The Arizona biotech community stepped into the spotlight at the 2013 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards. Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
1,200th Worldwide Implant of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Occurs in Indiana
Patrick O’Hara Also is the 1st Indianan to be Implanted with the SynCardia Heart and the 1st Discharged From the Hospital Without a Human Heart, Thanks to the Freedom® Portable DriverContinue reading
TGen-led study reveals TWEAK-Fn14 as key drug target
Next steps: Drug development and clinical trials that could benefit patientsContinue reading
Breakthrough in Retinal Implants Expected to Restore Sight to the Blind
By Pete Brown, College of Engineering | November 4, 2013
Retinal implants have not lived up to their potential, argues a joint UA-German research team, until now.Continue reading
Landmark study of more than 27,000 women shows favorable results of Roche’s CINtec PLUS cytology test
PALMS study finds dual-biomarker test to be highly sensitive and specific for cervical precancersContinue reading
FDA Approves First Breakthrough Therapy – Genentech’s Gazyva(TM)
FDA Approves Gazyva™ (Obinutuzumab) for People With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Continue reading
TGen-Scottsdale Healthcare research shows ability to do whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing for patients with advanced cancers
Faster analysis of genetic variations should uncover new drug targets and pathways even as cancers mutate beyond initial therapiesContinue reading
Absence of the SMG1 protein could contribute to Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders
TGen-led study links lack of SMG1 to protein aggregates associated with Parkinson’s disease, forms of dementia and multiple systems atrophy (MSA)Continue reading
UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, SynDaver Strike Formal Collaboration
Simulation Technology Improves Medical Education, Creates JobsContinue reading
VisionGate Presents Clinical Data At IASLC Meeting Showing Its Cell-CT™ 3D Imaging Platform Detects Lung Cancer With High Sensitivity And Specificity
SYDNEY and PHOENIX, Oct. 28, 2013 — VisionGate, Inc., a company developing a revolutionary non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer, today reported clinical data showing that its automated 3D cell imaging platform, the Cell-CT™, can detect lung cancer in sputum samples with high sensitivity and specificity. The data was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer.Continue reading