receive the award on March 29 at the Arizona State Capitol.Continue reading
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Dr. Iman Hakim Appointed to the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission
TUCSON, Ariz.‒ Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH, dean and professor of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, has been appointed to the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission (ABRC) by Gov. Jan Brewer.Continue reading
Geneticist, informatics expert Buetow to lead new research program at ASU
Kenneth H. Buetow, a human geneticist and former director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology at the National Cancer Institute, is joining Arizona State University as director of Computational Sciences and Informatics in the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative. He will hold the rank of full professor in the School of Life Sciences in ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His appointment is effective March 5.Continue reading
2011 Fast Lane Award Winner 360 Vantage Announces Growth and Expansion
360 Vantage Launches Hiring Wave and Expands Office Facilities in Support of Global Expansion
Company Appoints Seasoned Executive to Head ASIA-Pac Development FacilityContinue reading
AZ Biosciences: Innovation, Investment and ROI
2012 marks year 10 of Arizona’s Bioscience Road Map, a collaboration between private investors, philanthropists, public and private corporations, universities, governments and a dedicated group of leaders who share a vision for Arizona’s Bioscience Industry and our state’s future. Committed to bioscience innovation and the social and economic benefits it brings, our community has invested and now is reaping measurable returns on those investments. To stay the course, we must continue to innovate and invest.Continue reading
Phoenix City Council Adopts New Economic Development Strategic Plan
Bio-Life Sciences tops the list of key areas of focus for the the City of Phoenix
Allegheny General Hospital Implants Region’s 1st SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
Doctors Estimate up to 10 Patients a Year at Allegheny Could Benefit from the Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to TransplantContinue reading
NAU and TGen teams lead in New Research on MRSA
Evolution of staph ‘superbug’ traced between humans and food animalsContinue reading
UA researchers have identified a previously unknown mutation in a sodium channel protein as the likely cause of a severe form of epilepsy.
Genome Sequencing Finds Unknown Cause of Epilepsy
University of Arizona researchers have identified a previously unknown mutation in a sodium channel protein as the likely cause of a severe form of epilepsy.Continue reading
Arizona Bioscience: Moving Forward Faster for Ten Years
2012 marks Arizona’s state centennial year. It is also the tenth year of Arizona’s Bioscience Road Map and the anniversary of the launch of TGen (The Translational Genomics Institute.)
Employment in the biosciences field in Arizona has grown 41 percent over the past 10 years, showing growth even during the Recession.
Ted Simon of HORIZON on EIGHT (AZ PBS) speaks with Marty Shultz, co-chair of the Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and what we need to do to keep moving forward faster.Continue reading