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We Asked. You Answered. Here’s your 2013 AZBio Viewpoint Results
Beginning in fourth quarter of 2012, AZBio put out the call across Arizona’s bioscience community and asked….”What’ your viewpoint?”
Members of Arizona’s bioscience community from across the state answered via a short survey focused on both policy and action priorities.
Respondents ranked priorities on a scale from 5 to 1 with a 5 being “Most Important” and a 1 being “Least Important”.
Topping the list for policy priorites is the capital we need to grow, followed closely by policies that attract and grow companies within our industry.
5 Highest Priorities for Public Policy:
- Access to growth capital (79% of respondents rating with a 4 or 5 – Average Score 4.1)
- State and local policies that promote the attraction and growth of companies in the Arizona Bioscience Industry (75% of respondents rating with a 4 or 5 – Average Score 4.0)
- Access to a qualified bioscience talent pool (71 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 3.4)
- State financial support for the continued growth of Arizona’s research universities ( 70% of respondents rating with a 4 or 5 – Average Score 3.9)
- State and local financial support for the continued growth of Arizona’s Medical Schools (64 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 3.7)
Top 5 Priorities for AZBio Actions and Activities
- Working with Angels, Venture Capital, and Financial Institutions to expand opportunities for Arizona Bioscience Companies to access growth capital. (80 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 4.2)
- Working with educators to promote interest in bioscience education and for their students, interest and preparation for bioscience careers (74 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 3.9)
- Spreading the word about the the value created by Arizona’s Bioscience Industry (72 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 3.9)
- Advocating for our industry at the state and local level (71 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 4.0)
- Regional Educational Events: Bioscience and Business Speakers (68 % of respondents rating with a 4 or 5- Average Score 3.7)
To view the AZBio Viewpoint results in 2012, click here.
Survey note: The AZBio Viewpoint Survey was open to all members of the Arizona bioscience community from November, 2012 until January 2013 and responses were receved from across the state of Arizona.
- 62% of responses were received from Arizona Bioscience Companies and Research Insitutions.
- 80% of responses were received from Arizona Bioindustry Association Member Organizations
- Respondents self represented their company size as follows:
- 1-10 employees – 48%
- 11-100 employees – 20%
- 100+ – 22%
Did you miss participating in the survey? Additional views are welcome. To share yours, complete the Viewpoint Survey here .