It’s that time of the year again. The Flinn Foundation is seeking applicants for the 11th cohort of its Translational Seed Grants Program! The RFP opened Sept. 3, 2025 and closes on Friday, Oct. 31.Continue reading
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Picard Medical, Inc. Announces Pricing of $17 Million Initial Public Offering
TUCSON, ARIZONA, August 28, 2025 — Picard Medical, Inc. (“Picard” or the “Company”), a medical technology company that manufactures and sells the only total artificial heart (the “SynCardia Total Artificial Heart”, or “STAH”) approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and Health Canada, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering (the “Offering”). The Offering consists of 4,250,000 shares of common stock priced at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $17 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NYSE American, LLC and are expected to commence trading on August 29, 2025, under the ticker symbol “PMI.”Continue reading
GPEC Board of Directors names Christine Mackay as President & CEO
Over 11 years with the City of Phoenix, Mackay led the creation of more than $190 billion in capital investment and 100,000 new jobsContinue reading
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Awardees For Fall 2025 Arizona Innovation Challenge
PHOENIX, AZ (August 27, 2025) – The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced 10 awardees have been selected for the Fall 2025 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). The Fall 2025 cohort includes some of the state’s most promising Software as a Service (SaaS)/AI startups.
Discovery could lead to new treatments for life-threatening allergic reactions
ASU researchers probe how the gut responds to severe food allergiesContinue reading
Edson seed grants awarded to explore clues behind neurodegenerative diseases
5 ASU researchers will use the awards as opportunities for high-impact studiesContinue reading
GT Medical Technologies Reaches Clinical Milestone of 2,000th Patients Treated with GammaTile®
Highlighting growing adoption of innovative brain tumor treatment across the United States
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Awards $6 Million in Grants to Advance Higher Education in Maricopa County
Individual grants of $1 million were awarded to Arizona State University, Creighton University, Grand Canyon University, Maricopa Community Colleges, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona.