How Phoenix built a world-class bioscience ecosystem / Axios (Op-ed)
A city of Phoenix article shows how the area has steadily built an ecosystem of world-class research, health care facilities and bioscience companies to attract talent and investment from across the globe.
This Phoenix hospital is expanding its organ transplant program to include lungs / Arizona Republic
Mayo Clinic in Arizona has launched a new lung transplant program, joining Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix as the Arizona hospitals with active lung transplant programs. The lung program joins Mayo’s overall transplant program that includes hearts, livers, and kidneys.
How a Mesa biotech company grew its revenue by 600% over 18 months / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno)
BioLab Holdings, a Mesa biotech medical manufacturer, is seeing an uptick in demand for its wound care products, leading to an expansion of its laboratory space, dozens of new employees and a 600% increase in revenue over the past 18 months.
Bio entrepreneur Tony Dietz draws on childhood experiences to create inflatable earplug / Flinn Foundation
Phoenix-based Paxauris, a two-time participant in the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program, has launched a Fluid™ Earplug inflatable design that conforms to all ear canal shapes and provides an alternative to foam earplugs.
HonorHealth inks major lease at East Valley office building / Phoenix Business Journal
HonorHealth has signed a lease for 50,000-square-foot in the Chandler Integrated CareCampus. The facility will offer both medical oncology and chemotherapy, as well as a breast surgery clinic, primary care, an outpatient therapy clinic, and a multi-specialty clinic.
Trump administration has terminated 67 research grants at U of A — so far / Arizona Daily Star
The University of Arizona has had 67 research grants stopped or terminated by federal agencies under the Trump administration, an administrator told faculty senators, or roughly $60 million in lost unspent federal funds.
Arizona duo seeks to ‘reinvent’ health care, one mobile visit at a time / Phoenix Business Journal
Doctor Housecalls of the Valley operates with a simple goal: to keep patients out of the hospital by bringing medical services to them, seeing about 500 patients since acquiring the business last year.
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