Category: Business news
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Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, Joins the College as Chair of Neurosurgery at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, is a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury. Nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury comes back to Phoenix Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as chair of…
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Arizona Commerce Authority and ASU Edson E+I Institute Launch Fall 2025 Venture Start Cohort
PHOENIX, AZ (October 1, 2025) – Today, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and Arizona State University’s Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute (Edson E+I) are proud to announce the launch of the Fall 2025 Cohort of Venture Start, an accelerator designed to equip early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools and community needed to grow their ventures. The Fall 2025 Cohort sessions…
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Introducing the XLR8 PBC Fall 2025 (F25) Cohort Mentors
XLR8 PBC is designed for emerging health and life science companies that are preparing to scale. Ideal applicants have a validated product or solution, early traction in the market, and are seeking strategic partnerships, mentorship, and investor connections to accelerate their growth. The XLR8 Mentor Program was created to provide companies with personalized, hands-on support…
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XLR8 PBC Fall 2025 Cohort
Phoenix, AZ – September 10, 2025 – XLR8 PBC has cemented its role as a unique and highly impactful program within the health tech ecosystem. A strategic launchpad for companies poised for significant growth and market penetration, the program has been designed to support founders/CEOs with access to top industry leaders, mentorship, and strategic resources.…
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Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Awardees For Fall 2025 Arizona Innovation Challenge
PHOENIX, AZ (August 27, 2025) – The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced 10 awardees have been selected for the Fall 2025 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). The Fall 2025 cohort includes some of the state’s most promising Software as a Service (SaaS)/AI startups. The 10 companies will be added to the Arizona Innovation Challenge portfolio and work with…
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HonorHealth to acquire Evernorth Care Group, expanding access to convenient, quality care in the Valley
Scottsdale, Ariz. (September 2, 2025) – HonorHealth, a leading Valley-based healthcare system serving more than five million people across the greater Phoenix area, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Evernorth Care Group locations across the Valley. Through this transaction, patients will benefit from coordinated and high-quality care at additional care locations and an expanded…
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Picard Medical, Inc. Announces Pricing of $17 Million Initial Public Offering
TUCSON, ARIZONA, August 28, 2025 — Picard Medical, Inc. (“Picard” or the “Company”), a medical technology company that manufactures and sells the only total artificial heart (the “SynCardia Total Artificial Heart”, or “STAH”) approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and Health Canada, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering (the…
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GPEC Board of Directors names Christine Mackay as President & CEO
Over 11 years with the City of Phoenix, Mackay led the creation of more than $190 billion in capital investment and 100,000 new jobs PHOENIX (Aug. 28, 2025) — Today, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) Board of Directors announced nationally recognized economic leader Christine Mackay as the new President & CEO of the organization, effective Oct.…
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State’s public universities are expanding access and research, presidents say
Leaders plead for business community to demand state support for workforce development Northern Arizona University President José Luis Cruz Rivera (left) and Arizona State University President Michael Crow (center) participate in a panel discussion moderated by Jaime Molera (right), a businessman, ASU alum and former state superintendent of public instruction for Arizona. Suresh Garimella, president…
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Thomas Maynard Appointed Interim CEO of GPEC
Search committee names organization’s Senior Vice President, Business Development as temporary leader The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) announced today it has appointed Thomas Maynard as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective August 2, as recommended by the board-led search committee and approved by executive committee members, following the tenure of Chris Camacho as President and…
