Past Honorees

Presented by AZBio, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and the City of Phoenix

2023 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

John N. Galgiani, MD

Valley Fever Center for Excellence, The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

GT Medical Technologies, Inc. 

Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year

Brad HalvorsenExecutive Vice President, Flinn Foundation

Public Service Award Honoree

Senator David Gowan

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Lisa M. Rimsza, MDMayo Clinic

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Barbara Marusiak, DHScASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Aesthetics Biomedical ® Inc.

CND Life Sciences, Inc.

Reglagene, Inc.

 

 

2022 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Michael Lynch, Arizona State University

Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

Caris Life Sciences

Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year

Catherine Ivy

Public Service Award Honoree

Mayor Kate Gallego

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Rachna Nath, Arizona College Prep., Chandler, AZ

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Anuncia Medical

Aqualung Therapeutics

Castle Biosciences

 

 

2021 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Gholam Peyman, MD

Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

BioLab Sciences

Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year

Mark A. Slater, PhD

Public Service Award Honoree

The Honorable Kate Brophy McGee

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Thomas Schumann

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Botanisol Analytics

Humabiologics, Inc.

PathogenDx

 

 

2020 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Jeffrey Trent Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.

Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

BD Peripheral Intervention

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year15

Joshua LaBaer, MD, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Public Service Award Honoree

Arizona's Front Line Workers

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Carl Yamashiro, Ph.D., , Arizona State University

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

FABRIC

GenoSensor Corporation

Systems Oncology

 

 

2019 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

The Honorable Jane Dee Hull

2019 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

Regenesis Biomedical, Inc.

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Martha Brumfield, PhD, Critical Path Institute

2019 Public Service Award Honoree

Debbie McCune Davis, TAPI

2019 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year 

Monica Kraft, MD, The  University of Arizona

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Marti Lindsey, PhD, The  University of Arizona

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Biosensing Instrument

GT Medical Technologies

OncoMyx

 

 

2018 Arizona Bioscience Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff

2018 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year

Calimmune (now part of  CSL Limited)

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Michael Berens, PhD, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

2018 Public Service Award Honoree

Ron Shoopman, Arizona Board of Regents

2018 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year 

Clara N Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, The University of Arizona

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Heather Bimonte-Nelson, PhD, Arizona  State University

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

AdviNow Medical

bioSyntagma

NeoLight

 

 

2017 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Marvin J. Slepian, MD of  The University of Arizona

2017 Bioscience Company of the Year

Bard Peripheral Vascular

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

The Honorable Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona

2017 Public Service Award Honoree

The Honorable Mark W. Mitchell, Mayor of the City of Tempe, Arizona

2017 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year 

Laurence Hurley, PhD of the University of Arizona

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Carol Bender, MSSS of The University of Arizona

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Avery Therapeutics

NuvOx Pharma

Rowpar Pharmaceuticals 

 

2016 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

George Poste, DVM, DSc, PhD, FRC Path, FRS

2016 Bioscience Company of the Year

GlobalMed

2016 Public Service Award Honoree

United States Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema

2016 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Stephen Johnston, PhD

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Marni Landry, Paradise Valley High School (CREST)

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Mara G. Aspinall

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Beacon Biomedical, Inc.

SalutarisMD

Systems Imagination, Inc.

 

 

2015 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Gordon Steere, Medtronic Tempe Campus (1997-2008)

2015 Bioscience Company of the Year

Theranos

2015 Public Service Award Honoree

Speaker Pro Tempore Bob Robson, Arizona House of Representatives

2015 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Wayne D. Frasch,Ph.D., Arizona State University School of Life Sciences

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Joan Rankin Shapiro, Ph.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Lynn Hudson, Ph.D., Critical Path Institute

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Calimmune, Inc.

HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.

VisionGate, Inc.

 

2014 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Roy Curtiss, III, PhD, The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

2014 Bioscience Company of the Year

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

2014 Public Service Award

W.J. “Jim” Lane, Mayor of Scottsdale Arizona

2014 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Charles Arntzen, PhD, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Miles Orchinik, PhD, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Jack B. Jewett. President & CEO, Flinn Foundation

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals

Pinnacle Transplant Technologies

SenesTech

 

 

2013 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Thomas M. Grogan, M.D. , founder of Ventana and SVP Medical Affairs,

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group

2013 Bioscience Company of the Year

W.L Gore and Associates

2013 Public Service Award

John W. Lewis, Mayor of the Town of Gilbert

2013 Bioscience Researcher of the Year

Leslie Boyer, M.D., The University of Arizona

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year

Amanda Grimes, Mesa Biotechnology Academy

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year

Linda Hunt, Dignity Health

AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees

Iron Horse Diagnostics, Inc.

Nasseo, Inc.

Yulex Corporation

 

 

2012 Arizona Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement

Dr. David Alberts, University of Arizona Cancer Center

Dr. Raymond Woosley, AZ CERT

2012 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year :

Cord Blood Registry, Tucson, AZ

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year: 

Harry George, Solstice Capital

Michael A. Cusanovich Educator of the Year:

Dr. Jennifer Kahlet Barton of the University of Arizona

Public Service Award:

Regent Rick Myers

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year:

Dr. Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University and TGen-North 

Fast Lane Honorees

Global Cancer Dx

The Critical Path Institute

Ulthera

 

 

2011 Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year :

SynCardia Systems, Inc.

Jon W. McGarity Bioscience Leader of the Year: 

Dr. Robert Penny of the International Genomics Consortium

Michael A. Cusanovich Educator of the Year:

Dr. Nadja Anderson of the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute

Public Service Award:

Greg Stanton

Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year:

Dr. Jessica Langbaum of the Banner Alzheimer’s Research Institute

 Fast Lane Award winners:

360 Vantage

Algae  Biosciences Incorporated

Celebration  Stem Cell

EmpowHER Media

Eye  Care and Cure

Flagship BioSciences

HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.

Invoy Technologies LLC

Mission3

NascentMD

PADT Medical

Provista Diagnostics, Inc.

Regenesis Biomedical

RiboMed Biotechnologies, Inc.

St. Joseph’s Hospital/CHW, MiHospital Program

TGEN Drug Development (TD2)

The CORE Institute 

The International Genomics Consortium

 

 

2010 Bioscience Company of the Year Award:

Abraxis BioScience, LLC, Phoenix

Jon W. McGarity Leadership Award:

Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D.

Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year Award:

Andrew Lettes, Ph.D., Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson

Public Service Award:

Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix

Award for Research Excellence:

Milton Sommerfeld, Ph.D. and Qiang Hu, Ph.D., Arizona State University 

Fast Start Award:

Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

2009 Bioscience Company of the Year Award:

Ventana Medical Systems, a Member of the Roche Group, Oro Valley

Jon W. McGarity Leadership Award:

Martin L. Shultz, Vice President, Government Affairs, Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

Bioscience Educator of the Year Award:

Barbara Fransway, Outreach Coordinator & Research Specialist, Arizona Research Laboratories, The University of Arizona

Award for Research Excellence: 

Bruce Rittman, Ph.D., Director, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute, ASU

Public Service Award:

Rep. Nancy K. Barto, District 7, Arizona House of Representatives

Fast Start Award:

Applied Microarrays, Inc. 

 

 

2008 Bioscience Company of the Year Award:

Provista Life Sciences, LLC

The Jon W. McGarity Leadership Award for 2008:

Michael Cusanovich, Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Bioscience Educator of the Year Award:

Margaret Wilch of Tucson High Magnet School in Tucson.

Public Service Award:

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano

Award for Research Excellence:

Rod Wing, Ph.D., The University of Arizona

 Fast Start Award:

Dedicated Phase I of Phoenix. 

 

 

2007 Bioscience Company of the Year:

Niadyne, Inc.

Bioscience Leader of the Year:  

Jonathan Thatcher

Bioscience Executive of the Year:

Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen

Bioscience Elected Official:

Senator Carolyn Allen 

Bioscience Educator of the Year:

Xan Simonson, Mesa High School

Bioscience Researcher of the Year:

Roy Curtiss, III, Ph.D

Bioscience Startup Company of the Year: 

InNexus Biotechnology, Inc.

Medical Device Company of the Year:

Medipacs, LLC

 

 

 2006 Bioscience Company of the Year: 

AmpliMed Corporation

Bioscience Leader of the Year:  

John W. Murphy, President and CEO, Flinn Foundation

Bioscience Executive of the Year:

Tianwei Jing, Ph.D., Agilent Technologies (formerly Molecular Imaging Corp) 

Bioscience Startup Company of the Year:

DMetrix

Medical Device Company of the Year:

Ventana Medical Systems

 

 

2005 – Inaugural Bioscience Awards Dinner

2005 Biotechnology Company of the Year:

Isotechnika Inc.

Bioindustry Executive of the Year:

Robert Penny, president of the Molecular Profiling Institute

Bioscience Leader of the Year:

George Poste, director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

Startup Life Science Company of the Year:

NanoBiomics Inc.,

Medical Device Company of the Year:

Kinetic Muscles Inc.

 

 

 

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About AZBio:

The Arizona Bioindustry Association  (AZBio)  is comprised of member organizations in business, research, education, government, and other professions involved in the life science sector.  AZBio supports the members of the Arizona life science community by providing access to the key resources, connections, and information that support their ability to Connect, Collaborate, Innovate and Succeed thus supporting the growth of a thriving economic ecosystem for Arizona and fostering the discovery, development, and delivery of health innovations that benefit people in Arizona and around the world.

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