A key requriement for our bioscience community to keep movng forward faster is the approval of the 2012 PDUFA agreements. Something fishy could hold things up and AZBio shares the G2 on why this is not a good idea. Continue reading
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Governor Jan Brewer takes Bold Action to Boost Arizona Economy
Governor Brewer Signs Legislation to Aid Small Businesses, Spur Investment and Create JobsContinue reading
Success Begins With Showing Up
The AZBio begins tomorrow at 7:30 AM . See who will be showing up…Continue reading
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Wins Arizona Innovation Challenge
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Awarded Arizona Innovation ChallengeContinue reading
A Capital Leader Moves To The Head Of The Class
The UA Awards Honorary Degree on Arizona Venture Capitalist Harry A. George Continue reading
Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Infectious diseases – both old and new – continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million fatalities per year around the world.
Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens, and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, along with co-author Michael McGuire from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both safer and more potent.Continue reading
Biodesign Institute receives Gates Grand Challenges Explorations grant
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has announced that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ASU assistant professor Shengxi Chen will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Fluorescent Protein Sensor to Diagnose HIV at Low Cost.”Continue reading
Pipe and Drum Lead Med Students to a Shining Future in Medicine
Led by a bagpipe and drum corps, 40 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students will process through downtown Phoenix to commencement exercises on Wednesday, May 9, at 3 p.m.Continue reading
Arizona BioIndustry Association gathers bioscience leaders and innovations for its annual expo
May 10, 2012; Phoenix, Ariz. – On the heels of the Obama Administration’s release of its new National Bioeconomy Blueprint, the Arizona BioIndustry Association will host an all-day conference at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix on Thursday, May 17. Continue reading
Peoria bioscience incubator to focus on medical-device firms
Peoria’s bioscience builder recently changed names but its goal is unwavering
The name of Peoria’s bioscience incubator has changed but its mission remains unchanged on the verge of its launch.
BioInspire, previously Peoria Incucelerator, is expected to open early next month at 13660 N. 94th Drive in Plaza Del Rio near Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road.
The incubator is a partnership among the city and BioAccel, a Phoenix-based non-profit that works to commercialize life-science technologies, and Plaza Companies, a Valley-based real estate firm that specializes in medical office, technology and bioscience facilities.
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