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 Programs Pledge $41.5M for Biotech
March 12, 2008
[Source: BioRegion News, Alex Philippidis] – A pair of new financing programs totaling $35 million marks the most ambitious effort by Arizona
Institutional networks lays groundwork for biotech boom
March 12, 2008
[Source: Kate Nolan, The Arizona Republic] – If Arizona’s long-predicted biotech boom ever happens, one thing the Northeast Valley will be able to say is: “We’re ready.”The biomedical industry here has more strategic alliances than the United Nations Security Council.…
ASU scientist to study germs in space
March 12, 2008
[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] – Never has an aggressive strain of salmonella made somebody feel so good. Arizona State University scientist Cheryl Nickerson gained national attention for a study last fall that found that salmonella germs became more…
GateWay CC hopes to build wet lab
March 12, 2008
[Source: Eugene Scott, The Arizona Republic] – GateWay Community College hopes to use nearly $800,000 of bond money to build a bioscience incubator research laboratory.The “wet lab” would be a minimum of 5,000 square feet and at the campus location…
Arizona bio firms invited to join state delegation at BIO 2008
March 07, 2008
Arizona will be showcased prominently in June at BIO 2008, the world's largest biotechnology conference and exposition, which will draw 20,000 registrants to San Diego. A state delegation of bio leaders is now seeking startup and established biotech firms to…
“Hot Summer, Cool Science: An Inquiry Event” coming June 11-13
March 06, 2008
“Hot Summer, Cool Science: An Inquiry Event,” presented by Science Kit and Boreal Labs, will be held June 11, 12, and 13 at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus, 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa, AZ. The event is three full…
