Flinn increases funding, opportunities for bioscience research, entrepreneurship programs / Flinn Foundation
Two flagship Flinn Foundation bioscience programs that have supported Arizona-based translational research and entrepreneurship for more than a decade are increasing their funding and providing a new pathway toward commercialization. Applications open Aug. 3.
Arizona startups raise $434.7M in Q2 as megadeals dominate 87% of national deal flow / Phoenix Business Journal
In Arizona, startups raised $434.7 million across 47 deals in the second quarter, including a $100 million series E round raised by Tempe-based medical device firm GT Medical Technologies and $21 million in a series A deal by Tempe-based AI healthcare startup Basata.
UA professor awarded $1.8M to develop targeted medicine that mimics red blood cells / AZPM
A University of Arizona materials scientist has been awarded a federal grant to develop a new generation of drug delivery systems that can hide from the body’s immune system by mimicking the behavior of red blood cells.
HonorHealth researcher developing therapy to attack brain tumors / Flinn Foundation
In this video, HonorHealth researcher and Flinn Foundation grantee Raffaella Soldi talks about her work developing a technology to attack Glioblastoma tumors by rapidly identifying tumor-specific targets unique to each patient.
UA tests drug that could help Tucson seniors age stronger / KVOA
The University of Arizona will begin a new clinical trial to evaluate whether rapamycin can improve resiliency, frailty and immune function in adults 65 and older as part of a groundbreaking initiative aimed at helping older adults age healthier.
How Arizona leaders are transforming the future of blood cancer care / AZ Big Media
While stakeholders like Blood Cancer United are raising awareness and funding, physicians at City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix in Goodyear are transforming how blood cancer is treated.
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