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
NAU researcher and entrepreneur developing stroke treatments at Flagstaff lab
July 01, 2026
Tim Becker, a Northern Arizona University professor, researcher, and entrepreneur, who specializes in developing innovative treatments for strokes caused by blood clots and aneurysms, is helping propel the Flagstaff bioscience ecosystem forward. Becker, who oversees the Bioengineering Devices Lab at…
Arizona Bioscience News: Neuroarts Coalition Studies Connections; Medtech Projects Receive Funding; New Valley Fever Test; Ateleva Targets Collapsed Lungs
June 25, 2026
This Arizona coalition wants to study neuroarts — how the arts can help brain health / KJZZ The Arizona Community NeuroArts Coalition, headed by the Flinn Foundation and a part of an international ecosystem established by Johns Hopkins University, is taking…
Bioscience researcher developing new Valley fever test at TGen’s Flagstaff lab
June 24, 2026
Heather Mead, a researcher at TGen North in Flagstaff, is developing a new diagnostic test for Valley fever to provide a more accurate diagnosis with high sensitivity and specificity. The research team is hoping to license their technology to a…
Arizona Bioscience News: Building Arizona’s Bioscience Economy; HonorHealth Names Next CEO; AISLE Expands Valley Presence; AI Enhances Tumor Detection;
June 18, 2026
How Arizona built a bioscience economy at state scale: A conversation with Mary O’Reilly / The Commons Podcast In this episode of The Commons, host Thomas Osha of Wexford Science and Technology welcomes Mary O’Reilly of the Flinn Foundation for a…
Arizona Bioscience News: GT Medical Raises $100M; Flagstaff Research Receives Funding; Software Targets Epilepsy Treatment; PBC Office Closing
June 11, 2026
Tempe brain tumor therapy firm closes $100M round, largest in Arizona this year / Phoenix Business Journal GT Medical Technologies Inc., a Tempe-based medical device firm, has landed the largest Arizona venture capital round this year to advance its brain tumor…
Team from Arizona State University and Childsplay awarded national neuroarts grant
June 10, 2026
Special for the Flinn Foundation A team from Childsplay Theatre and Arizona State University is among 10 teams nationwide to receive a grant to research the connection between arts and wellness. The Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards recognize teams of…
Mayo Clinic researcher and Flinn Foundation grantee working on epilepsy treatment
June 08, 2026
Jonathon Parker, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, is developing the Cortalis Neuro software to help clinicians fine-tune brain stimulation settings to better treat epilepsy and reduce seizures. The director of the Device Based Neuroelectronics Lab…
