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: Aging and Vivid Memories; Cooling Technology Aids Farming; UA Hosts PFAS Conference; ASU Teams Pitch Innovations; Arizona’s Tech Hub Growth
June 04, 2026
Study shows older adults recall memories more vividly / AZPM Researchers at the University of Arizona are exploring a new vision of what cognitive aging looks like, which could provide a more accurate view of how our minds work as we…
Arizona Bioscience News: Flinn Seeks Program Manager; Arizona Leads Chip Consortium; Studying Late-Night Decision-Making; Phoenix Builds Quantum Sector
May 28, 2026
Flinn seeking new Bioscience Roadmap and Research Program Manager / Flinn Foundation The Flinn Foundation is looking for a bioscience program manager to play a critical role in strengthening the state’s bio ecosystem through the support of Foundation grantmaking, the shepherding…
Arizona Bioscience News: Alzheimer’s Oral Medication Trial; UA Advances 3D Imaging; Dignity Plans Phoenix Campus; Banner Thunderbird Adds Tower
May 21, 2026
Could the cure for Alzheimer’s be in our mouths? New trial explores possible link / KJZZ Could the key to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease be in our mouths? It’s a question Barrow Neurological Institute researchers hope to answer in…
Bioscience in Arizona: By the Numbers
May 20, 2026
The latest Arizona bioscience employment data featured in the new Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap highlights the state’s strengths and areas to emphasize to continue guiding industry growth. In line with the state’s population, most bioscience jobs are in Greater Phoenix, a top-employing area across…
Scottsdale’s CND Life Sciences developing skin test to detect neurological disorders
May 05, 2026
By Kerry Fehr-SnyderSpecial to the Flinn Foundation A Scottsdale-based bioscience company has developed a test that relies on skin-deep anomalies to detect neurological disorders in the brain including Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. CND Life Sciences’ Syn-One Test is…
Seven Arizona research projects earn $100K grants from Flinn Foundation
April 16, 2026
Seven Arizona-based research teams have been awarded $100,000 grants from the Flinn Foundation as members of the 2026 Translational Seed Grants Program cohort. The new awardees represent six institutions — two from Arizona State University and one each from HonorHealth…
Speakers stress partnerships, collaboration at annual Bioscience Progress Report
April 09, 2026
When asked what’s the single most important thing for Arizona’s three public universities, independent research institutions, and health systems to be doing in the biosciences, Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., said he was going to list the top three things: “Partnership, partnership,…
