Memorial Day 2017

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget

that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words,

but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Receives Added NIH Support for pioneering Alzheimer’s prevention trial in Medellin

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Receives Added NIH Support – Five-year funding expected to total $14.8 million to support groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative

Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute

New study compares the two most common surgical therapies for obesity

Dramatic shift in gut microbes and their metabolites seen after weight loss surgery

Mara Aspinall elected to Allscripts Board of Directors

Allscripts shareholders elected biotech industry executive Mara G. Aspinall to the company’s Board of Directors.

Sergio Gazic Joins BioAccel as CEO

Sergio Gazic, former Bioscience Portfolio Manager at the Arizona Commerce Authority, began his new role as Chief Executive Officer of BioAccel on Monday, May 22, 2017.

We’re Changing Things Up!

Nominations are open for the 2017 AZBio Awards. Click here to learn more…

This year we’re expecting over 1,000 guests from across the country to join us at the AZBio Awards so we are changing things up and having a Fiesta!
Music – Fun – Food – Great Connections – Student Discovery Zone and More.
And,Yes, there is a bar.

Arizona Bioscience Week is our opportunity

to showcase the best of our industry and connect our community.

There are lots of ways to get involved.

Contact AZBio to learn more.

Do YOU have news to share with our community?

Send your news and events to JKW@AZBio.org.

Events – Committees – Savings

Upcoming Events

What if We Could Harness the Capabilities of Our Own Immune System to Cure Cancer?

May 31, 2017 – Tempe

Arizona Myeloma Network’s Cancer Caregivers Education Program©

Jun 3, 2017 – Chandler

CyberMed Summit

Jun 8, 2017 – PHOENIX

2017 BIO International Convention

Jun 19 – 22, 2017 – San Diego

RESI San Diego

Jun 19, 2017 – San Diego – AZBio Members Save $100

Customer Discovery Workshop

Jun 22, 2017 – Oro Valley

Opal Medical Devices Summit

Jun 26, 2017 – Minneapolis – SPECIAL OFFER

The MedTech Conference 2017

Sep 25, 2017 – San Jose – AZBio Members Save 15%

Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference

Oct 2, 2017 – Vail – APPLY TO PRESENT TODAY

Happy Sine Die!

Now that the Arizona Legislature has Adjourned Sine Die, the AZBio Government Affairs Committee is taking a break for the months of June and July. Our Calls will resume in August…

Save the date: AZBio Government Affairs Call:

Thursday August 10th at 3 PM AZ

All AZBio Members are welcome to join the AZBio Government Affairs Committee.

Click here to be added to the committee

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Thank you to our AZBio Supporters

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Chairman’s Circle: Johnson & Johnson * Roche

Leadership Level: Amanda Vega Consulting * Amgen * Arizona Science Center * BIO * BusinessWire *City of Scottsdale * City of Tempe * Cord Blood Registry (CBR) * Genentech * Janssen Biotech * KCA * Medtronic Tempe Campus * New Angle Media * Pfizer * Pinnacle Transplant Technologies * Roche Diagnostics * The Biodesign Institute at ASU * UA BIO5 * Ulthera * University of Arizona * Ventana Medical Systems * VWR

Sustaining Partners: AdvaMed * Alliance Bank of Arizona * Affordable Image * Allergan * Airgas * Bank of America * Bristol-Myers Squibb * Dignity Health * Eli Lilly * EY * International Research Center * Merrill Lynch * Northern Arizona University * PADT Medical * Snell & Wilmer *U.S. Trust

AZBio Supporters make what we do possible. Download the AZBio Prospectus to learn more.