Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands / Phoenix Business Journal
Mayo Clinic plans to invest $1.9 billion and add 3,500 more jobs to its north Phoenix campus, adjacent to the Discovery Oasis biotech innovation hub, adding 1.2 million square feet of space by 2031.
U of A announces $20M investment in strategic research areas / Arizona Daily Star
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella announced a one-time investment of $20 million from the Arizona Board of Regents’ Technology and Research Initiative Fund for research in biomedicine and health care and several other areas. Read more: University research is building better lives and economic growth for Arizona
ASU expects Arizona initiative to propel lab research into marketplace / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno)
A new initiative, fueled by a $1.5 million grant from the Arizona Board of Regents, will help speed the time it takes for groundbreaking biomedical research at Arizona’s three public universities to be transformed into devices, drugs and therapies that help people.
Two Arizona bio startups earn $100K through Flinn entrepreneurship program / Flinn Foundation
Arizona bioscience companies Anuncia Medical and Macula Vision Systems have been selected from a competitive field of startups to receive $100,000 each in funding support through the 2025 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.
TSMC to invest $100 billion in new Arizona fabs / Phoenix Business Journal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will invest as much as $100 billion to build three more computer chip factories, two advanced packaging centers and a research and development center that will create thousands of jobs in Arizona.
HonorHealth researchers experimenting with olives in anticancer drug / Cronkite News
The HonorHealth Research Institute in Scottsdale is in the early stages of experimenting with a range of produce, such as olives, to treat cancer. The next steps include clinical trials to assess the effectiveness and safety of plant vesicles being used for human treatment.
Phoenix Zoo will break ground on a new veterinary medical center / KJZZ
The Phoenix Zoo breaks ground on a new veterinary medical center, a 27,000-square-foot building that will provide state-of-the-art medical facilities, advanced diagnostic equipment and clinical research space to support the health and wellbeing of the zoo’s animals.
Science and health program for Native American youth to shut down in Northern Arizona / Cronkite News
Although the Cultural and Academic Research Experience (CARE) program at Northern Arizona University worked mainly with Indigenous students hoping to increase the number of Native Americans in science, the program welcomed everyone.
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