Embry Health has immediate openings for 500 new employees in Arizona and across the nation as the demand for Covid-19 testing reaches record levels. On Monday, 46,950 appointments were booked for testing.
Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University officials have been talking about building a biotechnology corridor in north Phoenix since at least 2013, and the project is now closer to fruition. Mayo Clinic was the winning bidder in an Arizona State Land Department public auction, paying $139 million for a 228-acre parcel next to its Phoenix campus on Dec. 15.
Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced it has agreed to acquire privately held US Digital Designs, Inc., a Tempe, Ariz.-based company, for a purchase multiple of ~14X EBITDA in an all-cash transaction. The company delivers alerting and dispatch communications solutions, which enhance first responders’ efficacy and enable faster emergency response times.
California-based The City of Hope, which has had an alliance with Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute for several years, is about to expand its Arizona presence even further. The nonprofit cancer research institute announced Wednesday that it is in talks to pay $390 million to acquire Boca Raton, Florida-based Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a network of oncology hospitals and outpatient care centers, including in metro Phoenix.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s Mobilize AZ initiative has awarded grants to seven local community organizations, providing funding to help combat diabetes and address social determinants of health.
University of Arizona researchers have developed a 3D-printed wearable mesh device that can detect diseases. The device, which is the size of a penny and never needs to be charged, can measure the onset of frailty in older adults, diagnose deadly diseases and monitor treatments.
As open enrollment season approaches, many employers are finding themselves with hybrid workforces due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a mix of employees working on-site and remotely, it’s imperative employers make necessary adjustments to secure a successful open enrollment.
In the startup world, raising capital is like a second job for many founders, including Rebecca Clyde, the co-founder and CEO of Botco.ai in Scottsdale. Earlier this year, in the midst of raising seed funding, Clyde was reading a Wall Street Journal story about Los Angeles-based Vamos Ventures when she decided to get in touch.
For the summer 2021 issue of TechConnect Magazine, we chose a topic that we knew everyone already was becoming most familiar—whether they wanted to or not. We already have lived in a world filled with innovative developments in MedTech—from detailed blood work at an annual physical to less-invasive surgical procedures. We have more examples of MedTech and its value in the pages that follow.
Two associate professors at Arizona State University are leading the exploration of sex-targeted drug delivery for traumatic brain injury. The five-year, $2.5-million project funded by the NIH will improve the understandings of sex differences in traumatic brain injury to help design nanoparticle delivery systems for more effective treatments.