Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
Welcome to the Flinn Foundation Bio Blog where you will receive the latest news throughout 2025 (and beyond) on the next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
The Roadmap is the nation’s longest-running, statewide bioscience strategic plan. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the biosciences in Arizona and the development of the new Roadmap coming this fall.
Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
News and Updates
New Bioscience Roadmap details how Arizona becomes a nationally recognized leader
September 08, 2025
A new blueprint for Arizona’s emerging bioscience ecosystem lays out a plan for the state to capitalize on more than two decades of momentum and become a nationally recognized leader in the space. The next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap,…
Application opens for $100,000 Flinn translational seed grants
September 05, 2025
The application for the 11th cohort of the Flinn Foundation Translational Seed Grants Program is now open. Arizona-based researchers can apply through Oct. 31 to compete for a $100,000 grant plus an opportunity for follow-on funding. The program seeks teams…
Arizona Bioscience News: Arizona plans Tech Week 2026; U of A sets invention record; Istios Health merger grows data platform; Banner pursues $400M Scottsdale campus
August 06, 2025
Statewide tech conference aims to attract 25,000 participants to Arizona / Phoenix Business Journal Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority — in partnership with the Arizona Venture Alliance — unveiled plans for the first Arizona Tech Week. The weeklong…
Arizona Bioscience News: ASU medical school set for 2026; Banner opens outpatient heart surgery center; Payson earns rural health recognition
July 31, 2025
ASU’s new medical school is poised to open next year. When can students apply? / Arizona Republic ASU’s School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering is slated to open in 2026 as part of the state’s mission to bolster its health…
Arizona Bioscience News: Vitalyst Health leader Suzanne Pfister remembered; U of A studies asthma prevention; ASU explores bio-based semiconductors
July 24, 2025
Suzanne Pfister, Phoenix health foundation leader, remembered as 'true public servant’ / Arizona Republic Suzanne Pfister, a longtime public servant who for more than a decade led Vitalyst Health Foundation, a Phoenix-based nonprofit focused on improving Arizonans' health, died July 18. Pfister previously held a leadership…
Arizona Bioscience News: Roadmap launch set for September; Startups raise $531M; UA sleep apnea study; Navi Nurses expands care; Tucson tech tackles maternal health
July 17, 2025
Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap launch set for September / Flinn Foundation The new iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap is almost here. After a year of research, interviews, and focus groups, SRI International has submitted a final draft that is currently under review.…
Navi Nurses founder Jasmine Bhatti: Improving health care for patients — and nurses
July 15, 2025
By Joanna Yang Yowler, Ph.D.Flinn Foundation On the mainstage at the Flinn Foundation’s inaugural Bioscience Storytellers event, Jasmine Bhatti recounted her experience caregiving for her grandmother — and how it solidified a career in nursing. The founder and CEO of…
