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; Banner Alzheimer’s $27.5M grant; BD to build Tucson plant
April 08, 2021
The Arizona State University Biodesign Institute is finding the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the U.K., is continuing its growth in Arizona and is now present in about half of the lab’s samples. The University of Arizona is…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; CND Life Sciences raises $2.4M; ASU, Wexford celebrate building opening
April 01, 2021
Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute has discovered a new COVID-19 variant—with 15 of the 17 identified cases in Arizona—including the E484K mutation that may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines and antibody treatments. This finding is in addition to previously established…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
March 25, 2021
As vaccine slots open to all adults, Gov. Doug Ducey lifts COVID-19 restrictions and prohibits local mask mandates in most instances. While new cases remain low, the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the U.K., is now present in…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; Banner Health, Phoenix Children’s expanding; PHX Startup Week coming in April
March 18, 2021
The Navajo Nation has a death rate from COVID-19 that is three times higher than Arizona’s, but today cases have dramatically dropped and vaccination rates are outpacing the state. Arizona is seeing more cases that carry the B.1.1.7 variant first…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix expansion; Valleywise Health milestone
March 04, 2021
The Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix is testing positive cases of COVID-19 in Arizona to identify and alert public health authorities and vaccine manufacturers about any mutations of the virus as the variant first found in California is slowly…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; NAU president finalist named; Bio startups selected for Flinn program
February 25, 2021
Researchers throughout Arizona are making great strides in learning more about the impacts of COVID-19, vaccine effectiveness, and potential treatments. Northern Arizona University researchers believe Stenoparib, a drug being studied to treat ovarian cancer, can be combined with Remdesivir to…
Seven Arizona bio startups earn $30K through Flinn entrepreneurship program
February 23, 2021
Five Phoenix, two Tucson firms to receive personalized learning plan, other benefits Artificial intelligence to assist Alzheimer’s disease caregivers, rapid virus screeners, a headband to monitor for concussions, and new technologies for surgeries and drug discovery are some of the…
