Seed Grants Program Brochure

August 2023

The Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program funds 10 Arizona-based research teams each year that are advancing new products or services addressing significant clinical needs. This brochure provides information about the latest cohort with an application deadline of Oct. 2. The awardees will each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months, plus programmatic benefits. At the end of the grant period, up to two of the most successful projects may receive up to an additional $100,000 over the following year.

The Latest Progress of the Biosciences in Arizona

April 2023

This brochure presents important accomplishments aligned with Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap that occurred in 2022, from research achievements and enhanced clinical care, to further maturation of Arizona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and steps forward by key firms. And the brochure observes that the recruitment of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturer to Arizona was an important moment for the biosciences, which is drawing ever closer to other high-tech sectors.

2023 Seed Grants Program Brochure

October 2022

The Flinn Foundation’s Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program funds up to 10 research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are focused on advancing new products or services to improve patient care. Awardees each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months.

Proposed projects must address compelling clinical needs in the areas of precision medicine, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, or health-care-delivery processes and have significant potential to turn bench results into viable products or systems impacting patients in Arizona and beyond.

Meet the 2022 Flinn-Brown Fellows

September 2022

In this short video, the 2022 Flinn-Brown Fellows introduce themselves and share what excites them most about the Flinn-Brown Fellowship.

In 2022, the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership selected 27 civic leaders from around the state to participate in Arizona’s most prestigious leadership program on state policy and politics, bringing together diverse political perspectives, experience, and policy interests.

2023 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program Brochure

August 2022

The 2023 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program will award $30,000 through a nonprofit partner to up to six early-stage Arizona bioscience firms. Now in its 10th year, the program provides a professionally developed, yearlong plan specific to the needs of the individual firms that helps them advance to commercialization and become investor-ready. This two-page flyer describes the application process for the program, which includes a two-page business plan, pitch deck, and one letter of recommendation.