With organizations the caliber of Mayo Clinic, TGen, the Flinn Foundation, Arizona BioIndustry Association and the state’s universities, Arizona boasts a multitude of talented scientists, health professionals, life science entrepreneurs, nonprofits and government leaders committed to contributing to the quality of life in our state. Arizona’s bioscience sector is adding jobs at a rate that outpaces the nation. And its public universities are seeing increases in bioscience research funding, expenditures and tech transfer.Continue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
PADT Recognized for its Contribution to Arizona’s Tech Community with Two Awards: Top Tech Exec by Phoenix Business Journal and Special AZBio Award
PADT Co-founder Eric Miller Honored in the CEO Category by the Phoenix Business Journal and PADT’s 25 Years of Contributions Recognized by AZBioContinue reading
Biotechnology Innovation Organization Announces 2021 Leadership Transition
WASHINGTON – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced that industry veteran Jim Greenwood will step down as President and CEO of the world’s largest biotechnology organization after the 2020 election and help transition a new leader to represent the industry globally and to defend innovation from domestic political attacks.Continue reading
Kalos Therapeutics, Inc., Oncology Pharmaceuticals and NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals Inc., combination therapy offers the potential of a safer and more effective approach to a wide variety of cancer treatments
Oncology Pharma is pleased to announce that Kalos Therapeutics’ lead compound, KTH-222, can produce a reduction in the attachment of newly seeded cells to a solid-phase by an average of 39%. These non-clinical results suggest that KTH-222 disrupt tubulin formation and attachment to the solid-phase in a similar way to most of the commonly used tubulin disrupting chemotherapeutic drugs. However, the mechanism of action by KTH-222 may be different than the most commonly used tubulin-disrupting therapies and needs further investigation. Continue reading
Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute C Research Building Receives LEED Platinum Certification
The $120 million Biodesign Institute C research building at Arizona State University (ASU), which was constructed by McCarthy Building Companies and completed in June 2018, recently received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.Continue reading
Discovery may expand cancer vaccine capabilities
For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have pooled their energies into an often scoffed-at, high-risk, high-reward goal in medicine: to develop a universal vaccine to prevent cancer.Continue reading
Cereset® Announces Mild-Traumatic Brain Injury Focused Clinical Trial Progress
Results to date demonstrate that Cereset’s technology may help U.S. military personnel suffering from concussionContinue reading
First Annual University Flu Shot Challenge Launched at Several Arizona Campuses
New Campaign Brings Awareness About the Importance of Flu Vaccination to AZ StudentsContinue reading
PathogenDx Announces $7.5 Million in Series B Funding
DNA-based pathogen testing company completes funding round led by Cresco Capital Partners in just three monthsContinue reading