AZ bioscience job growth beats US

Research scientist John Okonya works in the chemistry lab at Sanofi in Oro Valley.

AZ bioscience job growth beats US

Arizona's biosciences sector added jobs at nearly four times the national rate over the decade ending in 2011, a new report shows.

Tucson tech: NuvOx drug that aids radiation treatments set for clinical trials

Dr. Evan Unger and his four-year-old Tucson company, NuvOx Pharma, are planning clinical trials of an injectable drug to make tumors more susceptible to radiation treatment.

Tucson tech: NuvOx drug that aids radiation treatments set for clinical trials

Nearly two decades ago, University of Arizona radiologist Dr. Evan Unger recognized that an ultrasound imaging contrast agent he pioneered held promise as a way to deliver drugs or therapies to specific areas.

Tucson tech: Flinn got Tucson region on Bioscience Roadmap

Caleb Sutherland, a student in cancer biology doctoral program, works in a lab at Bio5's Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building on the University of Arizona campus. Bio5 is a collaborative research center that integrates five disciplines.

Tucson tech: Flinn got Tucson region on Bioscience Roadmap

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Tucson tech: Flinn got Tucson region on Bioscience Roadmap

The region's private biosciences employment, such as Sanofi in Oro Valley, has grown 41 percent over eight years.

Tucson tech: Flinn got Tucson region on Bioscience Roadmap

Ten years after Arizona launched a major initiative to become a leader in the biosciences, the state is still a small player compared with bio bastions like California and Massachusetts.

With beginning behind it, UA BioPark looks to future

Thursday's event included dedication of this tile-wall artwork created by students at Las Artes as part of a new "Pathway to Discovery" interpretive trail. The UA hopes the first biotech building will rise soon.

With beginning behind it, UA BioPark looks to future

Those attending the dedication heard UA officials and local dignitaries praise the UA BioPark as emblematic of a bright future for Tucson.

With beginning behind it, UA BioPark looks to future

After more than a decade of planning and nearly three years after its groundbreaking, the University of Arizona Bioscience Park is celebrating the end of the beginning.

Ventana unveils new cancer-testing method

Oro Valley-based Ventana Medical Systems said it is introducing a first-of-its-kind, fully-automated sample staining technique that will allow researchers to examine two key indicators related to cancer in the same section of tumor tissue.

Tucson tech: Seligmann: Not moving on, just spreading out

Bruce Seligmann, who founded HTG Molecular Diagnostics 15 years ago, was back in the lab on Thursday, where he's working on the company's next generation diagnostic platform and other new projects, including a new research arrangement with the UA College of Pharmacy.

Tucson tech: Seligmann: Not moving on, just spreading out

You'll no longer find Bruce Seligmann's mustachioed mug among the directors listed on the website of the company he founded some 15 years ago.

S. AZ's science synergy

A prototype solar energy system designed by University of Arizona astronomy professor Roger Angel is tested in a courtyard between buildings on the UA campus. A fully functional system is under construction at the UA Science and Technology Park.

S. AZ's science synergy

Mark Schwartz, a scientist, works at HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc. at 3430 E. Global Loop, near South Palo Verde and East Valencia roads. The biotech company is expanding into new products.

S. AZ's science synergy

Lab technician Becky Eichorst makes polymers at Medipacs, which operates at the Arizona Center for Innovation's "wet lab."

S. AZ's science synergy

David Galbraith, center, a plant geneticist and professor, tests out a plate transfer robot at the Bio5 Institute at the University of Arizona.

S. AZ's science synergy

Five years after its inception and nearly three years after losing most of its state funding, Arizona's public-private science partnership is still bearing fruit - particularly in Southern Arizona.

Merger activity picks up, and Wall Street perks up

NEW YORK — Large acquisitions from Abbott Laboratories, Xerox Corp. and Johnson & Johnson vaulted shares of drugmakers and technology companies higher Monday.