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OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE:Ā Arizona is a top-ten life science state.

OUR MISSION:Ā AZBio supports the needs of Arizonaā€™s growing life science ecosystem.

OUR MEMBERS: AZBio Members make an impact. They discover, develop and deliver health innovations including medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and a wide range of health technologies. Our members also include economic development partners, educators, investors, leading business and philanthropic organizations, and patient advocacy organizations.Ā AZBio Members employ over 365,000 Arizonans who are working together to make life better for people in Arizona and around the world.

Our industry sector generated over $43.64 billion in Economic Impact in 2023.

That's up over 88% from 2016 and growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 9.5%.

Arizonaā€™s bioscience industry (not including our hospitals) 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 $102,161ā€”53 percent higher than the stateā€™s private sector average.Ā  View More of Arizona's Bioscience Industry Data

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A key component in Arizonaā€™s life science ecosystem, the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on growing Arizonaā€™s bioscience industry.Ā Ā 

AZBioĀ  Member OrganizationsĀ 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. Ā 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

Your Feedback Wanted on Proposed Changes to Reporting Peer Review Outcomes for Applications

NIH is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the reporting of peer review outcomes for grant applications (NOT-OD-26-088). Comments will be accepted electronically here until October 13, 2026. These proposed updates are intended to strengthen alignment with the NIH Unified Funding Strategy which prioritizes scientific merit and reinforces the central role of peer review in NIH funding decisions. […]

HHS Seeks Public Input on Federal Vaccine Recommendation Categories and Shared Clinical Decision-Making

WASHINGTON, D.C. ā€” AUGUST 21, 2026 ā€” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the categories used in federal vaccine recommendations and the role of shared clinical decision-making. The RFI advances President Trumpā€™s Executive Order Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for […]

California SB 122: What It Means for Companies

California recently enacted SB 122, which represents a significant expansion of the stateā€™s sales and use tax framework as it applies to digital products, including prewritten computer software delivered electronically and software accessed remotely, including most SaaS and cloud-based arrangements. Under the existing California sales and use tax framework, sales and use tax has generally […]

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