News and Updates

Six Arizona bioscience startups selected for 2020 Flinn Foundation entrepreneurship program

February 20, 2020

Six bioscience companies creating innovative solutions to improve regenerative medicine, spinal surgery, sleep health, medical payments, the food supply, and even ear cleaning have been selected for the 2020 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.  The Arizona-based firms will each receive $30,000 in funding support through a nonprofit partner, a personalized plan to help advance the company, and connections with the state’s bioscience and policy leaders.  The Flinn Foundation has competitively selected 40 bioscience firms in Arizona since 2014…


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Coronavirus outbreak brings work of Flinn-Brown Fellow Jessica Rigler into the public eye

February 03, 2020

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation  A member of the Arizona State University community last month became the first confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Arizona and one of the first in the United States as the outbreak expanded beyond central China.  The state agency at the forefront of this identification and response is the Arizona Department of…


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Flinn-Brown Fellows, former Flinn Foundation staff appointed by governor to high-ranking state positions

January 10, 2020

Two Flinn-Brown Fellows and the former senior program manager of the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation were recently appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to new high-level state positions. Ducey appointed Flinn-Brown Fellow Daniel Ruiz as the…


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Flinn Foundation grants push research on cancer, surgery, diabetes into clinical practice

December 12, 2019

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Arizona’s leading research institutions—universities, independent institutes, and research hospitals—are collaborating on bioscience projects to advance health care through a Flinn Foundation grants program designed to translate innovations and discoveries into patient care more quickly. The eight…


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Flinn Foundation incorporates sustainability into its philanthropic work to benefit Arizona

September 17, 2019

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation For more than 50 years, the Flinn Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life in Arizona for the benefit of future generations. The Phoenix-based philanthropic grantmaking organization has done so through its support…


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Flinn-Brown Award recipients recognized at annual Flinn-Brown Convention

May 07, 2019

Five dedicated Arizona leaders were honored May 3 by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at its annual Flinn-Brown Convention, which brings together Flinn-Brown Fellows for a day of learning and celebration. The award winners include a current Arizona legislator,…


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Musician and entrepreneur Gerd Wuestemann enters second year leading Scottsdale Arts

May 03, 2019

By Julie AndersonFlinn Foundation For Gerd Wuestemann, having grown up in a small town in Germany, Arizona might not have seemed like the obvious choice to find his home and inspiration. But with a last name that translates into “desert…


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