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Category Archives: AZBio News
BeScreened Blood-based Colorectal Cancer Test Provides Affordable Early detection Without the Mess
Beacon Biomedical’s BeScreened-CRC blood test improves screening compliance and therefore the probability of survival while dramatically reducing the cost of treatment of CRC without the need for fecal collection.Continue reading
GT Medical Technologies Names Dr. Michael A. Garcia as Chief Medical Officer
TEMPE, Ariz., March 16, 2023—GT Medical Technologies, Inc. has appointed Michael A. Garcia, MD, MS, as its Chief Medical Officer.
In his new role, Dr. Garcia will expand the GammaTile® Therapy clinical study pipeline, support research and development, lead medical affairs, and promote additional efforts for expanding the evidence-based use of GammaTile Therapy and its incorporation into oncology care guidelines. Continue reading
New Virtual Education Program for Cancer Caregivers Launches
The new Virtual Cancer Caregivers Education Program provides online education and resources to Cancer Caregivers delivering the information they need when they need it.
The program will launch March 25, 2023 at the MMRF/AzMN Patient and All Cancer Caregivers’ Summit in Scottsdale.
ReSuture, Inc. Awarded $996,413 NSF Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant to Support Surgical Performance and Medical Device Development
- A $996,413 Phase II SBIR grant from the NSF advances ReSuture’s efforts to quantify operative performance through simulated surgical platforms, capacitive sensing, and machine learning
- ReSuture’s proposed technology – a combination of lifelike physical simulations, novel sensors, and robust data analysis – is addressing a universal market need that has been unsolved for decades
- ReSuture’s early working solutions have been adopted by device manufacturers W.L. Gore, Teleflex Medical, Becton Dickinson, Endologix, and surgical residency programs at Tulane Medical Center, McMaster University, and the Mayo Clinic
National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to ASU to advance X-ray science
World’s first Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser to be constructed at Arizona State
The National Science Foundation today announced $90.8 million in funding to Arizona State University — the largest NSF research award in the university’s history — to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science.Continue reading
Parkinson’s Foundation Receives Grant to Fund Critical Research, Genetic Testing and Counseling
Simone Charitable Foundation Awards Nearly $800,000 to Assist People with Parkinson’s in ArizonaContinue reading
AZBio CEO Talks Health Innovation on The Business Roundtable with Matt Battaglia
AZBio President and CEO, Joan Koerber-Walker , joined host Matt Battaglia of 1100 KFNX for The Business Round Table. Listen in to learn about health innovations being developed in Arizona and how AZBio is working to help Arizona become a top-ten bioscience state.Continue reading
Globally Renowned Research Scientist Joins Phoenix Children’s, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD Takes up Post as Director, Strengthens Focus on Bench-to-Bedside ResearchContinue reading
Startup Metfora to advance development of AI-enabled diagnostic technology
TUCSON, AZ – University of Arizona startup Metfora, LLC has announced that it is the recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase l Award from the National Science Foundation to pursue the detection of chronic diseases via multiplex analysis of circulating metabolites. The company will receive a one-year grant of $255,706 to expand a pioneering diagnostic technology originally developed at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.Continue reading