Arizona Public Media interviewed U of A President Eugene Sander on the university’s new tech transfer inititaive…. Tech Launch Arizona. (Video) Continue reading
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NAU and Flagship Biosciences Partnership Featured Inside NAU
Partnership with biotech firm magnifies student skillsContinue reading
‘Dream Team’ stands up to melanoma cancer
December 14, 2011:
Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute via http://asunews.asu.edu/20111214_melanomadreamteam
ASU’s Deirdre Meldrum and Joshua LaBaer, of the Biodesign Institute, have been named to the new Melanoma Dream Team created by Stand Up to Cancer, the Melanoma Research Alliance and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The collaborative Dream Team project, involving scientists from top research institutions across the country, is focused on developing targeted, personalized therapies for a subtype of skin cancer that is difficult to treat. The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute will lead the $6 million national and international study.Continue reading
Total Artificial Heart Recipient Heads Home for the Holidays with New Donor Heart & Kidney
Husband and Wife’s New Year’s Resolutions: Become Advocates for Organ Donation, Meet the Donor Family and Inspire Love and Peace Amongst OthersContinue reading
Flagship Biosciences Further Refines Tumor Heterogeneity Analysis
Technique evaluates heterogeneity of tumors using novel image analysis algorithms with standard immunohistochemistry techniques
Press Release via 2011 AZBio Fast Lane Award winner Flagship Biosciences.Continue reading
City of Maricopa sheds light on the future economy
The City of Maricopa’s 5th Annual Economic Development Summit sheds light on new developments and the future economy.
On Thursday December 8, 2011, the City of Maricopa held its 5th Annual Economic Development Summit. Over 100 attendees were present, representating the development, land investment, business, and real estate sectors as well as local stakeholder group.Continue reading
Forbes Names SynCardia One of “America’s Most Promising Companies”
List Features 100 Privately-Held Companies with Compelling Business Models, Strong Management, Investment Capital and Notable CustomersContinue reading
SynCardia expands to Europe
SynCardia Forms European Entity to Address Growing Demand for
World’s Only Approved Total Artificial Heart
18 New European Hospitals Have Enrolled in SynCardia’s Certification Program to Implant the Total Artificial Heart during the Last 15 Months.Continue reading
Recognizing Excellence in Innovation: PADT
Delivering innovation on a consistent basis is a recipe for success. Getting recognized for the impact your efforts make in helping others succeed too is the icing on the cake. Just ask Rey Chu, Mark Johnson, Eric Miller, and Ward Rand the owners of PADT, Inc.
What we call a recipe for success, they state as the PADT Philosophy…
Peoria Mayor Welcomes the addition of new Medical Device and Bioscience Incubator
As seen in the Arizona Republic on 11/18/2011
Peoria will soon play host to bioscience startups, with the lofty long-term goal of becoming a bioscience hub focused on medical devices that would bring high-paying jobs to the city.
The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a partnership with BioAccel, a Phoenix non-profit that mentors startups, as well as Plaza Companies of Peoria, which would host the Peoria Incucelerator. The name comes from the combination of incubator and accelerator.Continue reading