Arizona Bioscience News: Flinn Seeks Program Manager; Arizona Leads Chip Consortium; Studying Late-Night Decision-Making; Phoenix Builds Quantum Sector

May 28, 2026

By Jessica Vaile

Flinn seeking new Bioscience Roadmap and Research Program Manager / Flinn Foundation

The Flinn Foundation is looking for a bioscience program manager to play a critical role in strengthening the state’s bio ecosystem through the support of Foundation grantmaking, the shepherding of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, and the development of relationships, partnerships, and data infrastructure. If interested, please submit a resume and cover letter via email to [email protected].


Arizona to lead Southwest regional hub for chip industry workforce consortium / Phoenix Business Journal

The Arizona Commerce Authority will lead a new regional consortium, NNME Southwest, for microelectronics education and workforce development. The consortium brings together 47 members across Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah that span postsecondary institutions, microelectronics employers, workforce organizations, STEM partners, and more.


University of Arizona gets millions to study peoples’ minds at night / KJZZ

University of Arizona researchers received a five-year, $3.8 million federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study how being awake late at night could impact a person’s ability to make decisions.


Phoenix is building a quantum computing sector. This ASU professor will lead the effort / KJZZ

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has tapped Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the effort to build the quantum computing sector in Phoenix. Panchanathan, university professor of technology and innovation at Arizona State University and a former director of the National Science Foundation, shares his plans.


Mayo Clinic taps AI to flag patients needing palliative care / Phoenix Business Journal

Mayo Clinic is deploying artificial intelligence across its hospital network, including at its Phoenix campus, to help doctors identify patients who might benefit from palliative care—a practice to relieve pain or bring comfort to patients facing serious or terminal illness.


HonorHealth unveils major campus enhancements at Scottsdale Shea Medical Center / AZ Big Media

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center has launched the HonorHealth Heart Care Center, which brings together advanced technology, specialized treatment spaces and coordinated care teams in a centralized destination for cardiovascular care.

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