On April 11, 2011, The AZBio community and Arizona lawmakers came together to connect, engage and share ideas on how to combine Business + BioScience for a Better Arizona.
The informational event, supported by BIO and the Arizona Science Center and hosted by AZBIO, included updates from Walt Plosila of Battelle on the Arizona BioScience Road Map and how our bioscience community is creating more quality jobs in Arizona followed by a look into innovations and collaborations that are happening at the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) in Tucson by C-Path founder and internationally recognized leader on the art and science of moving bioscience innovations forward – Dr. Raymond Woosley.
Throughout the evening, AZBio members from across our state shared ideas, new developments, as well as success stories with each other and with our Arizona Lawmakers. Then together we all were dazzled by the incredible Body Worlds and the Brain exhibit at the Arizona Science Center.
Phoenix Business Journal Senior Reporter, Angela Gonzales was on hand to get all the latest too. Be sure to read her article at the Phoenix Business Journal Blog…
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Pictorial from and Evening with the BioSciences
Phoenix Business Journal – by Angela Gonzales
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 1:39pm MST
A group of Arizona legislators and bioindustry leaders met at the Arizona Science Center for a legislative reception.
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From left, consultants Michael Mobley and David McCaleb, and Kevin Weber, president and CEOof BioMark Partners LLC.
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From left, Mario Martinez II, CEO and co-founder of 360Vantage; and Jason Harris, deputy director of the city of Phoenix.
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Joan Koerber-Walker, the new president and CEO of the Arizona BioIndustry Association, discusses legislative issues with Rep. Bruce Wheeler, R-Tucson.
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Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson, left, discusses the slow recovery of her long-time friend U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, with Molly Edwards, marketing manager at the Phoenix law firm of Polsinelli Shughart.
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After a brief presentation on drug discovery, Dr. Raymond Woosley (left), president and CEO of C-Path Institute, discusses the industry’s future with Hal Siegel, vice president and chief scientific officer of Immuneregen BioSciences Inc.
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Scarlett Spring (left), president of VisionGate Inc., discusses the biosciences industry with Sen. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix.
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After a brief presentation on the growth of Arizona’s biosciences industry, Walt Plosilla, center, unwinds with Christine McAuliffe, chair of the Arizona BioIndustry Association board and attorney with Polsinelli Shughart PC, left; and Consultant Michael Mobley, right.
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From our AZBio Team – many thanks to all the committed leaders who worked with us to make this a great opportunity to connect, engage and collaborate:
Jon McGarity, Campbell Alliance, Greg Garcia, Polsinelli Shughart, Barbara Lussenhop, Genentech, Walt Plosila,Ph.D, Battelle, Raymond Woosley, MD, Ph.D., C-Path, The Flinn Foundation, the Arizona Science Center, our AZBio Board of Directors, our AZBio Members, and a special THANK YOU all of the Arizona lawmakers and community leaders who joined us for An Evening with the BioSciences especially:
Senator Nancy Barto
Senator Rich Crandall
Representative Ruben Gallego
Senator Linda Lopez
Representative Daniel Patterson
Senator Kyrsten Sinema
Representative Bruce Wheeler
Representative Vic Williams
Representative Kimberly Yee