Phoenix area, Tucson companies selected for Flinn Foundation program

A record 48 firms applied for our program this year—a testament to Arizona’s vibrant bioscience startup culture.Continue reading→

The HCG Diagnostics Year in Review for 2022 contains data related to clinical diagnostics and diagnostics in the public markets, with special attention to the MEGA Index, diagnostic company IPOs, and diagnostic M&A. This report also includes Arizona State University’s Testing Commons COVID Year in Review, which focuses on all things related to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics as well as COVID incidence vs influence and a history of the COVID mutations in the US.Continue reading→

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Kevin Conroy, chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences keynoted the TGen’s Arizona Bioscience Impact breakfast and shared his belief in the powerful impact of early detection in saving lives and improving cancer care.  He also introduced the audience to Exact Sciences newest diagnostic innovation – OncoExTra.Continue reading→

Stream of funding spurs advances in human health:
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researchers have received three significant new grants, advancing knowledge of digestive proteins in the human gut, toxic exposure to fungi during childhood and long-term vaccine effectiveness.  Continue reading→

Fifth Annual Symposium welcomed experts, who shared how big data and precision medicine are set to markedly improve clinical outcomesContinue reading→

“This marks the beginning of a new era of science with compact accelerator-based X‑ray sources,” said Robert Kaindl, who directs ASU’s Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser (CXFEL) Labs at the Biodesign Institute and is a professor in the Department of Physics. “The CXLS provides hard X-ray pulses with high flux, stability and ultrashort durations, in a very compact footprint. This way, matter can be resolved at its fundamental scales in space and time, enabling new discoveries across many fields — from next-generation materials for computing and information science, to renewable energy, biomolecular dynamics, drug discovery and human health.”Continue reading→

Life Science Nation is hosting a RESI conference which will be hybrid, June 5-7th. It will take place onsite on Monday June 5th at the Westin Copley Place from 8am – 5pm Eastern Time, and digitally on the 6th and 7th on the Partnering Platform. LSN is offering Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) members a discounted registration for their early-stage startupsContinue reading→

FEDERAL & STATE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

The Small Business Administration’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program is designed to support programs that advance innovative, technology-driven small businesses. The Arizona Commerce Authority has partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to facilitate the FAST program in Arizona.Continue reading→

Tucson, Ariz. (February 1, 2023) – The PGA TOUR Champions, the Tucson Conquistadores, the First Tee Tucson, and Exact Sciences, the maker of Cologuard^®, announced today that the Madison, Wisconsin-based company will now be the presenting sponsor of the Cologuard Classic. The announcement also extends Cologuard’s title sponsorship through the 2027 season. The 2023 Cologuard Classic by Exact Sciences will take place at the Omni Tucson National Resort from February 27^th through March 5^th and will have a $2.2 million purse, with $330,000 to the winner.Continue reading→