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
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; TGen-led study links dementia to smoking, cardiovascular disease; ASU launches program to build startups
May 13, 2021
A new Arizona law could permanently expand statewide use of virtual doctor visits that became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. While children ages 12 to 15 can now be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccination rates for Latinos…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; New Phoenix innovation center; Banner Health opens children’s cancer center outpatient clinic
May 06, 2021
A model released by Arizona State University researchers projects the current level of immunity in Arizona should be enough to prevent significant numbers of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths, but is not yet enough for herd immunity. Maricopa County health officials…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; TGen finds urine test could detect cancer; More startups, patents in 2020 for ASU, UArizona
April 29, 2021
Arizona public health leaders are stressing the importance of people returning for their second dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines while the number of shots administered statewide decreased last week. Yet there is hope more people will become…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; SARRC expanding to Scottsdale; Valleywise Health upgrading
April 22, 2021
TGen North in Flagstaff has launched a publicly accessible dashboard to track COVID-19 variants in Arizona and is analyzing up to 1,100 samples a day using genomic sequencing. The B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the U.K., is appearing in 60-80%…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; TGen identifies gene that could prevent Alzheimer’s; PayGround raises $4M
April 15, 2021
Arizona’s COVID-19 numbers are on pace in April to continue their month-to-month decline in 2021 as new vaccine sites continue to open around the state. There is some concern how the J&J pause will impact vaccine trust. Meanwhile, the University…
Arizona’s bioscience community reports on ‘a robust industry cluster’
April 14, 2021
The Flinn Foundation hosted its annual bioscience event April 14 to share the impressive progress of Arizona’s growing sector nearly two decades since the launch of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap. The virtual event featured a keynote address by Tom Osha of Wexford Science and Technology and a mix of live presentations and…
Flinn Foundation funds seven projects to translate research findings into patient care
April 12, 2021
Arizona’s public universities, private institutes, and research hospitals will collaborate on seven projects to advance precision medicine, medical devices, and diagnostics as part of a Flinn Foundation program to translate research findings into patient care. Seven grants valued at $100,000…
