News and Updates

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.  

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News and Updates

Arizona Bioscience News: Bioscience Progress Event; Phoenix Medical Investment; Mayo Cancer Initiative; Robotic Surgery Milestone; Rural Access Challenge

March 26, 2026

Flinn to host April 8 Bioscience Progress Report/ Flinn Foundation Join Arizona State University's Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., Flinn Foundation's Tammy McLeod, Ph.D., and Greater Phoenix Economic Council's Christine Mackay for the annual Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Progress Report event, presented by the…


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How is Arizona’s bioscience sector doing? April 8 event will provide updates

March 18, 2026

The annual Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Progress Report event, presented by the Flinn Foundation, will be noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, April 8.  The webinar, open to the public, will address where the Arizona bioscience sector stands today, seven months after the launch of the state’s new long-range strategic plan to guide bio innovation and…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Robotic Surgery Milestone; Equality Health CEO; Med Student Improv; STEM Education Week; Measles Update

March 12, 2026

HonorHealth performs nation’s 1st surgery using new handheld robotic device / KTAR HonorHealth in January became the first in the nation to perform joint replacement surgery using a new handheld robotics device, Stryker’s Mako Robotic Power System.


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Bioscience conference brings together founders, investors in Phoenix

March 09, 2026

Keep up with industry news with our Arizona Bioscience News newsletter. Five goals to accelerate growth in Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap. From Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego’s opening remarks to the advice from closing keynote speaker Tari Suprapto of Novo Nordisk, the fifth annual Flinn Foundation Bio Capital Conference provided for a full day of…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials; Student Research Showcase; ASU Medical Expansion; Vaccine Discovery; Rural Education Growth

March 04, 2026

Barrow launches 2 new clinical trials aimed at fighting Alzheimer's disease / KJZZ Two new clinical trials aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease are starting at Barrow Neurological Institute. The first trial will look at the effects of a bone cancer drug…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Bio Capital Conference; AI Medical Wearables; Fear Mechanism Study; VC Firm Rebrand; ASU Health Build

February 26, 2026

Flinn Bio Capital Conference to welcome investors and entrepreneurs / Flinn Foundation The March 5 Bio Capital Conference in Phoenix will be a full day of substance, delivered by people with deep, hands-on experience building, funding, and scaling health care companies. A…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Bio Capital Conference panels; Banner Alzheimer’s labs; Phoenix biotech raises $60M; $5M U of A science gift; NAH halts site search

February 12, 2026

Bio Capital Conference introduces two new panels ahead of March 5 event / Flinn Foundation Investors, advisors, and strategists who understand what it takes to succeed at every stage of the journey will offer their insights to conference-goers during the…


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