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 with over 34,000 jobs spanning over 2,000 business establishments in 2020. The industry’s job base grew 5.4% in Arizona from 2018-2020, more than tripling the U.S. growth rate of 1.4%. Arizona’s universities conducted nearly $623 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2020, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2016. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased again in 2021, and during the 2018-2021 period totaled $532 million.
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Get Connected With Arizona's Bioindustry
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
Forbes Names SynCardia One of “America’s Most Promising Companies”
List Features 100 Privately-Held Companies with Compelling Business Models, Strong Management, Investment Capital and Notable Customers
Making Sense of the Medical Device Tax
Estimated at $20B, the Medial Device Tax was included in the Affordable Care Act that was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. The amount is based on a 2.3% excise tax that will be levied on the total revenues of a company, regardless of whether a company generates a profit, starting in 2013. While many […]
AZ teams develop defensive measures toward a vaccine for Ebola
On Aug. 26, 1976, a time bomb exploded in Yambuku, a remote village in Zaire, (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). A threadlike virus known as Ebola had emerged, soon earning a grim distinction as one of the most lethal, naturally occurring pathogens on earth, killing up to 90 percent of its victims, and […]
Going Global? The USEAC is there to help
Are you ready to take your biotech business global? The U.S. Export Assistance Council is ready to help with a number of services ranging from counseling and advice to in country introductions with qualified business partners. The U.S. Commercial Service has a network of export and industry specialists located in more than 100 U.S. cities […]
Events
- Partnering with the Department of Defense to Protect the Warfighter: Investments in National Health Security
- 06/30/2022
- Venom Week VIII at SkySong
- 07/18/2022 - 07/21/2022
- Scottsdale
- AZBioPEERS: Business Basics Series- How To Build An Investable Team
- 08/16/2022
- AZBio Fall Mixer at Roche Tissue Diagnostics
- 08/25/2022
- Oro Valley
- AZBioPEERS: Getting Ready for Bioscience Week 2022 - How to Make the Most of Partnering and Events
- 09/13/2022