Bioscience

Arizona BioPreneur Conference set for Sept. 23

“Bioscience Entrepreneurs and the Pursuit of Capital,” a free virtual conference presented by the Flinn Foundation and Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, will be held the afternoon of Sept. 23.

Now in its third year, the Arizona BioPreneur Conference will feature interactive presentations by angel investors and venture capital experts, Arizona Commerce Authority representatives, breakout sessions, and an opportunity to meet your fellow BioPreneurs. Keynote speaker Deborah Magid, the director of software strategy for IBM Ventures, will share her global expertise on innovation and growth areas. [Register]

Small medical team has big impact on Willcox

When Dr. Dawn Walker first arrived in Willcox, the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine was one of eight physicians in this rural southeast Arizona town best known for its ranching, farming, and singing cowboy movie star. 

About two decades later, the owner of Walker Family Medicine and chief of staff at Northern Cochise Community Hospital is currently the only physician—MD or DO—providing daily primary care services, highlighting the medical challenges that can face a rural area.

In a story written by the Flinn Foundation’s Brian Powell for Arizona Physician magazine, learn how the 24-bed hospital is having an impact on Willcox and the surrounding area, both medically and economically, and is making moves to secure its future. [Read more]

Health-care entrepreneur joins Flinn Foundation board

Heidi Jannenga, one of Arizona’s most accomplished health-care-technology entrepreneurs, has been elected to the Flinn Foundation board of directors.

Jannenga, co-founder of Phoenix-based WebPT, the leading software provider for electronic medical records and practice management for rehabilitation therapists, brings to the board premier expertise in the clinical and business currents shaping Arizona’s health-care and technology sectors. She also serves as secretary of the board of directors of the Arizona Community Foundation, as a trustee of the Arizona Science Center, as a board member of the Arizona chapter of Conscious Capitalism, and as a board member of the Arizona School for the Arts. [Read more]