Tucson, AZ, and College Park, MD, June 20, 2025 – The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) this week presented the AURP Vision Award to Peter Pellerito, Senior Policy Advisor at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), during the AURP BIO Health Caucus (held in advance of the BIO 2025 International Convention in Boston).Continue reading
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Caris Life Sciences Completes Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Reuters reports that Caris Life Sciences raised $494.1 million in its Nasdaq initial public offering
Life Sciences Workforce Collaborative (LSWC) Officially Launches to Strengthen Talent Pipelines Across the U.S.
Formerly the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI), LSWC to drive national coordination and visibility for life sciences workforce development
Wexford Science & Technology Launches Pre-Leasing for 800 PBC
Builds on Momentum of PBC, ASU Health With 850 PBC Nearing Full CapacityContinue reading
FDA to Issue New Commissioner’s National Priority Vouchers to Companies Supporting U.S. National Interests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced its Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) program to enhance the health interests of Americans. The new voucher may be redeemed by drug developers to participate in a novel priority program by the FDA that shortens its review time from approximately 10-12 months to 1-2 months following a sponsor’s final drug application submission.Continue reading
Global Impact of Phoenix Bioscience Core and TGen Featured in New BBC Content Series
BOSTON – The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, took part in a new global content series presented by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. TGen is a leading biomedical research organization based in the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC).
Smart sensors and smarter health: How AI and wearables are reimagining preventive health care
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence and wearable tech to forecast labor, detect stress and transform how we monitor our health – before symptoms appear.Continue reading
BioLab Holdings Founders Honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year
Robert Maguire & Jaime Leija, Cofounders of BioLab Holdings, Inc. in Mesa, Arizona were honored with the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Pacific Southwest Award
CND Life Sciences’ Syn-One Test® Detects Alpha-Synuclein in Skin Biopsies of Patients with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Data from the Syn-Sleep Study shows the Syn-One Test detected phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in skin biopsies of 75% of patients with iRBD at baseline
This NIH-sponsored, multicenter, prospective study is being conducted at 11 sites across the U.S. and involves 80 participants