Statewide tech conference aims to attract 25,000 participants to Arizona / Phoenix Business Journal
Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority — in partnership with the Arizona Venture Alliance — unveiled plans for the first Arizona Tech Week. The weeklong event in April 2026 will unite investors, startup founders and industry leaders and feature keynote panels, pitch competitions, hackathons, networking engagements and more. Read more: State will host first-ever Arizona Tech Week in 2026
University of Arizona breaks record for impactful inventions / AZ Big Media
The University of Arizona generated a record 324 invention disclosures in fiscal year 2025, up from the 2024 record of 307, according to Tech Launch Arizona, the university office that commercializes inventions stemming from university research and innovation.
Istios Health completes merger, lands capital to scale infectious disease platform / Phoenix Business Journal
The merger of Istios Health with NoD Health, which will continue to operate as Istios Health, has its sights set on developing the world’s largest commercial repository for infectious disease data, growing its network of physicians, and expanding biopharmaceutical partnerships.
Arizona researchers seeking simple ways to reduce firefighter cancer risk / KTAR
University of Arizona researchers, with the help of a $4 million Arizona Board of Regents grant, are working to develop some simple yet surprising ways to reduce the cancer risk for firefighters.
Banner Health requests zoning for $400 million Scottsdale medical campus / Phoenix Business Journal
Phoenix-based Banner Health is making its way through the city of Scottsdale zoning process for a $400 million medical campus that will include a 640,000-square-foot hospital at the southwest corner of Hayden Road and Loop 101.
Northern Arizona Healthcare partnering with Sonora Quest Laboratories for health care testing in Flagstaff / Arizona Daily Sun
Northern Arizona Healthcare will be the point of processing for Sonora Quest’s STAT lab requests, which the Flagstaff-based health care system said will ensure patients have access to rapid test results.
Upcoming Events /
Aug. 8: Nano-Bio Materials Consortium RFP info session
Aug. 21: AZBio Summer Reception at Roche, Oro Valley
Aug. 19: AZBioPEERS: Tales from the Road
Sept. 4: 2025 Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Scientific Conference
Oct. 13-17: Arizona Bioscience Week
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