Tucson welcomed another technology startup to its growing high-tech industry this month when Tailored Materials Corp., a manufacturer of carbon-based elements called "nanotubes," announced it had raised $2 million in private equity to finance the initial phases of commercializing and…

Looking ahead toward a greater presence in the Phoenix area, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center has appointed a 16-member board to oversee its Greater Phoenix operations.

The University of Arizona has drawn up preliminary plans to triple the size of its Science and Technology Park over the next decade to 6 million square feet, including a complex of wet-labs and high-tech office space.

Arizona State University will continue to break ground in the state's growing bioscience industry by offering a new master's degree in biotechnology and genomics law next year, the first of its kind in the nation.

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is looking to pool resources into a fund that could help the Valley in its quest for a new knowledge-based economy.

A no-show at the world's largest biotechnology trade show just three years ago, Arizona continues to expand its presence at the annual BIO convention. Last week a delegation of 60 traveled to San Francisco for the four-day event, and the…

Tucson has added a handful of new bioscience-related outlets in recent weeks with the announcement of a new VA pharmacy, the relocation of small optics and pharmaceutical firms, and plans to build a new cancer center.