News and Updates

Los Arcos to house ASU center for research, commerce

May 27, 2004

Scottsdale and Arizona State University today announced plans to purchase the long-contested Los Arcos Mall site from developer Steve Ellman for $41.5 million. The locale will serve as the future home of the ASU Scottsdale Center for New Technology and…


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Mayo surgeon fights cancer in both lab and OR

April 16, 2004

Mayo Clinic surgical oncologist Barbara Pockaj attacks cancer on multiple fronts. In her surgical battle against patients' tumors, Pockaj feels she is curing cancer every day. But when she doffs scrubs and dons a lab coat as part of an…


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ASU, UA planning major expansion of bio faculty

April 02, 2004

With research facilities underway at Arizona's universities and in downtown Phoenix, attention is turning to the researchers who will ultimately bring these buildings to life.


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Dutch delegation explores AZ biotech

March 19, 2004

A group of economic developers from the Netherlands spent the week meeting with Arizona scientists and business leaders to forge relationships for potential future partnerships.


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Collaboration is watchword at ‘Roadmap’ workshop

March 19, 2004

Members of the media and communications officials representing government, academia, technology councils and economic development groups were in attendance yesterday as expert presenters brought them up to date on past and proposed bio developments in the state.


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Tech commercialization at AZ universities: Bridges from bench to bedside

March 17, 2004

Universities traditionally maintain a stark legal and cultural separation from the business world. But such a separation can stand in the way of successfully commercializing research, a blow to both the economy and a region's capacity to attract high-tech businesses.…


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Publications debut on AZ bio, technology

March 16, 2004

New publications that spotlight Arizona's biotech and technology industries were introduced last week by Business Journal and Arizona Technology Council.


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