Xcellerant Ventures, AVC to invest $7 million into health tech startups / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno)
Scottsdale-based Xcellerant Ventures has raised an additional $7 million in capital from Arizona Venture Capital Inc. and other limited partners to back between four and seven Arizona healthtech startups.
NAU scientists work on ‘wearable robots’ to help people walk / KNAU
“Wearable robots” might sound like science fiction, but researchers at Northern Arizona University’s Human Performance Lab are perfecting an ankle exoskeleton to help people who have trouble walking.
At HonorHealth new research lab, scientists hope to work on personalized treatments / KJZZ
HonorHealth Research Institute recently opened its Center for Translational Science in downtown Phoenix’s Bioscience Core. Dr. Sunil Sharma, an oncologist who does both clinical and lab-based research, discusses his new role leading the lab.
Medical campus project breaks ground in San Tan Valley / Phoenix Business Journal
Tri-City Cardiology has begun construction on Terraza Medical Village, a 100,000-square-foot, five-building medical office park on 12 acres in fast-growing San Tan Valley that will feature primary and specialist physicians.
Arizona loses $190 million in federal grants for public health initiatives / KTAR
Arizona will lose $190 million in public health grants including several multiyear Arizona public health projects involving about 270 contracts, part of widespread reductions in federal spending.
Arizona’s bioscience boom reshaping state’s economy / Phoenix Business Journal
Arizona Commerce Authority-sponsored article explores the growth of Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Bioscience Core. Also: a preview of the new Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap scheduled to launch later this year.
ASU aims to make nursing degrees more accessible / ASU News
Nursing students currently have to take required simulations and lab courses at downtown Phoenix or north Phoenix campuses. A new mobile unit is a linchpin of the Edson College new Learn Where you Live initiative. The unit’s boundaries won’t be limited to just ASU’s campuses. Edson is also partnering with health care facilities in rural areas.
BIO5 Institute offers Flinn Scholars research opportunities in Tucson / BIO5 News
Nine exceptional University of Arizona freshmen from diverse fields are participating in immersive, semester-long research with a mentor of their choice to jumpstart their scientific careers.
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