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
July 09, 2020
Arizona remains one of the country’s hotspots for COVID-19 cases with inpatient hospitalizations and ventilator use setting new records, and test results taking several days or weeks. On the positive side, the University of Arizona startup Botanisol Analytics is working…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
July 02, 2020
Arizona hospitals continue to break records with the number of COVID-19 patients and are preparing to add staff and capacity to handle the surge. In response to the spread of the new coronavirus and without one single location or activity…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
June 25, 2020
Arizona’s dramatic increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases—more than three times as many as a month ago—has hospitals concerned about staffing and capacity with at least one health care organization holding off on scheduling new elective surgeries. New advancements in testing…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
June 18, 2020
Masks are about to become more common in Arizona as Gov. Doug Ducey is allowing local governments to mandate mask-wearing in public places. The emphasis on requiring masks, which was being pushed by the medical community, mayors, universities, and community…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
June 11, 2020
The numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arizona are rising significantly due to increased community spread, leading public health and hospital officials to urge precautions including the wearing of masks. Testing is increasing throughout the state, to detect both…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
June 04, 2020
Arizona Bioindustry Association members, ranging from a fashion incubator to an AI technology supplier, are playing a critical role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tucson bioscience company has developed a test to detect the virus in the…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
May 28, 2020
A new saliva-based COVID-19 test to identify an active infection, developed by Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researchers, will provide an alternative to the nasal swab test. A University of Arizona researcher identified four compounds that can block the replication…
