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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 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
NuxOx Pharma Awarded Phase I SBIR Contract from NHLBI
NuvOx Pharma has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research contract (contract # HHSN268201400045C) for “Development of Molecular Imaging Agents and Methods to Detect High Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque” by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
Utah PADT Office Opened to Enhance Local 3D Printing and ANSYS Sales, Services, and Support
PADT is opening a new local office in Murray, Utah in the Salt Lake City metro area. The office will focus on providing sales, technical support, 3D Printer maintenance, and a meeting space to better serve customers in Utah.
TGen and Dell provide critical tools for child-cancer research to National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Dell Genomic Data Analysis Platform provides computational power needed to speed up development of personalized treatment options
Arizona State University’s Charles J. Arntzen, PhD named 2014 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year
Charles J. Arntzen, PhD, the founding director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, has been named the 2014 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year. The award is given annually to the life science researcher in Arizona who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge and the understanding of biological […]
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        May 14, 2024 - - AZBioPEERS: Strategies to Attract, Develop and Retain Talent
        May 21, 2024 - - 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