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.

READY TO RESEARCH? ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION REGISTRY TEAM LOOKS AT 2014

Ask the Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry team to choose their most significant 2014 accomplishment and their response is unanimous: the launch of the Study Opportunities page on endALZnow.org.

ASU Biodesign’s Dr. Stuart Lindsey Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Stuart Lindsay is a professor and the director of the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics at ASU’s Biodesign Institute.

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS OFFER EXCITING NEW HOME-USE OPPORTUNITIES

Personal care products, that empower individuals, continue to be an exciting field within life sciences. Unlike data collection devices, such as Fitbit, personal care products use technology to solve medical or cosmetic needs at home. Examples of these types of products include technologies for microdermabrasion (PMD Microderm), laser hair removal (Tria), acne (Claro) and facial […]