MOVING LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATIONSĀ 

FROM DISCOVERY TO DEVELOPMENT TOĀ  DELIVERY

OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE:Ā Arizona is a top-ten life science state.

OUR MISSION:Ā AZBio supports the needs of Arizonaā€™s growing life science ecosystem.

OUR MEMBERS: AZBio Members make an impact. They discover, develop and deliver health innovations including medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and a wide range of health technologies. Our members also include economic development partners, educators, investors, leading business and philanthropic organizations, and patient advocacy organizations.Ā AZBio Members employ over 365,000 Arizonans who are working together to make life better for people in Arizona and around the world.

Our industry sector generated over $43.64 billion in Economic Impact in 2023.

That's up over 88% from 2016 and growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 9.5%.

Arizonaā€™s bioscience industry (not including our hospitals) 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 $102,161ā€”53 percent higher than the stateā€™s private sector average.Ā  View More of Arizona's Bioscience Industry Data

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A key component in Arizonaā€™s life science ecosystem, the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on growing Arizonaā€™s bioscience industry.Ā Ā 

AZBioĀ  Member OrganizationsĀ 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. Ā 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

Seven Arizona research projects earn $100K grants from Flinn Foundation

Seven Arizona-based research teams have been awarded $100,000 grants from the Flinn Foundation as members of the 2026 Translational Seed Grants Program cohort. The new awardees represent six institutions ā€” two from Arizona State University and one each from HonorHealth Research Institute, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, and University […]

AZBio Member Spotlight – Bright Path Labs

  Based in Mesa, Arizona, Bright Path is advancing pharmaceutical innovation by strengthening domestic manufacturing and addressing critical supply chain challenges. Through cutting-edge technology and a commitment to sustainability, the company is working to ensure patients have reliable access to essential medicines.

GATC Health and UC Irvine Announce Landmark PNAS Publication Validating AI-Platform for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

GATC Health Corp, a leading tech-bio company leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to transform drug discovery and development, and researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) today announced the publication of a joint study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The peer-reviewed paper validates a novel drug candidate, GATC-1021, which was […]

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