Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
Welcome to the Flinn Foundation Bio Blog where you will receive the latest news throughout 2025 (and beyond) on the next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
The Roadmap is the nation’s longest-running, statewide bioscience strategic plan. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the biosciences in Arizona and the development of the new Roadmap coming this fall.
Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
News and Updates
Arizona Bioscience News: Phoenix Children’s names new CEO; U of A launches AI in public health; Banner expands neuro care; Biosphere 2 evolves into living lab
July 10, 2025
Health care veteran to take helm at Phoenix Children's as Meyer retires after 23 years / Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix Children’s has named John Nickens IV, a pediatric health care veteran, as the hospital's new president and CEO. He will take…
Arizona Bioscience News: Phoenix bioscience ecosystem grows; Mayo adds lung transplants; Mesa firm up 600%; Paxauris debuts inflatable earplug; HonorHealth expands in Chandler
July 03, 2025
How Phoenix built a world-class bioscience ecosystem / Axios (Op-ed) A city of Phoenix article shows how the area has steadily built an ecosystem of world-class research, health care facilities and bioscience companies to attract talent and investment from across the…
Bio entrepreneur Tony Dietz draws on childhood experiences to create inflatable earplug
June 30, 2025
The founder of Phoenix-based Paxauris takes the Fluid™ Earplug to market By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Tony Dietz has spent a lot of time in places that are not healthy for your ears: swimming in the ocean off the coast of…
Arizona Bioscience News: TSMC drives tech jobs; ASU bacteria research; Creighton boosts nurse training; Phoenix Children’s expands NICU care; Banner builds Scottsdale center
June 26, 2025
TSMC, tech jobs transforming desert, city, economy / Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Arizona's economy traditionally has been defined by the "five C's" of copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate. But that has changed Metro Phoenix's employment base now centers on health care, advanced…
Arizona Bioscience News: Phoenix promotes biotech in Boston; Caris targets $5.3B IPO; U of A backs Big Ideas, pain study; Abrazo opens Buckeye campus; Accelerate bankruptcy update
June 12, 2025
Phoenix delegation to showcase Arizona biotech at major industry convention in Boston / Phoenix Business Journal A delegation led by the city of Phoenix—consisting of city officials and biotech startups from the Valley and Taiwan—will be attending the BIO International…
Arizona Bioscience News: Drive Health AI nursing assistant; Flagstaff Medical Center ER renovation; CARVYKTI multiple myeloma treatment; Tucson hospital debuts life-saving tech
June 05, 2025
Google-backed Gilbert startup's AI nursing assistant to roll out in health systems nationwide / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno) Drive Health, a Gilbert-based startup with backing from Google, has developed an AI-powered nursing assistant to address a critical shortage of…
Bringing breakthroughs to life: Flinn invests in new ASU medical engineering division
June 03, 2025
By Nicole HillFlinn Foundation Imagine a more efficient pacemaker battery, or a tool to quicken surgery time, or a wearable to track your heart as you begin a new workout. Innovations like these are developed by bioengineers every day. Bioengineering…
