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
ASU biophysicist gets grant to accelerate gene-mapping
November 29, 2004
Bolstered by a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, ASU biophysicist Stuart Lindsay aims to make human-genome sequencing quick and affordable—taking mere hours and costing less than $1,000. The initial sequencing, completed in 2002, required 11 years and…
Flinn arts funding to focus on local collaboration
November 15, 2004
The Flinn Foundation has entered a new era of support for the arts by refocusing its resources on a regional effort launched in September 2004 to develop arts and culture in Maricopa County as a key component of the knowledge-based…
Scholars converse with Pulitzer Prize-winner
November 15, 2004
Acclaimed science writer Jonathan Weiner visited Phoenix in October 2004 as the featured guest at the first of several discussions this school year about medicine and society for Flinn Scholars and guests of the Arizona Consortium for Medicine, Society and…
Weiner visit launches medical issues consortium
November 15, 2004
Arizona scholars, educators, bioscientists and physicians gave warm welcome to science writer Jonathan Weiner and children's book author Deborah Heiligman during their guest appearances at a recent series of events inaugurating the Arizona Consortium for Medicine, Society and Values.
Venture fund bolstered by $25 million investment
November 09, 2004
A high-tech, venture-capital fund spawned by Gov. Janet Napolitano and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has received its first funding commitment—a $25 million investment by the State Compensation Fund (SCF).
Community colleges groom Arizona’s bioscience workforce
October 26, 2004
Since the fall of 2003, when educators and bioscience industry leaders completed the Arizona Bioscience Workforce Strategy, community and technical colleges around the state have been developing new programs and innovative ways to train more workers to meet the needs…
Report suggests cleanroom conversion to tackle wet-lab shortage
October 22, 2004
A report issued by the Office of Economic Affairs at Arizona State University recommends conversion of vacant "cleanrooms" previously used by the semiconductor industry to help resolve the metro Phoenix area's shortage of wet-lab space, a critical need in the…
