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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 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
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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
Dr Josh LaBaer advances disease research, claims important award
Josh LaBaer, M.D., PhD., a leading researcher in the rapidly expanding field of proteomics, has just been awarded the 2016 Translational Proteomics Award from the Human Proteome Organization (or HUPO). The prestigious award recognizes professor LaBaer’s distinguished scientific achievements in the field of translational proteomics science.
Beacon Biomedical Inc. Opens R&D and CLIA Laboratory To Advance Early Cancer Detection Research
Beacon Biomedical, Inc., a privately held company focused on developing highly accurate laboratory and point-of-care blood tests for colorectal cancer screening and its early detection, has opened new Corporate Offices and their R&D-CLIA laboratory at the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) in Phoenix.
Results of New Study with Castle Biosciences’ Skin Melanoma Gene Expression Test Published in Current Medical Research and Opinion
Results demonstrate that DecisionDx-Melanoma outcome changed clinical management for over half of tested patients
Accelerate Diagnostics Submits De Novo Request to FDA for Accelerate Pheno™ System and Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC kit
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (“Accelerate”) announced today the submission of a De Novo request for Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Accelerate Pheno™ system and Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC kit for positive blood culture samples.
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        Jul 31, 2025 - Flagstaff - AZBioPEERS: Tales from the Road - Kiran Avancha
        Aug 19, 2025 - - AZBio Summer Reception at Roche Tissue Diagnostics
        Aug 21, 2025 - Oro Valley - 2025 Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Scientific Conference
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