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
UCLA/VA partners with ASU to advance biosensor technology for urinary tract infections
September 13, 2007
[Source: Eureka Alert] — NIH award will help team develop a faster, more sensitive product to test for infection. Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, GeneFluidics Inc. and…
Ventana Medical Systems acquires Calif. bioscience company
September 12, 2007
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a leader in cancer diagnostics and the Tucson area's largest biotech employer, has announced the purchase of Spring BioScience Corp., a California-based developer and distributor of antibodies and other reagents used in diagnostic tests.
UA alumnus develops Web site with a host of education-related information for students, parents, and educators
September 10, 2007
[Source: La Monica Everett-Haynes, University of Arizona Communications] — Some of the youth at a local Boys and Girls Club where Ekaterina Spriggs once volunteered told her they had no chance to make it to college. The mostly high school-aged…
At Arizona Science Center, there are exciting ways to earn professional development hours
September 05, 2007
Adult’s Night OutEnjoy the Center’s 300 hands-on exhibits, watch an IMAX film and engage your intellect in a thought provoking presentation. It’s social, it’s science, and it’s all with people your own size! Explore the Center’s exhibit galleries from 5:30…
Real life learning in Pima County high schools
September 05, 2007
[Source: Sandy Rathbun, KVOA News 4] — A new kind of real life learning is taking place in high schools all over Pima County thanks to the new Joint Technological Education District, also known as JTED. Voters approved JTED last…
FREE APS Back to School resource fair & reception on 9/29 at Arizona Science Center
September 04, 2007
The Arizona Science Center and APS are pleased to invite educators to the APS Back to School Resource Fair and Reception at the Science Center on Saturday, Sept. 29. From 1-5 p.m., educators will attend workshops and demonstrations, participate in…
Chandler student
September 04, 2007
[Source: Hayley Ringle, East Valley Tribune] — As a senior at Chandler
