Member Spotlight: Tucson Medical Center, licensed at 615 beds, has been Tucson’s locally governed nonprofit regional hospital for more than 65 years. TMC is Southern Arizona’s leading provider for emergency care and pediatric care (including Tucson’s first Pediatric Emergency Department), with top-notch intensive care units for adults, children and newborns. Other specialty areas include women’s, maternity, cardiovascular, orthopaedic, neuroscience, hospice, imaging and senior services. Continue reading
Category Archives: AZBio News
Beneficial bacteria may help ward off infection
While many bacteria exist as aggressive pathogens, causing diseases ranging from tuberculosis and cholera, to plague, diphtheria and toxic shock syndrome, others play a less malevolent role and some are critical for human health.Continue reading
Dr. Michael Crow, President of ASU Shares Insights on Education
Dr. Michael Crow, Arizona State University President, shares insights on education, atheletics and leadership with Charile Rose on CBS News. Continue reading
Watson Update 2012
In October 2011, David Kerr of IBM introduced us to IBM’s Watson and the future of healthcare at the 2011 AZBio Awards. On June 26th, IBM’s Dr. Martin Kohn provided the latest news. Here is what he had to share:Continue reading
“Best Hospitals” add the Total Artificial Heart in their Tool Box
50% of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” for Cardiology & Heart Surgery Making the Total Artificial Heart Part of Their Toolbox Continue reading
Genome-wide association studies focus on evolutionary information
Evolutionary information improves discovery of mutations associated with diseasesContinue reading
Help us say Thank You at the 2012 AZBio Awards
On October 23rd Arizonans will be gathering from throughout the state at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 7th Annual AZBio Awards. In addition to shining a spotlight on the achievements of our industry’s leaders, we will be using this opportunity to show our appreciation to the community that has supported the biosciences over the years. The distance we have travelled isn’t merely measured in industry achievements. Every Arizonan has contributed to our progress; either directly, as an innovator, researcher, leader, or investor, or indirectly as Arizona voters and taxpayers.Continue reading
Yulex Corp and Cooper Tire Receive $6.9 Million USDA Grant
Grant will fund guayule bio-based, next-generation tire developmentContinue reading
Washington Run Down – July 2012
As a member of the CSBA (Council of State Bioscience Associations), AZBio receives a monthy run down of the latest news from our nation’s capitol.
Here is the latest Washington Update from BIO and the C2Group. Continue reading
FDA Comment Request: Establishing a unique device identification system for medical devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a unique device identification system to implement the requirement added to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) by section 226 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), Section 226 of FDAAA amended the FD&C Act to add new section 519(f), which directs FDA to promulgate regulations establishing a unique device identification system for medical devices. Continue reading