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AZBio is committed to building a top-tier life science industry in Arizona.
Arizona’s bioscience industry is growing rapidly and reached nearly 30,000 jobs spanning 2,160 business establishments in 2018. Industry employment has grown by 15 percent since 2016—twice the growth rate of the nation—with each of the five major subsectors adding jobs during the period. Arizona’s universities conducted nearly $580 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2018, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2016. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased in 2019, and during the 2016-19 period totaled $349 million. Arizona inventors have been awarded 2,178 bioscience-related patents since 2016, among the second quintile of states in patent activity.
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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 Arizona’s bioscience industry. AZBio membership includes patient advocacy organizations, life science innovators, educators, healthcare partners and leading business organizations. AZBio is the statewide affiliate of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and works in partnership with AdvaMed, MDMA, and PhRMA to advance innovation and to ensure that the value delivered from life-changing and life-saving innovation benefits people in Arizona and around the world.
Success Stories – Good News from Arizona’s BioIndustry
Final Steel Beam Tops Off The Refinery Building at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges
TUCSON, Ariz.– The steel frame and concrete floors are coming to completion at The Refinery. The final beam of The Refinery was placed, topping off the steel framework for the 120,000 square foot structure. The Refinery is the kickoff building to the new UA Tech Park at The Bridges, an extension campus birthed from the success of the UA Tech Park near Interstate 10 and Rita Road.
Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe and Effective?
COVID-19 Vaccines are viewed as the light at the end of the tunnel. We are not there yet but we will get there. Hundreds of millions of people in the United States and billions of people globally will need to be immunized against COVID-19. But, are these vaccines safe and effective? Would you recommend that […]
C-Path Appoints Co-Directors to CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory Advisory Committee
TUCSON, Ariz., February 4, 2021 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today has announced the appointments of David Fajgenbaum, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., and Marco Schito, Ph.D., as co-directors of the advisory committee for C-Path’s CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory (CDRC) program.
How Vaccines Impact Arizona’s Economy (Encore Video)
On February 2, 2021, AZBio and a coalition of health and community organizations hosted an in depth discussion on how vaccines impact Arizona’s Economy. The encore video is now available.
Events
- Spring 2021 Virtual McKenna Health Policy Lecture & Symposium
- 03/09/2021
- MDMA 2021 FDA Forum
- 03/10/2021 - 03/11/2021
- Partnering to Make an Impact: TLA and SaiOx
- 03/10/2021
- Patient Engagement & Personalization
- 03/10/2021
- Attracting Life Science Companies and Talent to Arizona
- 03/16/2021