On Aug. 9, 2018, Arizona Life Science Genealogy was published illustrating life science companies and non-profit research organization…
On May 9, 2018, the Mayo Clinic announced that it had received a $25 million gift from William…
On Oct, 26, 2016, a team of researchers at the University of Arizona and University of Cambridge in…
May 22, 2012, AZBio led a cross industry coalition to amend Arizona’s Open Records Law to make the…
On Mar. 21, 2012, the University of Washington Medical Center became the first in Pacific Northwest to discharge…
On Sept. 27, 2011, the Mayo Clinic announced a $120 million plan to open its first medical school…
On May 3, 2010, Charles Okeke became the first U.S. patient to be discharged from the hospital without…
Jun. 25, 2008, researchers reported that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) responsible for most of the AIDS cases…
In 2008, the Arizona BioIndustry Association was rebranded AZBio. The AZBio Board of Directors included individuals representing AZBio…
In 2006, the Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz), a 501(C)(3) non profit, was initiated by the three statewide CEO…
On Oct. 18, 2005, the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) announced a three-year grant from the Flinn Foundation to…
In Dec. 2004, TGen and IGC moved into their new state-of-the-art headquarters. The six-story, $46 million building forms…
In Jan. 2003, the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, an Arizona not-for-profit organization, was formed to share technological advances, and…
In 2003, the Arizona Bioindustry Cluster was reincorporated and changed its name to the Arizona BioIndustry Association (ABA)….
On Jun. 8, 2002, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community pledged $5 million to the Translational Genomics Research…
In Jun. 2002, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on developing earlier diagnostics…
On May 14, 2002, the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) selected Phoenix for its headquarters. The mission of the…
In May 2002, Governor Hull signed SB 1270 for $5 million over 10 years for genomic research. Later…
On Feb. 7, 2002, an assembly of more than fifty leaders and visionaries in science, medicine, government and…
In 2001, SynCardia Systems, a private company formed to commercialize the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, was founded by…
In 1997, the Arizona BioIndustry Association (ABA), a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 6 trade association, was founded to promote…
In 1990, The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) received Comprehensive Cancer Center status from the National Cancer…
On Jun. 12, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
In 1978, The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) received its first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Support Grant…
In 1976, the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) was founded as a Division of The University of…
In 1965, the Flinn Foundation, a privately endowed grantmaking organization, was founded by Dr. and Mrs. Robert S….
In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…
in 1885, the University of Arizona (UA) was approved by the Arizona Territorial Legislature making it the first…