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
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Castle Biosciences’ TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Test Receives 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Award for Artificial Intelligence Innovation
This marks the third consecutive year that Castle has been recognized with a MedTech Breakthrough Award for its innovative testing solutionsContinue reading
Advocacy Matters: Learn How Advocacy Impacts Health Innovation
On May 16, 2023, advocacy took center stage on AZBioPEERS, with a discussion on how Advocacy Matters with leaders from Washington, D.C. and Arizona. Continue reading
The IRA: How Public Policy Impacts Innovation
In this KOL Conversation, two AZBio Board Members discuss drug development and the challenges created for health innovators by provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Continue reading
AZ Budget Update: See where Arizona is spending and investing in FY24
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed Arizona’s FY24 budget. The state’s $17.8 billion spending plan includes money to prevent homelessness, boost education funding and send tax rebates to parents. It also includes some interesting and, in some cases, surprising additions or omissions. Continue reading
UArizona engineers lead $70M project to turn desert shrub into rubber
Guayule is a sustainable crop with the potential to provide a reliable domestic rubber source.Continue reading
Arizona Goes All In For Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Ivy Brain Tumor Center is Leading the Way in Brain Cancer Research and Treatment
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Medtelligent Partners with TapRoot’s Ella® to Incorporate Behavior Planning into EMR Platform for Senior Living
Phoenix, Arizona. Apr. 30, 2023 — TapRoot Interventions & Solutions, Inc. (“TapRoot”), a Phoenix-based digital healthcare company, today announced the launch of a new partnership with Medtelligent, Inc., using their electronic medical record platform, ALIS, to provide senior living a one-stop, easy to use, integrated care management platform to solve everyday care management, staff scheduling, compliance, and reporting challenges for senior living communities.Continue reading
Preserving the biotech social contract – we should all be pitching in
“We’re fortunate to work in an industry that benefits from decades of investment and is now brimming with possibility to improve human health. But if we don’t do our part to maintain a healthy ecosystem, we’ll find ourselves on increasingly rocky, slippery, dead-end trails”
–Steve Potts, founding CEO, Anticipate BioscienceContinue reading
Medtronic receives FDA approval for its next generation Micra leadless pacing systems
New pacemakers offer 40% more battery life, extend Medtronic legacy of pacing leadershipContinue reading