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

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.

Job Opportunity – Data Manager at C-Path

The Data Manager position is responsible for contributing to the management of data used for C-Path research purposes and supporting the development of clinical/preclinical data standards. This position supports all C-Path consortia that utilize clinical and preclinical data in their projects. Position will utilize vendor and internally developed tools to identify and solve data process […]

Job Opportunity – Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens Bioinformatician

The Critical Path Institute, a non-profit organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, invites applications from Master’s level (PhD preferred) scientists with expertise in genetic data analysis and processing to work collaboratively as a guest researcher with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, Laboratory Branch in Atlanta.

Job Opportunity – Assistant/Associate Director at C-Path

The Assistant/Associate Director is responsible for assisting the Executive Director in the overall management of the PRO Consortium to include advancing and documenting the science of clinical outcome assessment (COA) endpoint development and testing for use in clinical trials designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new medical products. In addition, the Assistant/Associate Director […]

Job Opportunity – Senior Project Mantager at C-Path

Critical Path Institute is a large multi-disciplinary scientific non-profit organization focused on accelerating the development of new therapies. CAMD is dedicated to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The Senior Project Manager works in close partnership with the CAMD Executive Director to provide operational and project management excellence for C-Path and affiliates’ virtual working groups to advance […]