Moving Life Science Innovations along the path
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.
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
IN THE LOOP
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Get Connected With Arizona's Bioindustry
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
Destroy Pancreatic Cancer dedicates $1 million for unique TGen-designed clinical trial
Destroy Pancreatic Cancer, an Atlanta-based non-profit dedicated to finding better treatments for the most deadly of all cancers, is donating $1 million for a unique pancreatic cancer clinical trial designed by the non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
AZBio In the Loop for the week of March 12, 2018
Focus On Lyme Foundation Builds Biorepository Consisting of Chronic Lyme Disease and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) Donors
When Focus on Lyme put out the call for volunteers willing to donate blood samples for research on Lyme disease, the entire day’s schedule was filled within minutes. Some participants, many quite ill, traveled hundreds of miles just to make a blood donation.
Learn what’s next at Flinn
In the Flinn Foundation’s new report, President and CEO Tammy McLeod looks ahead at how the Foundation’s programs can make a difference across Arizona.
Events
- MDMA Annual Conference
        Apr 17, 2024 - Washington - AZBio Spring Reception at Langham Logistics
        Apr 18, 2024 - Phoenix - Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Update
        Apr 22, 2024 - - AZBioPEERS: In-State Incubators, Exploring Local Resources
        Apr 23, 2024 - - Tucson Symposium 2024
        Apr 23, 2024 - Tucson