How a football stadium decision propelled the Arizona biosciences

January 8, 2026

By brianpowell

The Arizona Cardinals and the state’s ascension in the biosciences over the past two decades are forever linked.

Learn how in this article written by the Flinn Foundation’s Brian Powell that first appeared in the Winter 2025 edition of Arizona Physician magazine, a publication of the Maricopa County Medical Society.

The story shares bioscience success stories over the past two decades, the research of a Barrow Neurological Institute resident, as well as details of the new Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap and its vision for Arizona to become a nationally recognized, rising bioscience leader by 2030.