Arizona Biosciences News

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Jan 31, 2012

Arizona Bioscience Sector Sustains Strong Job Growth

Neither the recession nor the subsequent economic doldrums have impeded growth of Arizona’s bioscience sector, a new report shows. During the post-recessionary period of 2009-10, bioscience jobs increased by 7.4 percent, compared to a 1.8 percent drop for the state’s overall private sector, according to an analysis of Arizona biosciences, commissioned by the Flinn Foundation. 
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May, 01, 2012
Biozona Weekly: New laws aid algae research; Biodesign wins $30M contract; Gilbert lands VA clinic

Top bioscience news, April 13-28: New laws position Arizona to be algae leader ¶ ASU Biodesign wins $30M DoD contract for health-monitoring chip ¶ Gilbert lands new VA clinic. (Plus 6 more stories.)
Tags: algae, arizona state university, award, biodesign institute, bioscience, biotechnology, cancer, cancer treatment centers, clinic, clinical trials, district medical group, education, gilbert, graduate medical education, health monitoring chip, hospitals, jobs, kyrene, medical center, medical devices, medical equipment, northern arizona university, nursing, patrick soon-shiong, science projects, stem, students, syringes, training, translational research management, veterans affairs, workforce
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Apr, 19, 2012
Biozona Weekly: C-Path featured; new angel fund debuts; NE Phoenix bio campus approved

Top bioscience news, March 26-April 17: Dr. Carolyn Compton speaks on C-Path’s outlook ¶ ASU alumni form a new angel fund supporting early-stage high-tech companies ¶ Phoenix City Council approves a new bioscience campus in northeast Phoenix. (Plus 4 more stories.)
Tags: angel, arbsource, arizona state university, arizona technology enterprises, biltmore angels, biosciences, biotechnology, capital, carolyn compton, chandler innovations incubator, charlie lewis, critical path institute, drug development, education, fungal infection, gene-based therapies, grants, investment, mayo clinic, phoenix biomedical campus, public health, stem, university of arizona, wastewater treatment, workforce
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Apr, 09, 2012
Biozona Weekly: Record STEM grant for CAC; new law to protect university research; PCH/Mayo liver partnership

Top bioscience news, March 14-April 6: Central Arizona College earns its largest-ever HIS-STEM grant from the U.S. Department of Education ¶ Gov. Jan Brewer signs a bill into law that facilitates industry-university partnerships ¶ Phoenix Children's Hospital and Mayo Clinic partner on new liver-transplant program.  (Plus 9 more stories.)
Tags: algae, bioscience, biotechnology, brain cancer, cancer diagnostics, central arizona college, children’s urgent care, confidential data, gateway community college, gilbert, hb 2272, healthcare, heliae, incubator, jan brewer, liver transplant, mara aspinall, optumrx, pathways, pediatric, pharmaceutical, phoenix children’s hospital, research, ribomed, stem grant, taxes, technology, tucson, university of arizona college of medicines-phoenix, university of arizona medical center, ventana, workforce development
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Feb, 29, 2012
Biozona Weekly: Arizona STEM Network launches; NantCare comes to Phoenix; Op-eds for UA COM expansion

Top bioscience news, February 17-28: With a second multi-million-dollar grant, SFAz is rolling out the Arizona STEM Network statewide ¶ NantCare, a newly acquired telehealth firm associated with Patrick Soon-Shiong, has moved to Phoenix ¶ Op-eds by a state legislator and a university president argue for continued funding for the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix (Plus 9 more stories.)
Tags: agribusiness, ann weaver hart, arizona bioindustry association, arizona board of regents, arizona center for algae technology and innovation, arizona commerce authority, bioindustry organization of southern arizona, bioscience, biotechnology, cancer, college of medicine-phoenix, education, grants, health information, medical data, patrick soon-shiong, science foundation arizona, scottsdale healthcare, stem, that antibiotics, university of arizona
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Feb, 17, 2012
C-Path announces hiring of new president and CEO Carolyn Compton
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Carolyn Compton, an internationally recognized cancer pathologist who previously led important units at the National Institutes of Health, has been hired as the new president and CEO of the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute. Dr. Compton replaces Raymond Woosley, a longtime fixture in Arizona's bioscience community, who founded C-Path in 2005 to help make development of health-care innovations safer, faster, and cheaper. 
Tags: carolyn compton, critical path institute, raymond woosley
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