PHOENIX, Ariz. — Bhavik Patel, M.D., has been appointed chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer for Mayo Clinic in Arizona. In this role, Dr. Patel will lead Mayo Clinic’s Advanced AI and Innovation Hub in Arizona with a focus on expanding AI-based solutions within Mayo’s three shields of Practice, Research and Education, in addition to business operations. Continue reading
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Anuncia Medical Announces the First Successful US Implant of the Company’s Newly Commercially Released ReFlow™ Mini Flusher Device for Hydrocephalus Patients
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital First in the Country to Implant this Next Generation FDA-Cleared Device
Company Welcomes Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mark Geiger, Who Lives with HydrocephalusContinue reading
City of Hope scientists develop targeted chemotherapy able to kill all solid tumors in preclinical research
The City of Hope-developed investigational small molecule selectively disrupts DNA replication and repair in cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unaffected, a new study reports.Continue reading
New UArizona study links brain waves directly to memory
The findings could lay foundations for cognitive impairment therapy and help improve memory.Continue reading
TGen appoints J. Gregory Caporaso, Ph.D., Professor in its Pathogen and Microbiome Division
Flagstaff, Arizona — July 25, 2023 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced that J. Gregory Caporaso, Ph.D., has joined the Institute as a Professor in its pathogen and microbiome division located in Flagstaff, more commonly known as TGen North. Continue reading
Unify Medical Announces know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic for Fluorescence-Guided Visualization
Unify Medical, Inc., a privately-held, smart, surgical visualization technology company, announced that, through a know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic to assess and develop clinical applications using Unify’s fluorescence-guided visualization technology.Continue reading
Langham Upgrades Phoenix GMP Warehouse, CRT Expansion
Langham Logistics, an Indiana-based warehousing and transportation company with a focus in life sciences, today announced an adaptation of the second half of its Arizona building to GMP controlled room space. More than 9,000 newly-converted controlled room temperature (CRT) pallet positions opened for full operations on June 1st to serve the West Coast’s cold chain warehousing and distribution demands.Continue reading
IdeaFunding Returns to TENWEST Impact Festival in 2023 to Showcase Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Applications Launch for Pitch Competition with over $70,000 in Prizes
July 24, 2023 (Tucson, Ariz.) – Applications for the 2023 IdeaFunding competition are live and startups can submit applications before August 28, 2023. IdeaFunding is Southern Arizona’s largest and longest entrepreneurial conference and pitch competition, where this year over $70,000 in prize funding will be awarded to Arizona companies. IdeaFunding is co-led by Startup Tucson and the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) and presented by the Arizona Commerce Authority. Continue reading
Nectero Medical Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application to Initiate Phase II/III Clinical Trial of Nectero EAST® System for Treatment of Small- to Mid-Sized Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Pivotal trial to be conducted at multiple sites, primarily in the U.S., using novel single-use, endovascular system comprised of a dual-balloon delivery catheter and stabilizer mixture containing pentagalloyl glucoseContinue reading
Erroneous genetic sequences identified for the first time in specific cells of ALS and frontotemporal dementia patients
Gene splicing defect known as “cryptic exons” detected using single-nuclei RNA sequencingContinue reading