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
Lacosamide Controls Partial-Onset Epileptic Seizures: Presented at ANA
September 29, 2008
[Source: Docguide.com, Andrew N. Wilner, MD, FACP, FAA] – Lacosamide is more effective than placebo in decreasing seizure frequency in patients with uncontrolled partial-onset epileptic seizures, according to results of a phase 3 trial presented here at the American Neurological…
Runoff Research Promotes Healthier Aquifers
September 29, 2008
[Source: USDA, Laura McGinnis] – Where rain falls can influence the quality of surface water before it enters underground reservoirs, some of which provide water that eventually comes out of our taps. That’s one conclusion from a collaborative study by…
Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First Rapid On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus
September 29, 2008
[Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX] – Cepheid today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Xpert(TM) MRSA/SA Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) test, which runs on the GeneXpert(R) System, for the…
BIO5 to Host 7th Arizona Biosciences Leadership Symposium
September 29, 2008
[Source University of Arizona Communications] – Scott Patterson, executive director for medical services at Amgen, is the keynote speaker at the 7th Arizona Biosciences Leadership Symposium, taking place at The University of Arizona’s Student Union Memorial Center. The event is…
Sexual Practice Of Polygyny Skews Genetic Variability
September 26, 2008
[Source: ScienceDaily] – Women have been more successful on average in passing their genes on to the next generation. “This is because a few males have fathered children with multiple females, which occurs at the expense of other less successful…
Understanding Underground Stems Focus of $4 million NSF Grant
September 25, 2008
[Source: Deborah Daun, BIO5] – Anyone who’s tried to remove Bermuda grass from their yard knows about plant rhizomes. These stubborn underground stems give weeds
Tucson-created cancer drug advances: South Korea in licensing accord for still-in-trials Amplimexon
September 23, 2008
[Source: Arizona Daily Star] – A local drug-development company with links to the University of Arizona got a boost from a drug-licensing deal with a South Korean company — even before the cancer drug is approved by U.S. regulators. Tucson-based…
