Moving Life Science Innovations along the path
From Discovery To Development To Delivery
OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE: Arizona is a top-ten life science state.
OUR MISSION: AZBio supports the needs of Arizona’s growing life science ecosystem.
Arizona’s bioscience industry is growing rapidly and reached more than 36,000 jobs spanning 2,912 business establishments in 2021. Industry employment has grown by nearly 22 percent since 2018—twice the growth rate of the nation—with each of the five major subsectors adding jobs during the period. Arizona’s universities conducted $602 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2020, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2018. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased significantly in 2021, and during the 2018-21 period totaled $565 million. Arizona inventors have been awarded 2,283 bioscience related patents since 2018, among the second quintile of states in patent activity. Read the Report: AZ-BIO2022 - state profile
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Get Connected With Arizona's Bioindustry
A key component in Arizona’s life science ecosystem, the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on growing Arizona’s bioscience industry.
AZBio Member Organizations in the fields of business, research and education, health care delivery, economic development, government, and other professions involved in the biosciences are the key drivers of the growth of Arizona's life science sector. As the unified voice of our industry in Arizona, AZBio strives to make Arizona a place where bioscience organizations can grow and succeed.
AZBio works nationally and globally with the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and leading patient advocacy organizations.
Through these relationships, AZBio has access to information, contacts, resources, cost saving programs, and the global bioscience and medtech community.
Success Stories – Good News from Arizona’s BioIndustry
Over 2,100 Patients Implanted with the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart!
Tucson, AZ, Nov 20, 2024, SynCardia Systems, LLC., a Picard Medical Inc. company, is proud to announce that it has surpassed the 2,100-patient mark of SynCardia Total Artificial Hearts implants.
C-Path’s TRxA Announces $1 Million Award for Drug Development Project in Type 1 Diabetes
TUCSON, Ariz., November 19, 2024 — Critical Path Institute® (C-Path) today announced that its Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) program, in partnership with The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a new research grant aimed at developing a novel treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D). This award is made through TRxA’s Bridging Research and […]
Early adaption of occupational therapy may lessen risks of hand neuropathy among pancreatic cancer patients
HonorHealth Research Institute study looks for ways to prevent or reduce nerve damage in pancreatic cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
BIO CEO John F. Crowley calls for innovation in access at Milken Health Summit
As biotech breakthroughs enable remarkable advances in treatment and prevention of disease, we need similar levels of innovation in access, so patients benefit from these breakthroughs, John F. Crowley, President & CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), told the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit.
Events
- AZBio Winter Reception at Flinn Foundation
        Nov 21, 2024 - Phoenix - AZBio Trailblazer Awards
        Dec 12, 2024 - Phoenix - 2025 State Bio Friends Reception
        Jan 12, 2025 - San Francisco - Biotech Showcase 2025
        Jan 13, 2025 - San Francisco - RESI JPM 2025
        Jan 14, 2025 - San Francisco