WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, announced Board Chairman Peter Arduini’s priorities to guide the vision of the medtech industry over the course of his two-year term. The priorities, which are established by each new Board chair, come as AdvaMed, the leading trade association, renews its advocacy efforts in Washington and globally to address key issues impacting medtech companies and the providers and patients they serve.Continue reading
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Arizonans travel to Washington with a Medtech Message
AZBio Team Members traveled to our nation’s capitol to meet with our Arizona Congressional Delegation and to share how current policies and proposed laws can help or hinder medtech innovation. Continue reading
City of Hope-developed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy shows clinical activity in patients with aggressive brain tumors in a Phase 1 trial
- Half of the enrolled patients had stable disease for at least two months, two showed partial response and two experienced complete response
- Nature Medicine paper highlights delivery of CAR T cell therapy directly to the brain, a technique City of Hope developed
- This is the largest reported trial to date of CAR T therapy for solid tumors
Arizona Bioindustry Association opens office on Phoenix Bioscience Core at Connect Labs
The Phoenix Bioscience Core is excited to welcome the Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio) to the PBC. Its new office in Connect Labs by Wexford Science + Technology expands on AZBio’s close relationship with the PBC and its community members. Continue reading
Reglagene Expands to Houston and Joins TMC’s Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics
- Reglagene’s RGN6024 is on track to give new hope to provide orally administered therapy for brain cancer patients whose survival has historically been very low.
- Will speed development of RGN6024 therapy into the clinic
Exact Sciences Launches Riskguard™ hereditary cancer test in the United States
The Riskguard test detects genetic changes that can increase risk for 10 common cancers, using a simple blood or saliva sample
The test is covered by Medicare and many commercial insurance plans for eligible patientsContinue reading
Five UArizona Innovators Named to the National Academy of Inventors
National Academy of Inventors has named five University of Arizona faculty members as Class of 2024 Senior Members. To be selected as a Senior Member, academic inventors must demonstrate their rising leadership within their fields and show success in the patenting, licensing, and commercialization of innovations stemming from their work. According to the NAI, they must have produced “technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.” Continue reading
Real People – Real Stories – Vaccine Day at the Arizona State Capitol
On February 28, 2024, the Arizona Families for Vaccines held their first Vaccine Day at the Capital. Arizonans shared their personal stories of why having a well vaccinated community is important in their workplaces, in their homes, in their schools, and for their families.Continue reading
The Power of Strategic Boards in Early-Stage Bioscience Companies
Dr. Jacque Sokolov and Dr. Lishan Aklog discuss the value of forming a strategic board of directors in early-stage companies in the February 2024 AZBioPEERS webcast.Continue reading
Flinn Foundation names leadership of Arizona’s statewide bioscience committee
Higher education executive Heather Carter, UArizona biomedical engineer Jennifer Barton to serve as chair, vice chairContinue reading