Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem will exemplify a culture of collaboration where organizations and participants ensure success of one another and the ecosystem. This will be facilitated through institutionalized collaboration that aligns stakeholders, leverages complementary sectors, forges new opportunities across regions, and builds connectivity to global markets.

Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem will increase the scale, speed, and success of commercialization of bioscience discoveries and innovations that address critical needs. This will be accomplished through new partnerships and resources that create an approachable and opportunity-rich environment for researchers to translate findings into solutions that address real-world challenges.

Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem will nurture and empower bioscience entrepreneurs and startups, providing the resources and support needed to launch, scale, and retain more bioscience ventures. Even in a time of decreased federal support, traditional research institutions will continue to play a critical role in bioscience innovation. However, startups are increasingly taking on more of the bioscience developmental risk that in the past was born by large corporations. Thus, a strong entrepreneurial community will benefit individual startups and be a flywheel to catalyze reinvestment and growth of the ecosystem. The end goal of this ecosystem development work will be demonstrated if new bioscience startups are increasingly created, sustained, and retained in Arizona, and ultimately attract the attention and investment in Arizona of more global-scale bioscience firms.

Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem will be a premier bioscience workforce hub that attracts, develops, and retains top-tier professionals and skilled workers. This will be demonstrated by Arizona becoming a residence of choice for workers and destination of choice for companies requiring a large, skilled, and sustained talent pool.

Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem will be recognized in-state and out as a national leader by policymakers, investors, potential collaborators and other key constituencies for its contributions to health outcomes and economic growth, together benefiting all Arizonans. This will be demonstrated through an increased media presence and the emergence of a more competitive policy environment that strengthens the ecosystem’s long-term competitiveness.