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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.

Arizona’s bioscience industry is growing rapidly and reached more than 36,000 jobs spanning 2,912 business establishments in 2021. Industry employment has grown by nearly 22 percent since 2018—twice the growth rate of the nation—with each of the five major subsectors adding jobs during the period. Arizona’s universities conducted $602 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2020, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2018. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased significantly in 2021, and during the 2018-21 period totaled $565 million. Arizona inventors have been awarded 2,283 bioscience related patents since 2018, among the second quintile of states in patent activity. Read the Report: AZ-BIO2022 - state profile

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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.

Success Stories – Good News from Arizona’s BioIndustry

C-Path Welcomes Mucopolysaccharidosis Clinical Trial Data Contribution from Children’s Hospital of Orange County into RDCA-DAP

TUCSON, Ariz., December 12, 2023 – C-Path (Critical Path Institute) is thrilled to announce a significant addition to its Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform (RDCA-DAP®). Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has generously contributed clinical trial data related to mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS), reinforcing the power of collaboration in advancing rare disease research.

Avery Therapeutics, Inc. shares publication in Nature Communications Biology: “Biologically derived epicardial patch induces macropha​ge mediated pathophysiologic repair in chronically infarcted swine hearts”

TUCSON, ARIZONA, DECEMBER 11, 2023 – Avery Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, pre-clinical stage therapeutics company, developing therapeutics for diseases of aging, inflammation and fibrosis announces a publication in Nature Communications Biology, dated November 24, 2023. The article, titled “Biologically derived epicardial patch induces macrophage mediated pathophysiologic repair in chronically infarcted swine hearts,” demonstrates a […]

MCCCD Welcomes New Leadership to Drive Innovation and Growth

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is pleased to announce the selection of three new executive leaders; Lee Ann Bohn, Chief Operating Officer; Dr. Heather Carter, Senior Vice Chancellor of External Affairs; and Dr. Lisa Armour, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. The three well-respected leaders will enhance the System’s already robust administrative talent.

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