This Arizona coalition wants to study neuroarts — how the arts can help brain health / KJZZ
The Arizona Community NeuroArts Coalition, headed by the Flinn Foundation and a part of an international ecosystem established by Johns Hopkins University, is taking inventory on the state’s programs that merge both the arts and health.
Arizona firms land $1.2 million to scale medical technology projects / Phoenix Business Journal
The Partnership for Economic Innovation received $600,000 from the Arizona Commerce Authority to support six new health technology projects, with a $600,000 match from venture capital firms, angel investors and private corporations. The projects represent the fifth cohort of PEI’s Applied Research Centers, which has rebranded from the WearTech Applied Research Center.
TGen North’s Heather Mead developing new Valley fever test / Flinn Foundation
Heather Mead, a researcher at TGen North in Flagstaff, is developing a new diagnostic test for Valley fever to provide a more accurate diagnosis with high sensitivity and specificity. Mead received one of seven $100,000 Translational Seed Grants this year from the Flinn Foundation.
Flagstaff startup targets common, dangerous lung condition / Flagstaff Business News
Whitney Slightham and her husband, Dr. Brian Cripe, a Flagstaff plastic surgeon, have created the medical device startup, Ateleva, developing a single-use sleeve that attaches to any standard bronchoscope and allows clinicians to isolate, treat and reinflate collapsed lung segments in seconds.
Arizona artificial heart maker names interim CEO as leadership shakeup continues / Phoenix Business Journal
Picard Medical, parent company of Tucson-based SynCardia Systems, announced Patrick Schnegelsberg has stepped down as CEO. Richard Fang will serve as interim CEO for the Arizona company that makes the only federally approved total artificial human heart in the U.S. and Canada.
Taiwan officials visit Arizona as Phoenix works to expand ties beyond semiconductors / KJZZ
About two dozen Taiwanese officials stopped in Arizona this week to launch a U.S. visit as the city of Phoenix hopes to deepen its relationship with Taiwan in bioscience, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare innovation.
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