Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Rheumatoid arthritis aid may come from UA

[Source: ALAN FISCHER, Tucson Citizen] – A University of Arizona researcher’s discovery may help millions of people who suffer from crippling rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Salvatore Albani is working on a safer, better and less expensive way to battle arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability. His discovery – a computer-designed peptide called dnaJP1 – could […]

Catholic Healthcare West Arizona hospitals to host trial on stem cell treatment for heart disease

[Source: The Business Journal of Phoenix] – Catholic Healthcare West facilities in Arizona will become the first clinical trial sites for a Phase II study using muscle stem cells to repair heart muscle damage. CHW signed an agreement with Advanced Cell Technology Inc. and received Institutional Review Board approval for the clinical trial, which is […]

Phoenix panel urges an OK for GateWay college wet lab

[Source: Eugene Scott, The Arizona Republic] – GateWay Community College got one step closer Wednesday to building a multimillion-dollar project aimed at furthering Arizona’s bioscience sector. The Phoenix Parks, Education, Bioscience and Sustainability subcommittee recommended that the City Council enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the college Wednesday to build a wet lab, a space […]

Arizona bio biz groups merge

[Source: Michelli Murphy, Arizona Daily Star] – The regional groups aimed at advancing Arizona’s biosciences industry have come together to form one statewide entity. The Tucson-based BioIndustry Organization of Southern Arizona, known as Bio-SA, has merged with the Phoenix-based Arizona BioIndustry Association, called AZBio, and a new board of directors has been selected. The AZBio […]

Arizona Programs Pledge $41.5M for Biotech

[Source: BioRegion News, Alex Philippidis] – A pair of new financing programs totaling $35 million marks the most ambitious effort by Arizona

Institutional networks lays groundwork for biotech boom

[Source: Kate Nolan, The Arizona Republic] – If Arizona’s long-predicted biotech boom ever happens, one thing the Northeast Valley will be able to say is: “We’re ready.”The biomedical industry here has more strategic alliances than the United Nations Security Council. Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the Translational Genomics Research Institute […]

ASU scientist to study germs in space

[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] – Never has an aggressive strain of salmonella made somebody feel so good. Arizona State University scientist Cheryl Nickerson gained national attention for a study last fall that found that salmonella germs became more deadly in space. Now, with today’s scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavor, the ASU-led team […]

GateWay CC hopes to build wet lab

[Source: Eugene Scott, The Arizona Republic] – GateWay Community College hopes to use nearly $800,000 of bond money to build a bioscience incubator research laboratory.The “wet lab” would be a minimum of 5,000 square feet and at the campus location on 40th and Washington Streets. On Wednesday, the city’s Parks, Education, Bioscience and Sustainability subcommittee […]

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Arizona bio firms invited to join state delegation at BIO 2008

Arizona will be showcased prominently in June at BIO 2008, the world's largest biotechnology conference and exposition, which will draw 20,000 registrants to San Diego. A state delegation of bio leaders is now seeking startup and established biotech firms to join Arizona's exhibition.