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Investment expert becomes Flinn Foundation’s newest board member

Bio researcher, developer to lead Arizona bioscience steering committee

 PHOENIX—An internationally recognized University of Arizona researcher and executive and a Phoenix Bioscience Core developer with Wexford Science and Technology have been named chair and vice chair of the Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee. Jennifer Barton, Ph.D., and Kyle Jardine will serve two-year terms in their roles heading up the statewide leadership group, administered by […]

State arts commission, philanthropies join national network of neuroarts advocates  

 Emerging field focuses on arts-based programming to enhance health and well-being PHOENIX—Arizona has joined 10 regions across the U.S. as part of a new network exploring how the arts can be used to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.   The Community Neuroarts Coalitions Network is a key building block of the […]

New Bioscience Roadmap details how Arizona becomes a nationally recognized leader

 PHOENIX — A new blueprint for Arizona’s emerging bioscience ecosystem lays out a plan for the state to capitalize on more than two decades of momentum and become a nationally recognized leader in the space. The next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, which will be unveiled the week of Monday, Sept. 8, builds on Arizona’s […]

Flinn Foundation selects 30 Arizonans as 2025 Flinn-Brown Fellows

 PHOENIX—Thirty Arizonans from across the state — representing a wide range of professionals, ideologies, and lived experiences — have been selected as the 17th cohort of the Flinn-Brown Fellowship, a flagship program of the nonpartisan Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation. United by a shared commitment to public service, they join a […]

Arizona biosciences set record highs in research funding, show increasing competitiveness

 PHOENIX­—Arizona continues to outpace the nation in several key bioscience industry and innovation ecosystem metrics, including gains in jobs and academic R&D expenditures. Still, challenges remain in the areas of commercialization and venture capital deal activity.  Those are top-line findings in the latest data analysis commissioned by the Flinn Foundation to track the state’s bioscience […]

40 years of Flinn Scholars: Meet the Class of 2025

 Top Arizona students to receive prestigious 2025 Flinn Scholarship PHOENIX—Twenty Arizona high-school seniors have been awarded the 2025 Flinn Scholarship, the state’s most prestigious merit-based award that provides a full ride to an Arizona public university.     The 40th class of Flinn Scholars receives a comprehensive package valued at more than $135,000 over four years, […]

Two Arizona bio startups earn $100K through Flinn entrepreneurship program

Ten Arizona research teams earn $100K Flinn Foundation seed grants

 PHOENIX—The Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research program has awarded a combined $1 million to 10 Arizona research teams with the potential to turn their findings into viable products and treatments that impact patients. The program’s 10th cohort was selected in an open competitive process among 82 proposals from 13 universities, health systems, […]

Flinn Foundation-sponsored study identifies three bioscience growth areas to advance innovation and economic growth in greater Phoenix

 Precision oncology/medicine, digital health, translational neurosciences to advance Phoenix Bioscience Core, new hubs PHOENIX—A new study of the Phoenix area’s bioscience ecosystem has identified three areas poised for rapid growth and global impact at the Phoenix Bioscience Core and in surrounding regional hubs of research and innovation. The report, “Leveraging the Phoenix Region’s Bioscience Assets […]
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