Cinova Medical is a medical & life sciences manufacturing company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The team at Cinova is focused on supporting medical device companies through advanced manufacturing solutions while driving innovation in both materials and digital health.Continue reading
Author Archive: Ava Woods
AZBio Member Spotlight – Life365 Inc.
Arizona’s geographic diversity presents unique healthcare challenges. From tribal lands in the north to rural communities and small towns far from major health systems, many residents face barriers to accessing consistent care. For older adults managing chronic conditions, veterans living far from VA facilities, and patients in underserved regions, distance and connectivity can make routine healthcare difficult.Continue reading
AZBio Member Spotlight – SynCardia Systems, LLC
SynCardia Systems, LLC is a medical technology company focused on addressing the most severe and underserved form of heart failure, when both sides of the heart fail, and patients have no other treatment options. The company is working to provide life-saving solutions for patients facing end-stage biventricular heart failure.Continue reading
AZBio Member Spotlight – Reference Medicine
Based in Arizona, Reference Medicine is redefining how oncology research teams access one of the most critical resources in healthcare innovation: high-quality, clinically annotated human biospecimens. This Phoenix-based biotech company is focused on solving one of the most persistent bottlenecks in cancer research and diagnostics.Continue reading
Plasma Resuscitation Early for Evaluating Volume and Endotheliopathy of Thermal Injury (PREEVEnT) trial
PHOENIX (Feb. 23, 2026) – The Diane and Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health is conducting a research study that will look at whether plasma, early in the course of treatment would help severely burned patients survive their injuries.
AZBio Member Spotlight – LifeSpan Digital Health
Based in Arizona, LifeSpan Digital Health is rethinking how we care for the people who care for everyone else. This digital health innovator is focused on one of healthcare’s most urgent and personal challenges: clinician burnout.Continue reading
Intersection of AI and Robotics at ASU Offers Road Safety and MedTech Breakthroughs
As Arizona State University continues to shine in U.S. patent rankings, robotics and artificial intelligence garner a growing percentage of such technologies.
Two faculty members among the leaders in patent acquisition are “YZ” Yezhou Yang, an associate professor in ASU’s School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, and Hamid Marvi, an associate professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. Their work is centered on the increasing intersection of AI and robotics.Continue reading
AZBio Member Spotlight – AdviNOW Medical
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, AdviNOW Medical is focused on addressing one of the most urgent and pervasive challenges in healthcare today: physician burnout driven by administrative and clerical overload.Continue reading
AZBio Member Spotlight – Anuncia Medical
Anuncia Medical is a medical device company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The team at Anuncia is on a mission to change how cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is managed for patients living with conditions like hydrocephalus.