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
Pathway Progress – Biosimilars Are Coming Soon
In 2013, “biosimilars” were a hot topic at the Arizona Legislature. In the end, the bill to define the classes of biosimilars in Arizona statute along with the the process for substitution did not move forward to the floor as key stateholders and legislators continued to research and discuss the issue. It is expected that the […]
CoorsTek Medical well positioned to move medical devices from concept to reality
COORSTEK LAUNCHES COORSTEK MEDICAL TO ENABLE MEDICAL INNOVATORS TO TURN GREAT IDEAS INTO LIFE-ENHANCING REALITIES. Its integrated capabilities span the entire product realization cycle, including market research, design and engineering, prototyping and feasibility, testing and regulation, and scale manufacturing.
BioAccel’s MaryAnn Guerra to Serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Selects MaryAnn Guerra to Serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
New ASU, Nature journal to highlight spaceflight research
“We are in a Renaissance period for spaceflight research that has tremendous potential for breakthrough advances in diverse scientific and technological domains to benefit life on Earth and exploration of space,” said Cheryl A. Nickerson, a professor in ASU’s Biodesign Institute, who is the editor-in-chief of the new journal.
Events
- 2024 MedTech Conference
        May 21, 2024 - - Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) Annual Conference 2024: Innovation in Medical Product Development
        May 29, 2024 - - AACC 2024 Rocky Mountain Local Section Spring Meeting
        May 31, 2024 - Phoenix - BIO International Convention 2024
        Jun 3, 2024 - San Diego - Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium 2024 Annual Scientific Conference
        Sep 12, 2024 - Tempe