News and Updates

Flinn Foundation opens application for research grants program

July 13, 2021

The Flinn Foundation has opened the application for the next round of the Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program, which will fund up to 10 research teams focused on advancing new products or services to improve patient care. The awardees…


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Health-care entrepreneur joins Flinn Foundation board

June 03, 2021

Heidi Jannenga, one of Arizona’s most accomplished health-care-technology entrepreneurs, has been elected to the Flinn Foundation board of directors. Jannenga, co-founder of Phoenix-based WebPT, the leading software provider for electronic medical records and practice management for rehabilitation therapists, brings to…


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Flinn Foundation selects 19 excelling Arizona students as 2021 Flinn Scholars

April 21, 2021

Nineteen of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors have been awarded the prestigious Flinn Scholarship and will receive a full ride at one of the state’s public universities. Now in its 36th year, the Flinn Scholars Program is supported by the Phoenix-based…


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Arizona’s bioscience community reports on ‘a robust industry cluster’

April 14, 2021

The Flinn Foundation hosted its annual bioscience event April 14 to share the impressive progress of Arizona’s growing sector nearly two decades since the launch of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.  The virtual event featured a keynote address by Tom Osha of Wexford Science and Technology and a mix of live presentations and…


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Flinn Foundation funds seven projects to translate research findings into patient care

April 12, 2021

Arizona’s public universities, private institutes, and research hospitals will collaborate on seven projects to advance precision medicine, medical devices, and diagnostics as part of a Flinn Foundation program to translate research findings into patient care. Seven grants valued at $100,000…


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In solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

March 22, 2021

The murder of eight people in metro Atlanta last week—six of them Asian women—was tragic and infuriating, and adds to a shameful, ongoing history of discrimination and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. In…


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Seven Arizona bio startups earn $30K through Flinn entrepreneurship program

February 23, 2021

Five Phoenix, two Tucson firms to receive personalized learning plan, other benefits Artificial intelligence to assist Alzheimer’s disease caregivers, rapid virus screeners, a headband to monitor for concussions, and new technologies for surgeries and drug discovery are some of the…


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