News and Updates

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.  

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News and Updates

Flinn Foundation opens entrepreneurship program application

November 05, 2024

Each year, the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program offers funding, professional support, connections, and networking opportunities to Arizona early-stage bioscience companies.  This year, the program is piloting a new format as we await an update of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap that…


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Arizona Bioscience News: ASU clinical partnership; Artificial heart transplant; Whooping cough cases rise

October 17, 2024

HonorHealth to be clinical partner for ASU's new medical school / Arizona Republic Arizona State University's future School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, which has a targeted opening date of 2026, has formed a clinical partnership with Scottsdale-based HonorHealth.


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Arizona Bioscience News: Swimwear microplastics; Phoenix Children’s Hospital nationally ranked; AI machine learning

October 10, 2024

New ASU study links microplastic pollution to swimwear / KJZZ | A study by Arizona State University found swimsuits can be a source of microplastics in recreational waters like pools and rivers. Researchers sampling the Salt River when it was…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Phoenix bioscience job growth; C-Path task force; HonorHealth type 2 diabetes research

October 03, 2024

Phoenix leading nation in bioscience and life science job growth / Arizona PBS | Chris Camacho, Greater Phoenix Economic Council president and CEO, talks about the bioscience boom happening in Arizona, its innovation districts, Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, and Phoenix being…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Pangea Ventures; Justin Bayless VC firm; Flagstaff Festival of Science; SAARC Strengthening Skills

September 26, 2024

Pangaea Ventures closes $85 million fund for Arizona startup investments / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno) | Pangaea Ventures, a Canada-based venture capital firm with a Phoenix office, announced closure of its fifth fund that secured $85 million for Arizona…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Phoenix Bioscience Boom; UA RNA study; HonorHealth expansions; Arizona Bioscience Week

September 19, 2024

Phoenix bioscience boom poised to improve health care and local economy, proponents say / Arizona Republic | The bioscience industry is booming in Phoenix, and industry leaders say it means better health care, a stronger economy and innovation that could one…


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Arizona Bioscience News: Brooks Rehabilitation hospital; New Banner Health president; ASU InvestU event

September 13, 2024

$70 million physical rehabilitation hospital coming to Mayo Clinic area / Arizona Republic | Brooks Rehabilitation announced plans for a $70 million clinic to treat patients with traumatic brain injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries and other complex conditions near the…


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