The 23rd Annual AZBio Awards
October 7 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The 23rd Annual AZBio Awards
Celebrate with the Educators, Researchers, and Organizations that are making life better for people in Arizona and around the world.
Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center as we honor the 2026 AZBio Award Winners.
Meet the honorees of the 2026 AZBio Awards.
Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Parvinderjit Khanuja, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers
Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year: TD2 Oncology
Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year: Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix
AZBio Public Service Award: Senator Lela Alston, Arizona Legislature
Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year: Sunil Sharma, MD, MBA, HonorHealth Research Institute
Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year: Vignesh Subbian, PhD, University of Arizona
AZBio Fast Lane Awards: Bright Path Laboratories, Picard Medical, Inc and SynCardia Systems, LLC, Precision Epigenomics