MOVING LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATIONS

FROM DISCOVERY TO DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVERY

OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE: Arizona is a top-ten life science state.

OUR MISSION: AZBio supports the needs of Arizona’s growing life science ecosystem.

OUR MEMBERS: AZBio Members make an impact. They discover, develop and deliver health innovations including medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and a wide range of health technologies. Our members also include economic development partners, educators, investors, leading business and philanthropic organizations, and patient advocacy organizations. AZBio Members employ over 365,000 Arizonans who are working together to make life better for people in Arizona and around the world.

Our industry sector generated over $43.64 billion in Economic Impact in 2023.

That's up over 88% from 2016 and growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 9.5%.

Arizona’s bioscience industry (not including our hospitals) employed 40,399 in 2023 across 3,652 state business establishments, representing a rapid 24.6 percent increase in employment since 2019 and placing the state among the leaders in employment growth. The average wage in the bioscience industry was $102,161—53 percent higher than the state’s private sector average. View More of Arizona's Bioscience Industry Data

A key component in Arizona’s life science ecosystem, the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on growing Arizona’s bioscience industry.

AZBio Member Organizations in the fields of business, research and education, health care delivery, economic development, government, and other professions involved in the biosciences are the key drivers of the growth of Arizona's life science sector. As the unified voice of our industry in Arizona, AZBio strives to make Arizona a place where bioscience organizations can grow and succeed.

AZBio works nationally and globally with the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and leading patient advocacy organizations.

Through these relationships, AZBio has access to information, contacts, resources, cost saving programs, and the global bioscience and medtech community.

Moving Forward Faster Requires Leaders and Innovators: 2011 AZBio Award Winners Announced

The Arizona BioIndustry Association announced the leaders and innovators who are moving the Arizona biosciences industry forward faster at the 2011 AZBio Awards on October 13, 2011 in front of a standing room only crowd. Winners include: Dr. Nadja Anderson of the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute, 2011 Michael A. Cusanovich Educator of the Year, […]

Arizona BioIndustry Association names award winners

Phoenix Business Journal by Angela Gonzales, Senior Reporter Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 9:00pm MST.

MSDx Enters Disease Research Field with Introduction of New NK Perforin Kit

MSDx announced today the first of a series of blood testing products that provide novel tools for studying disease processes. Today the company is introducing The NK Cytolytic Competence Assay (Human CD16/Perforin) Flow Cytometry Kit, a Research Use Only (RUO) kit, which has wide-ranging potential for research in multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes […]

Report shows global medtech industry emerging from global recession

Pulse of the Industry: Medical technology report 2011 September 2011 via AdvaMed An overview of the United States, European and Global medical technology industry with performance metrics and analysis of the context within which the industry operates. Demographic, regulatory, macro-economic and expanding non-traditional markets create a need for innovative approaches to developing better medical technologies […]