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Peoria Mayor Welcomes the addition of new Medical Device and Bioscience Incubator
As seen in the Arizona Republic on 11/18/2011
Peoria will soon play host to bioscience startups, with the lofty long-term goal of becoming a bioscience hub focused on medical devices that would bring high-paying jobs to the city.
The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a partnership with BioAccel, a Phoenix non-profit that mentors startups, as well as Plaza Companies of Peoria, which would host the Peoria Incucelerator. The name comes from the combination of incubator and accelerator.Continue reading
Just released: Pete Pellerito of BIO to keynote AZBio Trailblazer Awards on December 1st
Peter M. Pellerito of BIO to share a National Perspective on Best Practices That Support Bioscience Industry Growth at AZBio Trailblazer Awards Luncheon December 1, 2011.
The Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Peter M. Pellerito of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will present a keynote on best practices for state bioscience industry growth at the AZBio Trailblazer Awards on December 1, 2011 as the community gathers to honor state leaders.Continue reading
Banner Alzheimer’s study links countries
As seen in the Arizona Republic
It’s a scene that could play out anywhere: four 20-somethings laughing, munching on pizza and chatting about plans to go dancing in Scottsdale.
But this group of young men and women at a Phoenix hospital last weekend were far from carefree. They know they each may possess a genetic ticking time bomb that has robbed generations of family members in their homeland of Medellin, Colombia.Continue reading
Supporting Innovation– Your Opportunity to Send a Message to Congress on the TDP
The Bioscience community is reaching our to leaders in Washington to support the Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit program (TDP) (I.R.C. §48D) and its impact on bioscience and U.S. innovation. The letter below has been signed by BIO, AZBio and bioscience companies and organizations across the country. Continue reading
News from the Capitols: StateNet Capitol Journal for 11 21 2011
AZBio partners with LexisNexis and StateNet to bring you all the latest updates from Washington DC and around the nation. Check out the latest in the November 21, 2011 edition.Continue reading
AZ Biosciences Shine at Governor’s Celebration of Innovation
Arizona bioscience companies stepped into the spotlight again this week as three leading companies, VisionGate, Inc., Phoenix Analysis Design Technologies (PADT), Inc., and Yulex, Inc., were honored at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation by the Arizona Technology Council.Continue reading
AdvaMed Statement on Senate HELP Committee Hearing on FDA’s Medical Device Approval Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), released the following statement on today’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, “Medical Devices: Protecting Patients and Promoting Innovation”:Continue reading
U of A researchers developing a sweet energy solution
Known as the sugarcane of the desert, sweet sorghum could be a sustainable and ecological future biofuel crop for Arizona.Continue reading
Meet Tucson’s Best Kept Secret – Xeridiem
David Wichner Arizona Daily Star Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:00 am
Made in Tucson: Inconspicuous Xeridiem
If you’ve ever had medical treatment involving a feeding tube or a urinary catheter – wince – it may well have been made right here in Tucson by Xeridiem Medical Devices.
But even if you’re a doctor, you may have never seen or heard the name Xeridiem, or its prior name, MRI Medical.Continue reading