With 52 Novel Drug Approvals and 4 Biologic License Application (BLA) approvals, 2019 takes its place as the second most prolific year for approvals in the last two decades. The record high goes to 2018 with 59 approvals and the record low to 2002 with 17. (Source)
Read on to see the AZBio Member Companies that received approvals…
Announcing Genes in Space 2020 – Design and Launch Your DNA Experiment to Space!
Calling all students in grades 7 through 12: Have you ever wondered how astronauts might survive a deep-space mission or how we might be able to use biology to transform new worlds? If so, Genes in Space is for you!Continue reading
Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction granted to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.Continue reading
As we prepare to say good-bye to this century’s teen years, and move into our 20’s, it’s time to celebrate the life science industry’s successes of this decade and look forward to the decade to come.Continue reading
Full Repeal of the Medical Device Tax was signed into law today along with other key funding measures and laws that impact our industry.
Arizona’s health systems are delivering comprehensive, high quality care while providing high paying jobs and competitive wages throughout the state. The Health System Alliance of Arizona has launched a new website “Keeping Arizona Healthy” to share their continued commitment to the state’s physical and economic health.Continue reading
Life Science leaders say two actions this week in Washington D.C. threaten to put life science innovation up against the ropes. Continue reading
The Grant Will Fund Research for Combining Cellular Patterns Inspired by Nature with Simulation and 3D Printing to Make Stronger and Lighter Structures for Space Exploration
The team will work to take bio-inspired lattice shapes and develop tools to incorporate those shapes into the design of structure used in spacecraft. We will also create tools to optimize the distribution of the lattice structure, produce material properties, and verify the simulation results with rigorous testing.
PHOENIX, AZ (December 11, 2019) — The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today 10 awardees in the Fall 2019 round of the Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). The business plan competition — one of the largest in the country — is designed to advance innovation and technology commercialization opportunities in Arizona by helping early-stage ventures scale.Continue reading
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX) today announced that Lawrence Mehren will retire from the company. Jack Phillips, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, has been unanimously appointed by the board to the position, effective February 1, 2020. Mr. Mehren will support the transition process, remaining as a key advisor to the company through 2021. This move is the culmination of a succession plan initiated in 2018 by Mr. Mehren and the board to prepare the company for the next phase of commercial growth.Continue reading