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Administration Announces a 100 Percent Potential Tariff on Branded or Patented Pharmaceuticals
President Trump posted the following on Truth Social on Thursday, September 25, 2025: “Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. “IS BUILDING” will be defined as, “breaking ground” and/or “under construction.” There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115267512131958759Continue reading
Online Resource Spotlights A New Era of Biopharmaceutical Innovation
The biopharmaceutical industry is on the brink of unprecedented breakthroughs, with the potential to revolutionize health care, reduce the burden of disease and create a healthier future for all. Innovation.org puts biopharmaceutical innovation in the spotlight.
Next up for Section 232 Investigations – Medtech
The US Commerce Department disclosed on September 24, 2025 that new “Section 232” investigations into the import of personal protective equipment, medical items, robotics and industrial machinery were opened on September 2, 2025 but not previously disclosed.Continue reading
MiiHealth AI to Collaborate with one of the leading Health Systems in the United States to advance DAINA, its AI Agent for Streamlining Patient Intake
Phoenix, Ariz., MiiHealth AI, an emerging leader in agentic AI for healthcare, has announced it has entered into a know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic. This collaboration aims to revolutionize patient intake, streamline provider workflows, and enhance care quality.Continue reading
NIH Launches $50M Autism Data Science Initiative to Unlock Causes and Improve Outcomes
The National Institutes of Health has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative>, a landmark research effort that will harness large-scale data resources to explore contributors to the causes and rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. More than $50 million in awards <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative/funded-research>will support 13 pioneering projects that draw on genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, proteomic, clinical, behavioral and autism services data. These projects will integrate, aggregate and analyze existing data resources, generate targeted new data and validate findings through independent replication hubs.Continue reading
ASU is No. 1 in innovation for 11th straight year
Also, multiple academic programs rank highly among public schools in 2026 US News & World Report ‘Best Colleges’ listContinue reading
Life365 Honored by Arizona Bioindustry Association with Fast Lane Award
Life365, a leading data engagement and virtual care company, will receive an AZBio Fast Lane Award, recognizing companies for outstanding progress and acceleration of innovation in Arizona at the AZBio Awards on October 15, 2025 .
NIH Launches Landmark Project on Whole-Person Health and Function
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an effort to advance research on whole-person health and create an integrated knowledge network of healthy physiological function. Whole person health involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote health. For example, a multicomponent lifestyle intervention including healthy diet, physical activity and stress management may improve multiple and interconnected aspects of health including cardiovascular (e.g. blood pressure), metabolic (e.g. glucose metabolism) and musculoskeletal function (e.g. muscle strength).Continue reading