PBC News
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Flinn Foundation’s BioCapital Conference Showcases Innovation, Investment, and Growth in Arizona’s Bioscience Sector
The Flinn Foundation recently hosted its annual BioCapital Conference on March 6, 2025, at Creighton University, bringing together over 260 key stakeholders and community members from Arizona’s bioscience ecosystem. The sold-out event provided a platform for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss funding opportunities, growth strategies, and innovations within the bioscience and health…
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ASU Unveils Groundbreaking Medical School at Phoenix Bioscience Core, Merging Medicine with Engineering and AI
Arizona State University (ASU) has unveiled plans for its new medical school, the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, to be located within the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) near Roosevelt Row. This initiative underscores ASU’s commitment to integrating medicine with engineering, technology, artificial intelligence, and the humanities to revolutionize healthcare education. The announcement was…
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Two Arizona bio startups earn $100K through Flinn entrepreneurship program
Arizona bioscience companies Anuncia Medical and Macula Vision Systems have been selected from a competitive field of startups to receive funding support through the 2025 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program. The companies receive $100,000 in non-dilutive funding support through the Arizona Bioindustry Association, the Foundation’s nonprofit partner. In addition, they can access professional and consulting services,…
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Mayo Clinic announces transformative $1.9B investment in Arizona
Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Arizona will reimagine the healthcare experience for patients and staff and expand clinical space on the Phoenix campus by nearly 60% Today, Mayo Clinic announced a nearly $1.9 billion investment in the continued transformation of its Phoenix campus as part of its Bold. Forward. strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare for the benefit of patients everywhere.…
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Statewide initiative to speed transfer of ASU lab research to marketplace
Board of Regents grant to fund technology-transfer project for 3 state universities A new statewide initiative will help Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University move their research from the laboratory to the marketplace faster, a process called “technology transfer.” A $1.5 million grant from the Arizona Board of Regents will…
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A Simple Guide to Commercializing Academic Research
At Arizona State University (ASU), we are changing the way the world solves problems. From rising global temperatures to opioid addiction, emerging diseases to disinformation, the biggest challenges we face are complex, interdependent, and daunting. But in academia, groundbreaking discoveries and innovative research often remain confined within the walls of universities and laboratories. Even so…
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MD/PhD Student Receives Fellowship from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Sukriti Bagchi will focus on researching methods of treating pathological cardiac hypertrophy Sukriti Bagchi, an MD/PhD student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received a fellowship from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Bagchi’s research training fellowship will focus on the regulation of SGK1-mediated pathological cardiac hypertrophy by non-canonical endoplasmic reticulum-associated…
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American Cancer Society Awards Grant to Postdoctoral Researchers
Nicole Jimenez, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received a grant from the American Cancer Society. Dr. Jimenez’s research plan focuses on the relationship of endometrial bacteria with endometrial cancer and tumor characteristics using a previously collected…
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Faculty innovators named to the National Academy of Inventors
New Senior Members have made impactful contributions at the intersection of optical and health sciences. The National Academy of Inventors has named two University of Arizona faculty researchers as members of its 2025 class of Senior Members. The newly named cohort of 162 honorees from across the nation includes Professor Jennifer Barton, Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Biomedical…
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NAU continues adding, expanding programs through health-focused initiative
Expanding NAU Health Programs Over a year after its initial announcement of an effort to grow its healthcare education offerings, Northern Arizona University (NAU) has added programs and is working on others. Part of the Arizona Healthy Tomorrow Initiative NAU Health is part of the Arizona Healthy Tomorrow Initiative from the Arizona Board of Regents…
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