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
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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
ASU professor Charles Arntzen named Fast Company’s Most Creative Person in Business
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researcher Charles Arntzen has been chosen as the No. 1 honoree among Fast Company’s annual “100 Most Creative People in Business” for his leadership role in developing ZMapp, a therapeutic produced in tobacco to fight Ebola.
Arizona Poison Centers Welcome Approval of New Snake Antivenom, Plan Research
Tucson, Phoenix Toxicologists To Assess Drugs
TGen-UCSF study published in Neuro-Oncology provides comprehensive look at brain cancer treatments
New clinical trial at UCSF, based on TGen genomic research, uses multiple drugs to cross blood-brain barrier and attack glioblastoma tumors
Capital For Emerging Growth Companies: Six House Bills To Watch
The success of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act in the biotech industry means that the work of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises has taken on increased importance for emerging biotech companies. Current bills being considered could help to further support the search for breakthrough treatments at the next generation […]
Events
- Venture Madness 2024
        Apr 3, 2024 - Scottsdale - Behind BIO5
        Apr 3, 2024 - Tucson - BISNOW: Phoenix Healthcare and Life Sciences Summit
        Apr 4, 2024 - Phoenix - 9th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference
        Apr 5, 2024 - Phoenix - BIO Legislative Fly In
        Apr 16, 2024 - Washington