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 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. Academic R&D expenditures in bioscience fields reached a new height of $683.3 million in 2022. NIH funding for Arizona totaled $366.5 million in 2023 following steady annual growth since 2019. Arizona’s bioscience companies attracted strong venture capital investment, with $281.8 million invested in 2023. Arizona stands out in patent activity in bioscience-related technology areas—its 3,387 patent awards from 2019 through 2023 places the state in the second quintile among all states. AZ-BIO2024 - state profile

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.

Dr. Leigh Neumayer named Interim Senior Vice president for Health Sciences

Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, who heads the department of surgery at UA College of Medicine-Tucson, will be interim senior vice president for health sciences effective Jan. 1, 2017. UA Heath Sciences includes UA’s medical schools in Phoenix and Tucson and the colleges of nursing, pharmacy and public health.The total UA Heath Sciences budget is $595 million per year.

SenesTech, Inc. Begins Trading on NASDAQ as SNES

SenesTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNES), a developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control based in Flagstaff, Arizona began public trading on December 8, 2017. The initial public offering of 1,875,000 shares of common stock priced at $8.00 per share. In addition, SenesTech and certain selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a […]

arivis AG named to 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Global

MUNICH, Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Red Herring announced that it has named arivis AG, a leader in 3D+ imaging and compliance software for the life, health and material sciences, to its Top 100 Global. This award recognizes leading private companies from North America, Europe, and Asia, celebrating their innovations and technologies across their respective […]

National Institutes of Health Bestows Grant to NeuroEM Therapeutics and Arizona State University for Collaborative Research in Alzheimer’s Disease

A Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant has been awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Phoenix-based NeuroEM Therapeutics, Inc. and Arizona State University.