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; Billions invested in Phoenix bio, health care; UArizona, ASU move up in rankings
September 17, 2020
The Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, formed in April with representatives from Translational Genomics Research Institute and the state’s three public universities, revealed that Arizona’s first COVID-19 case in January was successfully contained and the strain that led to community transmission…
Find funding, partners, companies, and jobs with new Bioscience Directory
September 14, 2020
A new comprehensive Bioscience Directory launched by the Flinn Foundation includes an interactive map with more than 1,000 companies and organizations and detailed resources for the people working to advance the biosciences in Arizona. The Arizona BioMap is a searchable…
Flinn Foundation program offering $30K for bioscience startups opens application
September 14, 2020
The application is now open for the 2021 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program, which offers funding, professional support, and networking opportunities to Arizona early-stage bioscience firms. The deadline to apply is Nov. 2. The program provides $30,000 in non-dilutive funding…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; HonorHealth opens new hospital; Bio firm selects UArizona Center for Innovation
September 03, 2020
University of Arizona researchers testing wastewater from a dorm discovered an increased concentration of COVID-19, which led to the identification of two cases of asymptomatic students and possibly prevented an outbreak. An increase in antibody testing to determine exposure to…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
August 27, 2020
As elective surgeries resume at Arizona hospitals and businesses, schools, and universities reopen around the state, research continues at universities and private institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, a student-led team at the Luminosity Lab at Arizona…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona, UArizona Cancer Center’s $3M grant; AZTechBase launches
August 20, 2020
A Mayo Clinic observational study found that treating COVID-19 patients with blood plasma from those who have recovered could reduce the death rate by 20 to 50%. A clinical trial of the Oxford vaccine begins in central Phoenix, providing hope…
