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At our July board meeting, held at the restored auditorium on The University of Arizona--College of Medicine Phoenix campus, we heard from Dr. J. Lyle Bootman, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, University of
Arizona, and MaryAnn Guerra, CEO and Chairman of BioAccel, who spoke
exclusively to PCA members on the initiative that is focused on changing
the value and quality of the healthcare industry. Through the Healthcare Transformation Institute, Dr. Bootman and Ms. Guerra are pioneering efforts to not only change
healthcare delivery, but also education and technology. Video clips of their presentations are available on the PCA blogsite here.
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Good News for Downtown Development--RFP for Biomedical Research and Lab Posted by City of Phoenix
|  The cranes may all be down (for now!) but that doesn't mean that all downtown development has ended.
The City of Phoenix is seeking proposals for the private development and financing of a biomedical research and lab facility on city-owned property at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus (7th Street and Van Buren area). Review and download the RFP at the city's website here.
This would fill another empty lot in the core of downtown, provide new construction and medical-related jobs, and improve healthcare for all Arizonans. Proposals are due September 3, 2010.
AZBio also has this posted on their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/AZBio.
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ASU and Phoenix College Partner for Healthcare Education
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 A unique partnership between the Arizona State University College of
Nursing & Health Innovation and Phoenix College has made earning a
bachelor's degree easier and more affordable.
Students can now complete a bachelor's degree in the Medical
Laboratory Science program earning 90 college credits from Phoenix
College and 30 through ASU. Except for nine upper-division general
education credits, which can be completed online, the 30 ASU credits
will be taught at Phoenix College and affiliated clinical sites
throughout the Phoenix area. This collaborative transfer program serves the need for trained healthcare professionals. Read more>>
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| Back to School Focus: Bioscience High School in Downtown Phoenix |
 As school begins again and students--from elementary school at the University Public School to high school at the Bioscience High School to university level at ASU, UofA, and the community colleges--are seen on downtown Phoenix streets, we can be proud of the progress that has been made over the past five years. Students in this year's senior class of 2011 at Bioscience High School represent tomorrow's leaders in science and technology.
For a small sample of the amazing work that these students are accomplishing in sustainability engineering and biofuels, view this YouTube video (2:44 min)>>
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TGen's New Link to ASU Supercomputer Is Nation's Fastest
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connection using a military-tested network provides the Translational
Genomics Research Institute (TGen) with the nation's fastest
supercomputer link among life-science facilities.
This enhanced capability moves data up to 100 times faster between
TGen and Saguaro 2, Arizona State University's supercomputer,
accelerating TGen's molecular research into diseases such as
Alzheimer's, diabetes, and many types of cancer.
The transfer and processing of data sets containing trillions of bits
of DNA information that once took more than a week will now be done in
just a few hours. To make this possible, Cox Business Arizona has installed a 10-gigabit
LightWave fiber-optic connection between TGen in downtown Phoenix and
the Saguaro 2 supercomputer, 10 miles away at Arizona State University's
main campus in Tempe. Read more>>
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Phoenix Children's Hospital, College of Medicine-Phoenix Expand Partnership
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For many years, medical students and
resident physicians educated at The University of Arizona College of
Medicine have trained at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Under a pact
approved by the Arizona Board of Regents, the hospital and the
medical school's Phoenix branch will now launch a far more robust
collaboration. Under the affiliation agreement, which the Phoenix Children's board authorized, the College of Medicine-Phoenix
will make Phoenix Children's its principle pediatric affiliate, while
Phoenix Children's will make the medical school its principle academic
affiliate. Read more at the Flinn Foundation website>> |
Video: BioAccel--Helping to Commercialize Biotechnology
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Earlier this summer, BioAccel CEO and Chairman of the Board Mary Ann Guerra and Ron King, President and Chief Scientific Officer, spoke on Arizona 8 KAET's Horizon about the work that BioAccel is doing with companies like Kemeta, which is developing a breath analysis device to measure fat burning capacity. BioAccel is helping them find funding to develop bioscience-related products.
Link to the Horizon video on BioAccel's website (12:16)>>
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Community Walk: Arizona BioMap
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The Arizona BioMap is a statewide effort aligned with Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap and displays Arizona bioscience firms, research institutes, educational institutions, hospitals, and more.
Zooming into Greater Downtown Phoenix will give you an indication of all the biorelated companies and organizations in the central city and shows the outline of the Discovery Triangle and the light rail corridor.
See the interactive map here>>
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The Phoenix Community Alliance is a coalition of over 200 business
leaders allied with individuals who lead government, cultural
organizations, educational and faith institutions, and with other
stakeholders in Phoenix's central city. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Phoenix Community Alliance, please contact JoMarie McDonald at 602.254.7477 ext 22 or jomarie@phoenixcommunityalliance.com.
If your organization has a story or initiative that you would like featured, please contact the newsletter editor. We hope that you will support our effort by forwarding this publication to your contacts and spreading the word about the progress and vitality of the health and bioscience industry in Phoenix.
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